diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/imprt/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/imprt/main.go
index f8b7f143..f2412240 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/imprt/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/imprt/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	// Checking if container flag was set, then overwriting OptRoot
 	kernelVersion := args[0]
 	kernelName := kernelVersion
-  if len(args) > 1 {
+	if len(args) > 1 {
 		kernelName = args[1]
 	}
 	if OptContainer != "" {
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go
index 917d5f42..0902be93 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go
@@ -2,18 +2,23 @@ package add
 
 import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	var count uint
 	nodeDB, err := node.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to open node database")
 	}
 
-	for _, a := range args {
+	node_args := hostlist.Expand(args)
+
+	for _, a := range node_args {
 		n, err := nodeDB.AddNode(a)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to add node")
@@ -34,14 +39,16 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				return errors.New("you must include the '--netdev' option")
 			}
 
+			NewIpaddr := util.IncrementIPv4(SetIpaddr, count)
+
 			if _, ok := n.NetDevs[SetNetDev]; !ok {
 				var netdev node.NetDevEntry
 				n.NetDevs[SetNetDev] = &netdev
 			}
 
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting Ipaddr to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetIpaddr)
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting Ipaddr to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, NewIpaddr)
 
-			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Ipaddr.Set(SetIpaddr)
+			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Ipaddr.Set(NewIpaddr)
 			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Default.SetB(true)
 			err := nodeDB.NodeUpdate(n)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -123,7 +130,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to update nodedb")
 			}
 		}
-
+		count++
 	}
 
 	return errors.Wrap(nodeDB.Persist(), "failed to persist nodedb")
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/console/power.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/console/power.go
index 2c2bf26f..9332edb7 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/console/power.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/console/power.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/power"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	args = hostlist.Expand(args)
+
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, args)
 	} else {
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go
index 9f70e819..ed184291 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/manifoldco/promptui"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	args = hostlist.Expand(args)
+
 	for _, r := range args {
 		var match bool
 		for _, n := range nodes {
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/list/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/list/main.go
index 074c0501..31b81eba 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/list/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/list/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	args = hostlist.Expand(args)
+
 	if ShowAll {
 		for _, node := range node.FilterByName(nodes, args) {
 			fmt.Printf("################################################################################\n")
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/root.go
index c5c92ca4..7a37b726 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/root.go
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ var (
 	baseCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "node",
 		Short: "Node management",
-		Long:  "Management of node settings",
+		Long: "Management of node settings. All node ranges can use brackets to identify\n" +
+			"node ranges. For example: n00[00-4].cluster[0-1] will identify the first 5 nodes\n" +
+			"in cluster0 and cluster1.",
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/sensors/power.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/sensors/power.go
index dc86dc0c..a2c0766e 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/sensors/power.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/sensors/power.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/power"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	args = hostlist.Expand(args)
+
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, args)
 	} else {
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
index 1e87ce3d..725266aa 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfd"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/manifoldco/promptui"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var err error
+	var count uint
 	var SetProfiles []string
 
 	nodeDB, err := node.New()
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	if !SetNodeAll {
 		if len(args) > 0 {
-			nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, args)
+			nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, hostlist.Expand(args))
 		} else {
 			//nolint:errcheck
 			cmd.Usage()
@@ -99,8 +101,9 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 
 		if SetIpmiIpaddr != "" {
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s, Setting IPMI IP address to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetIpmiIpaddr)
-			n.IpmiIpaddr.Set(SetIpmiIpaddr)
+			NewIpaddr := util.IncrementIPv4(SetIpmiIpaddr, count)
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s, Setting IPMI IP address to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), NewIpaddr)
+			n.IpmiIpaddr.Set(NewIpaddr)
 		}
 
 		if SetIpmiNetmask != "" {
@@ -182,13 +185,15 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 
+			NewIpaddr := util.IncrementIPv4(SetIpaddr, count)
+
 			if _, ok := n.NetDevs[SetNetDev]; !ok {
 				var nd node.NetDevEntry
 				n.NetDevs[SetNetDev] = &nd
 			}
 
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting Ipaddr to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetIpaddr)
-			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Ipaddr.Set(SetIpaddr)
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting Ipaddr to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, NewIpaddr)
+			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Ipaddr.Set(NewIpaddr)
 		}
 		if SetNetmask != "" {
 			if SetNetDev == "" {
@@ -302,6 +307,8 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "%s\n", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
+
+		count++
 	}
 
 	if SetYes {
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
index 86ea559e..767bb94c 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ func init() {
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetIpmiIpaddr, "ipmi", "", "Set the node's IPMI IP address")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetIpmiIpaddr, "ipmiaddr", "", "Set the node's IPMI IP address")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetIpmiNetmask, "ipminetmask", "", "Set the node's IPMI netmask")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetIpmiPort, "ipmiport", "", "Set the node's IPMI port")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetIpmiGateway, "ipmigateway", "", "Set the node's IPMI gateway")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetIpmiUsername, "ipmiuser", "", "Set the node's IPMI username")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetIpmiPassword, "ipmipass", "", "Set the node's IPMI password")
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetIpmiInterface, "ipmiinterface", "", "Set the node's IPMI interface (defaults to 'lan' if empty)")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetIpmiInterface, "ipmiinterface", "", "Set the node's IPMI interface (defaults: 'lan')")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&SetAddProfile, "addprofile", []string{}, "Add Profile(s) to node")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&SetDelProfile, "delprofile", []string{}, "Remove Profile(s) to node")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetProfile, "profile", "P", "", "Set the node's profile members (comma separated)")
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/power/cycle/power.go b/internal/app/wwctl/power/cycle/power.go
index a846ad7e..728548f8 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/power/cycle/power.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/power/cycle/power.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/power"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, args)
+		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, hostlist.Expand(args))
 	} else {
 		//nolint:errcheck
 		cmd.Usage()
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/power/off/power.go b/internal/app/wwctl/power/off/power.go
index 7f9dc603..2afe8276 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/power/off/power.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/power/off/power.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/power"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, args)
+		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, hostlist.Expand(args))
 	} else {
 		//nolint:errcheck
 		cmd.Usage()
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/power/on/power.go b/internal/app/wwctl/power/on/power.go
index 7f5624a8..a92bf50b 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/power/on/power.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/power/on/power.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/power"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, args)
+		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, hostlist.Expand(args))
 	} else {
 		//nolint:errcheck
 		cmd.Usage()
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/power/reset/power.go b/internal/app/wwctl/power/reset/power.go
index 3996648e..3126a301 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/power/reset/power.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/power/reset/power.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/power"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, args)
+		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, hostlist.Expand(args))
 	} else {
 		//nolint:errcheck
 		cmd.Usage()
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/power/soft/power.go b/internal/app/wwctl/power/soft/power.go
index cdbf8462..7771cbab 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/power/soft/power.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/power/soft/power.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/power"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, args)
+		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, hostlist.Expand(args))
 	} else {
 		//nolint:errcheck
 		cmd.Usage()
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/power/status/power.go b/internal/app/wwctl/power/status/power.go
index b1f15dd6..9d67cd17 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/power/status/power.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/power/status/power.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/power"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, args)
+		nodes = node.FilterByName(nodes, hostlist.Expand(args))
 	} else {
 		//nolint:errcheck
 		cmd.Usage()
diff --git a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
index 7b342a2b..0d1024a8 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func ListKernels() ([]string, error) {
 func Build(kernelVersion string, kernelName string, root string) (string, error) {
 	kernelImage := path.Join(root, "/boot/vmlinuz-"+kernelVersion)
 	kernelDrivers := path.Join(root, "/lib/modules/"+kernelVersion)
+  kernelDriversRelative := path.Join("/lib/modules/"+kernelVersion)
 	kernelDestination := KernelImage(kernelName)
 	driversDestination := KmodsImage(kernelName)
 	versionDestination := KernelVersion(kernelName)
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ func Build(kernelVersion string, kernelName string, root string) (string, error)
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Using PIGZ to compress the container: %s\n", compressor)
 		}
 
-		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("cd /; find .%s | cpio --quiet -o -H newc | %s -c > \"%s\"", kernelDrivers, compressor, driversDestination)
+		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("cd %s; find .%s | cpio --quiet -o -H newc | %s -c > \"%s\"", root, kernelDriversRelative, compressor, driversDestination)
 
 		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.DEBUG, "RUNNING: %s\n", cmd)
 		err = exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", cmd).Run()
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go b/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
index e47275e5..a7f55ae6 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ type NetDevEntry struct {
 func init() {
 	//TODO: Check to make sure nodes.conf is found
 	if !util.IsFile(ConfigFile) {
-		c, err := os.OpenFile(ConfigFile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
+		c, err := os.OpenFile(ConfigFile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0640)
 		if err != nil {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not create new configuration file: %s\n", err)
 			// just return silently, as init is also called for bash_completion
diff --git a/internal/pkg/util/util.go b/internal/pkg/util/util.go
index a6ebc2c9..dda449e7 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/util/util.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
@@ -368,3 +369,16 @@ func SplitValidPaths(input, delim string) []string {
 
 	return (ret)
 }
+
+func IncrementIPv4(start string, inc uint) string {
+	ip_start := net.ParseIP(start)
+	ipv4 := ip_start.To4()
+	v4_int := uint(ipv4[0])<<24 + uint(ipv4[1])<<16 + uint(ipv4[2])<<8 + uint(ipv4[3])
+	v4_int += inc
+	v4_o3 := byte(v4_int & 0xFF)
+	v4_o2 := byte((v4_int >> 8) & 0xFF)
+	v4_o1 := byte((v4_int >> 16) & 0xFF)
+	v4_o0 := byte((v4_int >> 24) & 0xFF)
+	ipv4_new := net.IPv4(v4_o0, v4_o1, v4_o2, v4_o3)
+	return ipv4_new.String()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/hostlist/hostlist.go b/pkg/hostlist/hostlist.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c821f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/hostlist/hostlist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package hostlist
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+)
+
+func toInt(i string) int {
+	ret, _ := strconv.Atoi(i)
+	return ret
+}
+
+func isDigit(s string) bool {
+	r := []rune(s)
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(r); i++ {
+		if !unicode.IsDigit(r[i]) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func expand_iterate(list []string) ([]string, int) {
+	var ret []string
+	var count int
+
+	for _, i := range list {
+
+		bracketIndex1 := strings.Index(i, "[")
+		bracketIndex2 := strings.Index(i, "]")
+
+		if bracketIndex1 >= 0 && bracketIndex1 < bracketIndex2 {
+			prefix := i[:bracketIndex1]
+			suffix := i[bracketIndex2+1:]
+			ranges := strings.Split(i[bracketIndex1+1:bracketIndex2], ",")
+			count++
+
+			for _, r := range ranges {
+				iterate := strings.Split(r, "-")
+
+				if len(iterate) == 1 {
+					if !isDigit(iterate[0]) {
+						return ret, 0
+					} else {
+						ret = append(ret, prefix+iterate[0]+suffix)
+					}
+				} else if len(iterate) == 2 {
+					if !isDigit(iterate[0]) || !isDigit(iterate[1]) {
+						return ret, 0
+					} else {
+						sigfigures := len(iterate[0])
+						for i := toInt(iterate[0]); i <= toInt(iterate[1]); i++ {
+							ret = append(ret, fmt.Sprintf(`%s%.`+fmt.Sprintf("%d", sigfigures)+`d%s`, prefix, i, suffix))
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ret, count
+}
+
+func Expand(list []string) []string {
+	ret := list
+
+	for {
+		loop, count := expand_iterate(ret)
+
+		if count == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		ret = loop
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}