diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 399664b910..439ef28e96 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -16780,32 +16780,165 @@ This section describes the various network setup services available,
 starting with static network configuration.
 
 @defvr {Scheme Variable} static-networking-service-type
-This is the type for statically-configured network interfaces.
-@c TODO Document <static-networking> data structures.
+This is the type for statically-configured network interfaces.  Its
+value must be a list of @code{static-networking} records.  Each of them
+declares a set of @dfn{addresses}, @dfn{routes}, and @dfn{links}, as
+show below.
+
+@cindex network interface controller (NIC)
+@cindex NIC, networking interface controller
+Here is the simplest configuration, with only one network interface
+controller (NIC) and only IPv4 connectivity:
+
+@example
+;; Static networking for one NIC, IPv4-only.
+(service static-networking-service-type
+         (list (static-networking
+                (addresses
+                 (list (network-address
+                        (device "eno1")
+                        (value "10.0.2.15/24"))))
+                (routes
+                 (list (network-route
+                        (destination "default")
+                        (gateway "10.0.2.2"))))
+                (name-servers '("10.0.2.3")))))
+@end example
+
+The snippet above can be added to the @code{services} field of your
+operating system configuration (@pxref{Using the Configuration System}).
+It will configure your machine to have 10.0.2.15 as its IP address, with
+a 24-bit netmask for the local network---meaning that any 10.0.2.@var{x}
+address is on the local area network (LAN).  Traffic to addresses
+outside the local network is routed @i{via} 10.0.2.2.  Host names are
+resolved by sending domain name system (DNS) queries to 10.0.2.3.
 @end defvr
 
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} static-networking-service @var{interface} @var{ip} @
-       [#:netmask #f] [#:gateway #f] [#:name-servers @code{'()}] @
-       [#:requirement @code{'(udev)}]
-Return a service that starts @var{interface} with address @var{ip}.  If
-@var{netmask} is true, use it as the network mask.  If @var{gateway} is true,
-it must be a string specifying the default network gateway.  @var{requirement}
-can be used to declare a dependency on another service before configuring the
-interface.
+@deftp {Data Type} static-networking
+This is the data type representing a static network configuration.
 
-This procedure can be called several times, one for each network
-interface of interest.  Behind the scenes what it does is extend
-@code{static-networking-service-type} with additional network interfaces
-to handle.
-
-For example:
+As an example, here is how you would declare the configuration of a
+machine with a single network interface controller (NIC) available as
+@code{eno1}, and with one IPv4 and one IPv6 address:
 
 @lisp
-(static-networking-service "eno1" "192.168.1.82"
-                           #:gateway "192.168.1.2"
-                           #:name-servers '("192.168.1.2"))
+;; Network configuration for one NIC, IPv4 + IPv6.
+(static-networking
+ (addresses (list (network-address
+                   (device "eno1")
+                   (value "10.0.2.15/24"))
+                  (network-address
+                   (device "eno1")
+                   (value "2001:123:4567:101::1/64"))))
+ (routes (list (network-route
+                (destination "default")
+                (gateway "10.0.2.2"))
+               (network-route
+                (destination "default")
+                (gateway "2020:321:4567:42::1"))))
+ (name-servers '("10.0.2.3")))
 @end lisp
-@end deffn
+
+If you are familiar with the @command{ip} command of the
+@uref{https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2,
+@code{iproute2} package} found on Linux-based systems, the declaration
+above is equivalent to typing:
+
+@example
+ip address add 10.0.2.15/24 dev eno1
+ip address add 2001:123:4567:101::1/64 dev eno1
+ip route add default via inet 10.0.2.2
+ip route add default via inet6 2020:321:4567:42::1
+@end example
+
+Run @command{man 8 ip} for more info.  Venerable GNU/Linux users will
+certainly know how to do it with @command{ifconfig} and @command{route},
+but we'll spare you that.
+
+The available fields of this data type are as follows:
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{addresses}
+@itemx @code{links} (default: @code{'()})
+@itemx @code{routes} (default: @code{'()})
+The list of @code{network-address}, @code{network-link}, and
+@code{network-route} records for this network (see below).
+
+@item @code{name-servers} (default: @code{'()})
+The list of IP addresses (strings) of domain name servers.  These IP
+addresses go to @file{/etc/resolv.conf}.
+
+@item @code{provision} (default: @code{'(networking)})
+If true, this should be a list of symbols for the Shepherd service
+corresponding to this network configuration.
+
+@item @code{requirement} (default @code{'()})
+The list of Shepherd services depended on.
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
+@deftp {Data Type} network-address
+This is the data type representing the IP address of a network
+interface.
+
+@table @code
+@item device
+The name of the network interface for this address---e.g.,
+@code{"eno1"}.
+
+@item value
+The actual IP address and network mask, in
+@uref{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDR#CIDR_notation, @acronym{CIDR,
+Classless Inter-Domain Routing} notation}, as a string.
+
+For example, @code{"10.0.2.15/24"} denotes IPv4 address 10.0.2.15 on a
+24-bit sub-network---all 10.0.2.@var{x} addresses are on the same local
+network.
+
+@item ipv6?
+Whether @code{value} denotes an IPv6 address.  By default this is
+automatically determined.
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
+@deftp {Data Type} network-route
+This is the data type representing a network route.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{destination}
+The route destination (a string), either an IP address or
+@code{"default"} to denote the default route.
+
+@item @code{source} (default: @code{#f})
+The route source.
+
+@item @code{device} (default: @code{#f})
+The device used for this route---e.g., @code{"eno2"}.
+
+@item @code{ipv6?} (default: auto)
+Whether this is an IPv6 route.  By default this is automatically
+determined based on @code{destination} or @code{gateway}.
+
+@item @code{gateway} (default: @code{#f})
+IP address (a string) through which traffic is routed.
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
+@deftp {Data Type} network-link
+Data type for a network link (@pxref{Link,,, guile-netlink,
+Guile-Netlink Manual}).
+
+@table @code
+@item name
+The name of the link---e.g., @code{"v0p0"}.
+
+@item type
+A symbol denoting the type of the link---e.g., @code{'veth}.
+
+@item arguments
+List of arguments for this type of link.
+@end table
+@end deftp
 
 @cindex DHCP, networking service
 @defvr {Scheme Variable} dhcp-client-service-type
@@ -30371,11 +30504,18 @@ cluster node that supports multiple storage backends, and installs the
                            "ganeti-instance-guix" "ganeti-instance-debootstrap"))
                     %base-packages))
   (services
-   (append (list (static-networking-service "eth0" "192.168.1.201"
-                                            #:netmask "255.255.255.0"
-                                            #:gateway "192.168.1.254"
-                                            #:name-servers '("192.168.1.252"
-                                                             "192.168.1.253"))
+   (append (list (service static-networking-service-type
+                          (list (static-networking
+                                 (addresses
+                                  (list (network-address
+                                         (device "eth0")
+                                         (value "192.168.1.201/24"))))
+                                 (routes
+                                  (list (network-route
+                                         (destination "default")
+                                         (gateway "192.168.1.254"))))
+                                 (name-servers '("192.168.1.252"
+                                                 "192.168.1.253")))))
 
                  ;; Ganeti uses SSH to communicate between nodes.
                  (service openssh-service-type
diff --git a/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm b/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm
index 8b27995438..ac36bd17d4 100644
--- a/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm
@@ -185,13 +185,9 @@ (define servers
       ("servers/crash-suspend"   ("/hurd/crash" "--suspend"))
       ("servers/password"        ("/hurd/password"))
       ("servers/socket/1"        ("/hurd/pflocal"))
-      ("servers/socket/2"        ("/hurd/pfinet"
-                                  "--interface" "eth0"
-                                  "--address"
-                                  "10.0.2.15" ;the default QEMU guest IP
-                                  "--netmask" "255.255.255.0"
-                                  "--gateway" "10.0.2.2"
-                                  "--ipv6" "/servers/socket/26"))
+      ;; /servers/socket/2 and /26 are created by 'static-networking-service'.
+      ;; XXX: Spawn pfinet without arguments on these nodes so that a DHCP
+      ;; client has someone to talk to?
       ("proc"                    ("/hurd/procfs" "--stat-mode=444"))))
 
   (define devices
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index d5ee03bbbd..112c6ab065 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 (define-module (gnu services base)
   #:use-module (guix store)
   #:use-module (guix deprecation)
+  #:autoload   (guix diagnostics) (warning)
+  #:autoload   (guix i18n) (G_)
   #:use-module (gnu services)
   #:use-module (gnu services admin)
   #:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services base)
   #:use-module ((gnu packages base)
                 #:select (coreutils glibc glibc-utf8-locales))
   #:autoload   (gnu packages guile-xyz) (guile-netlink)
+  #:autoload   (gnu packages hurd) (hurd)
   #:use-module (gnu packages package-management)
   #:use-module ((gnu packages gnupg) #:select (guile-gcrypt))
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
@@ -81,14 +84,32 @@ (define-module (gnu services base)
             virtual-terminal-service-type
 
             static-networking
-
             static-networking?
-            static-networking-interface
-            static-networking-ip
-            static-networking-netmask
-            static-networking-gateway
+            static-networking-addresses
+            static-networking-links
+            static-networking-routes
             static-networking-requirement
 
+            network-address
+            network-address?
+            network-address-device
+            network-address-value
+            network-address-ipv6?
+
+            network-link
+            network-link?
+            network-link-name
+            network-link-type
+            network-link-arguments
+
+            network-route
+            network-route?
+            network-route-destination
+            network-route-source
+            network-route-device
+            network-route-ipv6?
+            network-route-gateway
+
             static-networking-service
             static-networking-service-type
 
@@ -2316,113 +2337,267 @@ (define kmscon-command
    (description "Start the @command{kmscon} virtual terminal emulator for the
 Linux @dfn{kernel mode setting} (KMS).")))
 
+
+;;;
+;;; Static networking.
+;;;
+
+(define (ipv6-address? str)
+  "Return true if STR denotes an IPv6 address."
+  (false-if-exception (->bool (inet-pton AF_INET6 str))))
+
 (define-record-type* <static-networking>
   static-networking make-static-networking
   static-networking?
-  (interface static-networking-interface)
-  (ip static-networking-ip)
-  (netmask static-networking-netmask
-           (default #f))
-  (gateway static-networking-gateway              ;FIXME: doesn't belong here
-           (default #f))
+  (addresses static-networking-addresses)         ;list of <network-address>
+  (links     static-networking-links (default '())) ;list of <network-link>
+  (routes    static-networking-routes (default '())) ;list of <network-routes>
   (provision static-networking-provision
-             (default #f))
+             (default '(networking)))
   (requirement static-networking-requirement
-               (default '()))
+               (default '(udev)))
   (name-servers static-networking-name-servers    ;FIXME: doesn't belong here
                 (default '())))
 
-(define static-networking-shepherd-service
+(define-record-type* <network-address>
+  network-address make-network-address
+  network-address?
+  (device    network-address-device)              ;string--e.g., "en01"
+  (value     network-address-value)               ;string--CIDR notation
+  (ipv6?     network-address-ipv6?                ;Boolean
+             (thunked)
+             (default
+               (ipv6-address? (cidr->ip (network-address-value this-record))))))
+
+(define-record-type* <network-link>
+  network-link make-network-link
+  network-link?
+  (name      network-link-name)                   ;string--e.g, "v0p0"
+  (type      network-link-type)                   ;symbol--e.g.,'veth
+  (arguments network-link-arguments))             ;list
+
+(define-record-type* <network-route>
+  network-route make-network-route
+  network-route?
+  (destination network-route-destination)
+  (source      network-route-source (default #f))
+  (device      network-route-device (default #f))
+  (ipv6?       network-route-ipv6? (thunked)
+               (default
+                 (or (ipv6-address? (network-route-destination this-record))
+                     (and=> (network-route-gateway this-record)
+                            ipv6-address?))))
+  (gateway     network-route-gateway (default #f)))
+
+(define* (cidr->netmask str #:optional (family AF_INET))
+  "Given @var{str}, a string in CIDR notation (e.g., \"1.2.3.4/24\"), return
+the netmask as a string like \"255.255.255.0\"."
+  (match (string-split str #\/)
+    ((ip (= string->number bits))
+     (let ((mask (ash (- (expt 2 bits) 1)
+                      (- (if (= family AF_INET6) 128 32)
+                         bits))))
+       (inet-ntop family mask)))
+    (_ #f)))
+
+(define (cidr->ip str)
+  "Strip the netmask bit of @var{str}, a CIDR-notation IP/netmask address."
+  (match (string-split str #\/)
+    ((or (ip _) (ip))
+     ip)))
+
+(define* (ip+netmask->cidr ip netmask #:optional (family AF_INET))
+  "Return the CIDR notation (a string) for @var{ip} and @var{netmask}, two
+@var{family} address strings, where @var{family} is @code{AF_INET} or
+@code{AF_INET6}."
+  (let* ((netmask (inet-pton family netmask))
+         (bits    (logcount netmask)))
+    (string-append ip "/" (number->string bits))))
+
+(define (static-networking->hurd-pfinet-options config)
+  "Return command-line options for the Hurd's pfinet translator corresponding
+to CONFIG."
+  (unless (null? (static-networking-links config))
+    ;; XXX: Presumably this is not supported, or perhaps could be approximated
+    ;; by running separate pfinet instances in some cases?
+    (warning (G_ "network links are currently ignored on GNU/Hurd~%")))
+
+  (match (static-networking-addresses config)
+    ((and addresses (first _ ...))
+     `("--ipv6" "/servers/socket/26"
+       "--interface" ,(network-address-device first)
+       ,@(append-map (lambda (address)
+                       `(,(if (network-address-ipv6? address)
+                              "--address6"
+                              "--address")
+                         ,(cidr->ip (network-address-value address))
+                         ,@(match (cidr->netmask (network-address-value address)
+                                                 (if (network-address-ipv6? address)
+                                                     AF_INET6
+                                                     AF_INET))
+                             (#f '())
+                             (mask (list "--netmask" mask)))))
+                     addresses)
+       ,@(append-map (lambda (route)
+                       (match route
+                         (($ <network-route> "default" #f device _ gateway)
+                          (if (network-route-ipv6? route)
+                              `("--gateway6" ,gateway)
+                              `("--gateway" ,gateway)))
+                         (($ <network-route> destination)
+                          (warning (G_ "ignoring network route for '~a'~%")
+                                   destination)
+                          '())))
+                     (static-networking-routes config))))))
+
+(define (network-set-up/hurd config)
+  "Set up networking for the Hurd."
+  ;; The Hurd implements SIOCGIFADDR and other old-style ioctls, but the only
+  ;; way to set up IPv6 is by starting pfinet with the right options.
+  (if (equal? (static-networking-provision config) '(loopback))
+      (scheme-file "set-up-pflocal" #~(begin 'nothing-to-do! #t))
+      (scheme-file "set-up-pfinet"
+                   (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
+                     #~(begin
+                         (use-modules (guix build utils)
+                                      (ice-9 format))
+
+                         ;; TODO: Do that without forking.
+                         (let ((options '#$(static-networking->hurd-pfinet-options
+                                            config)))
+                           (format #t "starting '~a~{ ~s~}'~%"
+                                   #$(file-append hurd "/hurd/pfinet")
+                                   options)
+                           (apply invoke #$(file-append hurd "/bin/settrans") "-fac"
+                                  "/servers/socket/2"
+                                  #$(file-append hurd "/hurd/pfinet")
+                                  options)))))))
+
+(define (network-tear-down/hurd config)
+  (scheme-file "tear-down-pfinet"
+               (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
+                 #~(begin
+                     (use-modules (guix build utils))
+
+                     ;; Forcefully terminate pfinet.  XXX: In theory this
+                     ;; should just undo the addresses and routes of CONFIG;
+                     ;; this could be done using ioctls like SIOCDELRT, but
+                     ;; these are IPv4-only; another option would be to use
+                     ;; fsysopts but that seems to crash pfinet.
+                     (invoke #$(file-append hurd "/bin/settrans") "-fg"
+                             "/servers/socket/2")
+                     #f))))
+
+(define network-set-up/linux
   (match-lambda
-    (($ <static-networking> interface ip netmask gateway provision
-                            requirement name-servers)
+    (($ <static-networking> addresses links routes)
+     (scheme-file "set-up-network"
+                  (with-extensions (list guile-netlink)
+                    #~(begin
+                        (use-modules (ip addr) (ip link) (ip route))
+
+                        #$@(map (lambda (address)
+                                  #~(begin
+                                      (addr-add #$(network-address-device address)
+                                                #$(network-address-value address)
+                                                #:ipv6?
+                                                #$(network-address-ipv6? address))
+                                      ;; FIXME: loopback?
+                                      (link-set #$(network-address-device address)
+                                                #:up #t)))
+                                addresses)
+                        #$@(map (match-lambda
+                                  (($ <network-link> name type arguments)
+                                   #~(link-add #$name #$type
+                                               #:type-args '#$arguments)))
+                                links)
+                        #$@(map (lambda (route)
+                                  #~(route-add #$(network-route-destination route)
+                                               #:device
+                                               #$(network-route-device route)
+                                               #:ipv6?
+                                               #$(network-route-ipv6? route)
+                                               #:via
+                                               #$(network-route-gateway route)
+                                               #:src
+                                               #$(network-route-source route)))
+                                routes)
+                        #t))))))
+
+(define network-tear-down/linux
+  (match-lambda
+    (($ <static-networking> addresses links routes)
+     (scheme-file "tear-down-network"
+                  (with-extensions (list guile-netlink)
+                    #~(begin
+                        (use-modules (ip addr) (ip link) (ip route)
+                                     (netlink error)
+                                     (srfi srfi-34))
+
+                        (define-syntax-rule (false-if-netlink-error exp)
+                          (guard (c ((netlink-error? c) #f))
+                            exp))
+
+                        ;; Wrap calls in 'false-if-netlink-error' so this
+                        ;; script goes as far as possible undoing the effects
+                        ;; of "set-up-network".
+
+                        #$@(map (lambda (route)
+                                  #~(false-if-netlink-error
+                                     (route-del #$(network-route-destination route)
+                                                #:device
+                                                #$(network-route-device route)
+                                                #:ipv6?
+                                                #$(network-route-ipv6? route)
+                                                #:via
+                                                #$(network-route-gateway route)
+                                                #:src
+                                                #$(network-route-source route))))
+                                routes)
+                        #$@(map (match-lambda
+                                  (($ <network-link> name type arguments)
+                                   #~(false-if-netlink-error
+                                      (link-del #$name))))
+                                links)
+                        #$@(map (lambda (address)
+                                  #~(false-if-netlink-error
+                                     (addr-del #$(network-address-device
+                                                  address)
+                                               #$(network-address-value address)
+                                               #:ipv6?
+                                               #$(network-address-ipv6? address))))
+                                addresses)
+                        #f))))))
+
+(define (static-networking-shepherd-service config)
+  (match config
+    (($ <static-networking> addresses links routes
+                            provision requirement name-servers)
      (let ((loopback? (and provision (memq 'loopback provision))))
-       (define set-up-via-ioctl
-         #~(let* ((addr     (inet-pton AF_INET #$ip))
-                  (sockaddr (make-socket-address AF_INET addr 0))
-                  (mask     (and #$netmask (inet-pton AF_INET #$netmask)))
-                  (maskaddr (and mask
-                                 (make-socket-address AF_INET mask 0)))
-                  (gateway  (and #$gateway
-                                 (inet-pton AF_INET #$gateway)))
-                  (gatewayaddr (and gateway
-                                    (make-socket-address AF_INET
-                                                         gateway 0))))
-             (configure-network-interface #$interface sockaddr
-                                          (logior IFF_UP
-                                                  #$(if loopback?
-                                                        #~IFF_LOOPBACK
-                                                        0))
-                                          #:netmask maskaddr)
-             (when gateway
-               (let ((sock (socket AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM 0)))
-                 (add-network-route/gateway sock gatewayaddr)
-                 (close-port sock)))))
-
-       (define tear-down-via-ioctl
-         #~(let ((sock (socket AF_INET SOCK_STREAM 0)))
-             (when #$gateway
-               (delete-network-route sock
-                                     (make-socket-address AF_INET
-                                                          INADDR_ANY 0)))
-             (set-network-interface-flags sock #$interface 0)
-             (close-port sock)
-             #f))
-
-       (define set-up-via-netlink
-         (with-extensions (list guile-netlink)
-           #~(let ((ip #$(if netmask
-                             #~(ip+netmask->cidr #$ip #$netmask)
-                             ip)))
-               (addr-add #$interface ip)
-               (when #$gateway
-                 (route-add "default" #:device #$interface
-                            #:via #$gateway))
-               (link-set #$interface #:up #t))))
-
-       (define tear-down-via-netlink
-         (with-extensions (list guile-netlink)
-           #~(begin
-               (link-set #$interface #:down #t)
-               (when #$gateway
-                 (route-del "default" #:device #$interface))
-               (addr-del #$interface #$ip)
-               #f)))
-
-       (define helpers
-         #~(define (ip+netmask->cidr ip netmask)
-             ;; Return the CIDR notation (a string) for IP and NETMASK, two
-             ;; IPv4 address strings.
-             (let* ((netmask (inet-pton AF_INET netmask))
-                    (bits    (logcount netmask)))
-               (string-append ip "/" (number->string bits)))))
-
        (shepherd-service
 
         (documentation
          "Bring up the networking interface using a static IP address.")
         (requirement requirement)
-        (provision (or provision
-                       (list (symbol-append 'networking-
-                                            (string->symbol interface)))))
+        (provision provision)
 
         (start #~(lambda _
                    ;; Return #t if successfully started.
-                   #$helpers
-                   (if (string-contains %host-type "-linux")
-                       #$set-up-via-netlink
-                       #$set-up-via-ioctl)))
+                   (load #$(let-system (system target)
+                             (if (string-contains (or target system) "-linux")
+                                 (network-set-up/linux config)
+                                 (network-set-up/hurd config))))))
         (stop #~(lambda _
                   ;; Return #f is successfully stopped.
-                  (if (string-contains %host-type "-linux")
-                      #$tear-down-via-netlink
-                      #$tear-down-via-ioctl)))
-        (modules `((ip addr)
-                   (ip link)
-                   (ip route)
-                   ,@%default-modules))
+                  (load #$(let-system (system target)
+                            (if (string-contains (or target system) "-linux")
+                                (network-tear-down/linux config)
+                                (network-tear-down/hurd config))))))
         (respawn? #f))))))
 
+(define (static-networking-shepherd-services networks)
+  (map static-networking-shepherd-service networks))
+
 (define (static-networking-etc-files interfaces)
   "Return a /etc/resolv.conf entry for INTERFACES or the empty list."
   (match (delete-duplicates
@@ -2441,30 +2616,6 @@ (define (static-networking-etc-files interfaces)
 # Generated by 'static-networking-service'.\n"
                                       content))))))))
 
-(define (static-networking-shepherd-services interfaces)
-  "Return the list of Shepherd services to bring up INTERFACES, a list of
-<static-networking> objects."
-  (define (loopback? service)
-    (memq 'loopback (shepherd-service-provision service)))
-
-  (let ((services (map static-networking-shepherd-service interfaces)))
-    (match (remove loopback? services)
-      (()
-       ;; There's no interface other than 'loopback', so we assume that the
-       ;; 'networking' service will be provided by dhclient or similar.
-       services)
-      ((non-loopback ...)
-       ;; Assume we're providing all the interfaces, and thus, provide a
-       ;; 'networking' service.
-       (cons (shepherd-service
-              (provision '(networking))
-              (requirement (append-map shepherd-service-provision
-                                       services))
-              (start #~(const #t))
-              (stop #~(const #f))
-              (documentation "Bring up all the networking interfaces."))
-             services)))))
-
 (define static-networking-service-type
   ;; The service type for statically-defined network interfaces.
   (service-type (name 'static-networking)
@@ -2482,12 +2633,13 @@ (define static-networking-service-type
 services of this type is a list of @code{static-networking} objects, one per
 network interface.")))
 
-(define* (static-networking-service interface ip
-                                    #:key
-                                    netmask gateway provision
-                                    ;; Most interfaces require udev to be usable.
-                                    (requirement '(udev))
-                                    (name-servers '()))
+(define-deprecated (static-networking-service interface ip
+                                              #:key
+                                              netmask gateway provision
+                                              ;; Most interfaces require udev to be usable.
+                                              (requirement '(udev))
+                                              (name-servers '()))
+  static-networking-service-type
   "Return a service that starts @var{interface} with address @var{ip}.  If
 @var{netmask} is true, use it as the network mask.  If @var{gateway} is true,
 it must be a string specifying the default network gateway.
@@ -2498,11 +2650,24 @@ (define* (static-networking-service interface ip
 to handle."
   (simple-service 'static-network-interface
                   static-networking-service-type
-                  (list (static-networking (interface interface) (ip ip)
-                                           (netmask netmask) (gateway gateway)
-                                           (provision provision)
-                                           (requirement requirement)
-                                           (name-servers name-servers)))))
+                  (list (static-networking
+                         (addresses
+                          (list (network-address
+                                 (device interface)
+                                 (value (if netmask
+                                            (ip+netmask->cidr ip netmask)
+                                            ip))
+                                 (ipv6? #f))))
+                         (routes
+                          (if gateway
+                              (list (network-route
+                                     (destination "default")
+                                     (gateway gateway)
+                                     (ipv6? #f)))
+                              '()))
+                         (requirement requirement)
+                         (provision (or provision '(networking)))
+                         (name-servers name-servers)))))
 
 
 (define %base-services
@@ -2534,10 +2699,12 @@ (define %base-services
                                          (tty "tty6")))
 
         (service static-networking-service-type
-                 (list (static-networking (interface "lo")
-                                          (ip "127.0.0.1")
-                                          (requirement '())
-                                          (provision '(loopback)))))
+                 (list (static-networking
+                        (addresses (list (network-address
+                                          (device "lo")
+                                          (value "127.0.0.1"))))
+                        (requirement '())
+                        (provision '(loopback)))))
         (syslog-service)
         (service urandom-seed-service-type)
         (service guix-service-type)
diff --git a/gnu/system/hurd.scm b/gnu/system/hurd.scm
index 0794671ce4..0e73ca0d99 100644
--- a/gnu/system/hurd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/hurd.scm
@@ -79,11 +79,28 @@ (define %base-services/hurd
         (service hurd-getty-service-type (hurd-getty-configuration
                                           (tty "tty2")))
         (service static-networking-service-type
-                 (list (static-networking (interface "lo")
-                                          (ip "127.0.0.1")
-                                          (requirement '())
-                                          (provision '(loopback networking))
-                                          (name-servers '("10.0.2.3")))))
+                 (list (static-networking
+                        (addresses
+                         (list (network-address
+                                (device "lo")
+                                (value "127.0.0.1"))))
+                        (requirement '())
+                        (provision '(loopback)))
+                       (static-networking
+                        (addresses
+                         ;; The default QEMU guest address.  To get "eth0",
+                         ;; you need QEMU to emulate a device for which Mach
+                         ;; has an in-kernel driver, for instance with:
+                         ;; --device rtl8139,netdev=net0 --netdev user,id=net0
+                         (list (network-address
+                                (device "eth0")
+                                (value "10.0.2.15/24"))))
+                        (routes
+                         (list (network-route
+                                (destination "default")
+                                (gateway "10.0.2.2"))))
+                        (provision '(networking))
+                        (name-servers '("10.0.2.3")))))
         (syslog-service)
         (service guix-service-type
                  (guix-configuration
diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index 7b394184ad..bdfe580145 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -408,10 +408,13 @@ (define bare-bones-os
 
           ;; Loopback device, needed by OpenSSH notably.
           (service static-networking-service-type
-                   (list (static-networking (interface "lo")
-                                            (ip "127.0.0.1")
-                                            (requirement '())
-                                            (provision '(loopback)))))
+                   (list (static-networking
+                          (addresses
+                           (list (network-address
+                                  (device "lo")
+                                  (value "127.0.0.1"))))
+                          (requirement '())
+                          (provision '(loopback)))))
 
           (service wpa-supplicant-service-type)
           (dbus-service)
diff --git a/gnu/tests/networking.scm b/gnu/tests/networking.scm
index 131428c128..c66af279f2 100644
--- a/gnu/tests/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/tests/networking.scm
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ (define marionette
                              (srfi srfi-1))
                 (live-service-running
                  (find (lambda (live)
-                         (memq 'networking-ovs0
+                         (memq 'networking
                                (live-service-provision live)))
                        (current-services))))
              marionette))
