diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fae2bfb..51158ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ install-sh
 missing
 reboot
 scripts/devfs.sh
-scripts/ifcfg.sh
 scripts/ifrename.sh
 scripts/modules_load.sh
 services/devfs
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cd860a4..5a4f61a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([services/tmpfsvar])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([services/dhcpcd])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([scripts/devfs.sh])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([scripts/ifrename.sh])
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([scripts/ifcfg.sh])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([scripts/modules_load.sh])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([crontab/swclock])
diff --git a/docs/network.md b/docs/network.md
index 3403932..3a76c9a 100644
--- a/docs/network.md
+++ b/docs/network.md
@@ -34,46 +34,12 @@ Extension cards or external network adapters should be given a different prefix
 to avoid changes in the order as they come and go.
 
 
-## Interface Configuration
+## Static Interface and Route Configuration
 
-After interface renaming, for each network interface, the configuration path is
-scanned for files with the same name as the interface.
-
-Each successfully found configuration file is processed line by line, top to
-bottom. Each line may contain a keyword, followed by multiple arguments.
-
-The following keywords can be used to add IPv4 or IPv6 network addresses to
-an interface:
-
- * address
- * addr
- * ip
- * ip6
- * ipv6
-
-Those commands are expected to be followed by an IPv4 or IPv6 address and
-network mask.
-
-
-Furthermore, the following commands can be used for configuring interface
-parameters:
-
- * `arp {on|off}`
- * `multicast {on|off}`
- * `mtu <value>`
- * `offload [rx {on|off}] [tx {on|off}] [sg {on|off}] [tso {on|off}]`
- * `offload [gso {on|off}] [gro {on|off}] [lro {on|off}] [rxvlan {on|off}]`
- * `offload [txvlan {on|off}] [ntuple {on|off}] [rxhash {on|off}]`
- * `offload [ufo {on|off}]`
-
-
-## Route Configuration
-
-After interface configuration is done, routes and rules are restored from a
-file named `routes` in the same configuration path.
-
-The file may contain lines starting with `route` or `rule`. Everything that
-follows is passed on to `ip route add` or `ip rule add` respectively.
+After interface renaming, an iproute2 batch script `/etc/netcfg/static` is
+executed with the `-force` option is set, i.e. it will plough throug the
+entire script without aborting, but the service will be marked as having
+failed if any of the batch lines fail.
 
 
 ## Net Filter Tables
diff --git a/scripts/Makemodule.am b/scripts/Makemodule.am
index 207b9d2..3616171 100644
--- a/scripts/Makemodule.am
+++ b/scripts/Makemodule.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 helper_SCRIPTS += scripts/devfs.sh scripts/trymount.sh scripts/ifrename.sh
-helper_SCRIPTS += scripts/ifcfg.sh scripts/ifdown.sh scripts/modules_load.sh
+helper_SCRIPTS += scripts/ifdown.sh scripts/modules_load.sh
 helper_SCRIPTS += scripts/setntpdate.sh scripts/overlay.sh
 
 EXTRA_DIST += scripts/trymount.sh scripts/ifdown.sh scripts/setntpdate.sh
diff --git a/scripts/ifcfg.sh.in b/scripts/ifcfg.sh.in
deleted file mode 100755
index e203826..0000000
--- a/scripts/ifcfg.sh.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-CFGPATH="@ETCPATH@/netcfg"
-
-[ -d "$CFGPATH" ] || exit 0
-
-# configure interfaces
-for IFPATH in /sys/class/net/*; do
-	[ "$IFPATH" = "/sys/class/net/lo" ] && continue
-
-	IF=`basename $IFPATH`
-	CFGFILE="$CFGPATH/$IF"
-
-	[ -f "$CFGFILE" ] || continue
-
-	ip link set dev "$IF" down
-
-	while read LINE;
-	do
-		trimmed=`echo -- $LINE`
-		[ ! -z "$trimmed" ] || continue
-		set $trimmed
-
-		case "$1" in
-		address|addr|ip|ip6|ipv6)
-			shift
-			ip address add $@ dev "$IF"
-			;;
-		arp|multicast|mtu)
-			ip link set dev "$IF" $@
-			;;
-		offload)
-			shift
-			ethtool -K "$IF" $@
-			;;
-		*)
-			;;
-		esac
-	done < "$CFGFILE"
-done
-
-# configure static routs
-if [ -f "$CFGPATH/routes" ]; then
-	while read LINE;
-	do
-		trimmed=`echo -- $LINE`
-		[ ! -z "$trimmed" ] || continue
-		set $trimmed
-
-		case "$1" in
-		route)
-			shift
-			ip route add $@
-			;;
-		rule)
-			shift
-			ip rule add $@
-			;;
-		*)
-			;;
-		esac
-	done < "$CFGFILE"
-fi
-
-# activate interfaces
-for IFPATH in /sys/class/net/*; do
-	[ "$IFPATH" = "/sys/class/net/lo" ] && continue
-
-	IF=`basename $IFPATH`
-
-	[ ! -f "$CFGPATH/$IF" ] || ip link set dev "$IF" up
-done
diff --git a/services/ifcfg.in b/services/ifcfg.in
index c2b4127..c7ba823 100644
--- a/services/ifcfg.in
+++ b/services/ifcfg.in
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ type wait
 target boot
 after sysinit ifrename
 before network
-
-exec "@SCRIPTDIR@/ifcfg.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
+exec ip -force -batch "@ETCPATH@/netcfg/static"