diff --git a/daemon/core/api/grpc/grpcutils.py b/daemon/core/api/grpc/grpcutils.py
index d26c0bd9..5d8d7ceb 100644
--- a/daemon/core/api/grpc/grpcutils.py
+++ b/daemon/core/api/grpc/grpcutils.py
@@ -581,6 +581,24 @@ def convert_link(
     )
 
 
+def parse_proc_net_dev(lines: List[str]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Parse lines of output from /proc/net/dev.
+
+    :param lines: lines of /proc/net/dev
+    :return: parsed device to tx/rx values
+    """
+    stats = {}
+    for line in lines[2:]:
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line:
+            continue
+        line = line.split()
+        line[0] = line[0].strip(":")
+        stats[line[0]] = {"rx": float(line[1]), "tx": float(line[9])}
+    return stats
+
+
 def get_net_stats() -> Dict[str, Dict]:
     """
     Retrieve status about the current interfaces in the system
@@ -588,18 +606,8 @@ def get_net_stats() -> Dict[str, Dict]:
     :return: send and receive status of the interfaces in the system
     """
     with open("/proc/net/dev", "r") as f:
-        data = f.readlines()[2:]
-
-    stats = {}
-    for line in data:
-        line = line.strip()
-        if not line:
-            continue
-        line = line.split()
-        line[0] = line[0].strip(":")
-        stats[line[0]] = {"rx": float(line[1]), "tx": float(line[9])}
-
-    return stats
+        lines = f.readlines()[2:]
+    return parse_proc_net_dev(lines)
 
 
 def session_location(session: Session, location: core_pb2.SessionLocation) -> None:
diff --git a/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py b/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py
index 4d199ef6..3815d6c9 100644
--- a/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py
+++ b/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ from core.services.coreservices import ServiceManager
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _ONE_DAY_IN_SECONDS: int = 60 * 60 * 24
-_INTERFACE_REGEX: Pattern = re.compile(r"veth(?P<node>[0-9a-fA-F]+)")
+_INTERFACE_REGEX: Pattern = re.compile(r"beth(?P<node>[0-9a-fA-F]+)")
 _MAX_WORKERS = 1000
 
 
@@ -482,7 +482,6 @@ class CoreGrpcServer(core_pb2_grpc.CoreApiServicer):
         while self._is_running(context):
             now = time.monotonic()
             stats = get_net_stats()
-
             # calculate average
             if last_check is not None:
                 interval = now - last_check
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ class CoreGrpcServer(core_pb2_grpc.CoreApiServicer):
                         (current_rxtx["tx"] - previous_rxtx["tx"]) * 8.0 / interval
                     )
                     throughput = rx_kbps + tx_kbps
-                    if key.startswith("veth"):
+                    if key.startswith("beth"):
                         key = key.split(".")
                         node_id = _INTERFACE_REGEX.search(key[0]).group("node")
                         node_id = int(node_id, base=16)
@@ -525,7 +524,6 @@ class CoreGrpcServer(core_pb2_grpc.CoreApiServicer):
                             bridge_throughput.throughput = throughput
                         except ValueError:
                             pass
-
                 yield throughputs_event
 
             last_check = now
diff --git a/daemon/core/gui/coreclient.py b/daemon/core/gui/coreclient.py
index aab9cdb9..1b13def5 100644
--- a/daemon/core/gui/coreclient.py
+++ b/daemon/core/gui/coreclient.py
@@ -667,12 +667,10 @@ class CoreClient:
         self.links[edge.token] = edge
         src_node = edge.src.core_node
         dst_node = edge.dst.core_node
-        if nutils.is_container(src_node):
-            src_iface_id = edge.link.iface1.id
-            self.iface_to_edge[(src_node.id, src_iface_id)] = edge
-        if nutils.is_container(dst_node):
-            dst_iface_id = edge.link.iface2.id
-            self.iface_to_edge[(dst_node.id, dst_iface_id)] = edge
+        src_iface_id = edge.link.iface1.id
+        self.iface_to_edge[(src_node.id, src_iface_id)] = edge
+        dst_iface_id = edge.link.iface2.id
+        self.iface_to_edge[(dst_node.id, dst_iface_id)] = edge
 
     def get_wlan_configs(self) -> List[Tuple[int, Dict[str, str]]]:
         configs = []
diff --git a/daemon/core/nodes/base.py b/daemon/core/nodes/base.py
index 7edbc198..d3adf5c3 100644
--- a/daemon/core/nodes/base.py
+++ b/daemon/core/nodes/base.py
@@ -276,8 +276,9 @@ class NodeBase(abc.ABC):
             mtu = DEFAULT_MTU
             if iface_data and iface_data.mtu is not None:
                 mtu = iface_data.mtu
-            name = f"veth{self.id}.{iface_id}.{self.session.short_session_id()}"
-            localname = f"{name}p"
+            unique_name = f"{self.id}.{iface_id}.{self.session.short_session_id()}"
+            name = f"veth{unique_name}"
+            localname = f"beth{unique_name}"
             iface = CoreInterface(
                 iface_id,
                 name,
diff --git a/daemon/core/scripts/cleanup.py b/daemon/core/scripts/cleanup.py
index 080cd62b..3606fc13 100755
--- a/daemon/core/scripts/cleanup.py
+++ b/daemon/core/scripts/cleanup.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def cleanup_interfaces() -> None:
         name = values[0]
         if (
             name.startswith("veth")
+            or name.startswith("beth")
             or name.startswith("gt.")
             or name.startswith("b.")
             or name.startswith("ctrl")