diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/libvirt_network/virsh.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/libvirt_network/virsh.rb
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+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/libvirt_network/virsh.rb
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+require 'rexml/document'
+require 'tempfile'
+
+Puppet::Type.type(:libvirt_network).provide(:virsh) do
+
+  commands :virsh => 'virsh' 
+
+  def self.instances
+    networks = []
+    hash = {}
+    list = virsh '-q', 'net-list', '--all'
+    list.split(/\n/)[0..-1].map do |line|
+      values = line.split(/ +/)
+      hash = { 
+        :name      => values[0],
+        :active    => values[1].match(/^act/)? :true : :false,
+        :autostart => values[2].match(/no/) ? :false : :true,
+        :provider  => self.name
+      }
+      networks << new(hash)
+      hash = {}
+    end
+    return networks
+  end
+
+  def status
+    list = virsh '-q', 'net-list', '--all'
+    list.split(/\n/)[0..-1].detect do |line|  
+      fields = line.split(/ +/)
+      if (fields[0].match(/^#{resource[:name]}$/))
+        return :present
+      end
+    end
+  return :absent
+
+  end
+
+  def self.prefetch(resources)
+    networks = instances
+    resources.keys.each do |name|
+      if provider = networks.find{ |network| network.name == name}
+        resources[name].provider = provider
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def destroy
+    self.destroy_network
+    @property_hash.clear
+  end
+
+  def defineNetwork
+    result = false
+    begin
+      tmpFile = Tempfile.new("network.#{resource[:name]}")
+      xml = createNetworkXML resource
+      tmpFile.write(xml)
+      tmpFile.rewind
+      virsh 'net-define', tmpFile.path
+      result = true
+    ensure
+      tmpFile.close
+      tmpFile.unlink
+    end
+    return result
+  end
+
+  def destroy_network
+    begin
+      virsh 'net-destroy', resource[:name]
+    rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure => e
+      notice(e.message)
+    end
+    virsh 'net-undefine', resource[:name]
+  end
+
+  def active
+    @property_hash[:active] || :false 
+  end
+
+  def active=(active)
+    if (active == :true)
+      virsh 'net-start', '--network', resource[:name]
+      @property_hash[:active] = 'true'
+    else
+      virsh 'net-destroy', '--network', resource[:name]
+      @property_hash[:active] = 'false'
+    end
+  end
+
+  def autostart
+    @property_hash[:autostart] || :false
+  end
+
+  def autostart=(autostart)
+    if (autostart == :true)
+      virsh 'net-autostart', '--network', resource[:name]
+      @property_hash[:autostart] = :true
+    else
+      virsh 'net-autostart', '--network', resource[:name], '--disable'
+      @property_hash[:autostart] = :false
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  def exists?
+    @property_hash[:ensure] != :absent
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/libvirt_network.rb b/lib/puppet/type/libvirt_network.rb
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/lib/puppet/type/libvirt_network.rb
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+Puppet::Type.newtype(:libvirt_network) do
+@doc = %q{Manages libvirt networks
+
+          Example : 
+            libvirt_network { 'default' : 
+              ensure => absent
+            }
+
+
+            $dhcp = {
+              'start'      => '192.168.122.2',
+              'end'        => '192.168.122.254',
+              'bootp_file' => 'pxelinux.0',
+            }
+            $ip = {
+              'address' => '192.168.122.1',
+              'netmask' => '255.255.255.0',
+              'dhcp'    => $dhcp,
+            }
+            libvirt_network { 'pxe' :
+              ensure    => present,
+              active    => true,
+              autostart    => true,
+              forward_mode => 'nat',
+              forward_dev  => 'virbr0',
+              ip           => [ $ip ],
+            }
+
+        }
+
+  ensurable do
+
+    desc 'Manages the creation or the removal of a network
+    `present` means that the network will be defined and created
+    `absent` means that the network will be purged from the system'
+
+    defaultto(:present)
+    newvalue(:present) do
+      provider.create
+    end
+
+    newvalue(:absent) do
+      if (provider.exists?)
+        provider.destroy
+      end
+    end
+
+    def retrieve
+      provider.status
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  newparam(:name, :namevar => true) do
+    desc 'The network name.'
+    newvalues(/^\S+$/)
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:active) do
+    desc 'Whether the network should be started.'
+    defaultto(:true)
+    newvalues(:true)
+    newvalues(:false)
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:autostart) do
+    desc 'Whether the network should be autostarted.'
+    defaultto(:false)
+    newvalues(:true)
+    newvalues(:false)
+  end
+
+end