diff --git a/openbsc/include/vty/command.h b/openbsc/include/vty/command.h
index f536f2e..1be05aa 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/vty/command.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/vty/command.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 /* There are some command levels which called from command node. */
 enum node_type {
+	GSMNET_NODE,
 	BTS_NODE,
 	TRX_NODE,
 	TS_NODE,
diff --git a/openbsc/include/vty/vty.h b/openbsc/include/vty/vty.h
index ab34cd3..4a1a6ff 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/vty/vty.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/vty/vty.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
 
 /* Prototypes. */
 void vty_init (void);
+int vty_read_config_file(const char *file_name);
 void vty_init_vtysh (void);
 void vty_reset (void);
 struct vty *vty_new (void);
@@ -136,8 +137,7 @@
 int vty_out (struct vty *, const char *, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2, 3);
 int vty_out_newline(struct vty *);
 int vty_read(struct vty *vty);
-void vty_read_config (char *, char *);
-void vty_time_print (struct vty *, int);
+//void vty_time_print (struct vty *, int);
 void vty_close (struct vty *);
 char *vty_get_cwd (void);
 void vty_log (const char *level, const char *proto, const char *fmt, va_list);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty/command.c b/openbsc/src/vty/command.c
index 6173292..16e0dfb 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty/command.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty/command.c
@@ -507,7 +507,6 @@
 /* This function write configuration of this host. */
 static int config_write_host(struct vty *vty)
 {
-#if 0
 	if (host.name)
 		vty_out(vty, "hostname %s%s", host.name, VTY_NEWLINE);
 
@@ -527,6 +526,7 @@
 				VTY_NEWLINE);
 	}
 
+#if 0
 	if (zlog_default->default_lvl != LOG_DEBUG) {
 		vty_out(vty, "! N.B. The 'log trap' command is deprecated.%s",
 			VTY_NEWLINE);
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
 
 	if (zlog_default->record_priority == 1)
 		vty_out(vty, "log record-priority%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
-
+#endif
 	if (host.advanced)
 		vty_out(vty, "service advanced-vty%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@
 	else if (!host.motd)
 		vty_out(vty, "no banner motd%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 
-#endif
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -2289,10 +2288,18 @@
       config_exit_cmd, "exit", "Exit current mode and down to previous mode\n")
 {
 	switch (vty->node) {
-	case BTS_NODE:
-		vty->node = VIEW_NODE;
+	case GSMNET_NODE:
+		vty->node = CONFIG_NODE;
 		vty->index = NULL;
 		break;
+	case BTS_NODE:
+		vty->node = GSMNET_NODE;
+		{
+			/* set vty->index correctly ! */
+			struct gsm_bts *bts = vty->index;
+			vty->index = bts->network;
+		}
+		break;
 	case TRX_NODE:
 		vty->node = BTS_NODE;
 		{
diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty/vty.c b/openbsc/src/vty/vty.c
index 9962474..5472fa0 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty/vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty/vty.c
@@ -1373,6 +1373,39 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Read up configuration file */
+static int
+vty_read_file(FILE *confp)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct vty *vty;
+
+	vty = vty_new();
+	vty->fd = 0;
+	vty->type = VTY_FILE;
+	vty->node = CONFIG_NODE;
+
+	ret = config_from_file(vty, confp);
+
+	if (ret != CMD_SUCCESS) {
+		switch (ret) {
+		case CMD_ERR_AMBIGUOUS:
+			fprintf(stderr, "Ambiguous command.\n");
+			break;
+		case CMD_ERR_NO_MATCH:
+			fprintf(stderr, "Ther is no such command.\n");
+			break;
+		}
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error occurred during reading below "
+			"line:\n%s\n", vty->buf);
+		vty_close(vty);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	vty_close(vty);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Create new vty structure. */
 struct vty *
 vty_create (int vty_sock, void *priv)
@@ -1648,7 +1681,19 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-static __attribute__((constructor)) void on_dso_load_vty(void)
+int vty_read_config_file(const char *file_name)
 {
-	tall_vty_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 1, "vty");
+	FILE *cfile;
+	int rc;
+
+	cfile = fopen(file_name, "r");
+	if (!cfile)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	rc = vty_read_file(cfile);
+	fclose(cfile);
+
+	host_config_set(file_name);
+
+	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
index 6d1ec96..50da4a0 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
@@ -35,9 +35,16 @@
 #include <openbsc/abis_nm.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_utils.h>
 #include <openbsc/db.h>
+#include <openbsc/talloc.h>
 
 static struct gsm_network *gsmnet;
 
+struct cmd_node net_node = {
+	GSMNET_NODE,
+	"%s(network)#",
+	1,
+};
+
 struct cmd_node bts_node = {
 	BTS_NODE,
 	"%s(bts)#",
@@ -161,10 +168,10 @@
 
 static void config_write_ts_single(struct vty *vty, struct gsm_bts_trx_ts *ts)
 {
-	vty_out(vty, "\t\tts %u%s", ts->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "\t\t\tphys_chan_config %s%s", gsm_pchan_name(ts->pchan),
+	vty_out(vty, "    ts %u%s", ts->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "     phys_chan_config %s%s", gsm_pchan_name(ts->pchan),
 		VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "\t\t\te1_subslot %u %u %u%s", ts->e1_link.e1_nr,
+	vty_out(vty, "     e1_subslot %u %u %u%s", ts->e1_link.e1_nr,
 		ts->e1_link.e1_ts, ts->e1_link.e1_ts_ss, VTY_NEWLINE);
 }
 
@@ -172,9 +179,9 @@
 {
 	int i;
 
-	vty_out(vty, "\ttrx %u%s", trx->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "\t\tarfcn %u%s", trx->arfcn, VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "\t\tmax_power_red %u%s", trx->max_power_red, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "  trx %u%s", trx->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "   arfcn %u%s", trx->arfcn, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "   max_power_red %u%s", trx->max_power_red, VTY_NEWLINE);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < TRX_NR_TS; i++)
 		config_write_ts_single(vty, &trx->ts[i]);
@@ -184,15 +191,15 @@
 {
 	struct gsm_bts_trx *trx;
 
-	vty_out(vty, "bts %u%s", bts->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "\ttype %s%s", btstype2str(bts->type), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "\tband %s%s", gsm_band_name(bts->band), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "\tlocation_area_code %u%s", bts->location_area_code,
+	vty_out(vty, " bts %u%s", bts->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "  type %s%s", btstype2str(bts->type), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "  band %s%s", gsm_band_name(bts->band), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "  location_area_code %u%s", bts->location_area_code,
 		VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "\ttraining_sequence_code %u%s", bts->tsc, VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "\tbase_station_id_code %u%s", bts->bsic, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "  training_sequence_code %u%s", bts->tsc, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "  base_station_id_code %u%s", bts->bsic, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	if (is_ipaccess_bts(bts))
-		vty_out(vty, "\tunit_id %u %u%s",
+		vty_out(vty, "  ip.access unit_id %u %u%s",
 			bts->ip_access.site_id, bts->ip_access.bts_id, VTY_NEWLINE);
 
 	llist_for_each_entry(trx, &bts->trx_list, list)
@@ -209,6 +216,16 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static int config_write_net(struct vty *vty)
+{
+	vty_out(vty, "network%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, " country code %u%s", gsmnet->country_code, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, " mobile network code %u%s", gsmnet->network_code, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, " short name '%s'%s", gsmnet->name_short, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, " long name '%s'%s", gsmnet->name_long, VTY_NEWLINE);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
 
 static void trx_dump_vty(struct vty *vty, struct gsm_bts_trx *trx)
 {
@@ -656,6 +673,63 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+DEFUN(cfg_net,
+      cfg_net_cmd,
+      "network",
+      "Configure the GSM network")
+{
+	vty->index = gsmnet;
+	vty->node = GSMNET_NODE;
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+DEFUN(cfg_net_ncc,
+      cfg_net_ncc_cmd,
+      "network country code <1-999>",
+      "Set the GSM network country code")
+{
+	gsmnet->country_code = atoi(argv[0]);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_net_mnc,
+      cfg_net_mnc_cmd,
+      "mobile network code <1-999>",
+      "Set the GSM mobile network code")
+{
+	gsmnet->network_code = atoi(argv[0]);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_net_name_short,
+      cfg_net_name_short_cmd,
+      "short name NAME",
+      "Set the short GSM network name")
+{
+	if (gsmnet->name_short)
+		talloc_free(gsmnet->name_short);
+
+	gsmnet->name_short = talloc_strdup(gsmnet, argv[0]);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_net_name_long,
+      cfg_net_name_long_cmd,
+      "long name NAME",
+      "Set the long GSM network name")
+{
+	if (gsmnet->name_long)
+		talloc_free(gsmnet->name_long);
+
+	gsmnet->name_long = talloc_strdup(gsmnet, argv[0]);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
 
 /* per-BTS configuration */
 DEFUN(cfg_bts,
@@ -774,8 +848,8 @@
 
 DEFUN(cfg_bts_unit_id,
       cfg_bts_unit_id_cmd,
-      "unit_id <0-65534> <0-255>",
-      "Set the BTS Unit ID of this BTS\n")
+      "ip.access unit_id <0-65534> <0-255>",
+      "Set the ip.access BTS Unit ID of this BTS\n")
 {
 	struct gsm_bts *bts = vty->index;
 	int site_id = atoi(argv[0]);
@@ -791,6 +865,12 @@
 			bts_id, VTY_NEWLINE);
 		return CMD_WARNING;
 	}
+
+	if (!is_ipaccess_bts(bts)) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% BTS is not of ip.access type%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
 	bts->ip_access.site_id = site_id;
 	bts->ip_access.bts_id = bts_id;
 
@@ -1141,7 +1221,14 @@
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &sms_send_ext_cmd);
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &sms_send_imsi_cmd);
 
-	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cfg_bts_cmd);
+	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cfg_net_cmd);
+	install_node(&net_node, config_write_net);
+	install_default(GSMNET_NODE);
+	install_element(GSMNET_NODE, &cfg_net_mnc_cmd);
+	install_element(GSMNET_NODE, &cfg_net_name_short_cmd);
+	install_element(GSMNET_NODE, &cfg_net_name_long_cmd);
+
+	install_element(GSMNET_NODE, &cfg_bts_cmd);
 	install_node(&bts_node, config_write_bts);
 	install_default(BTS_NODE);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_type_cmd);