diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go
index c3f88fb0..807b33ac 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go
@@ -103,6 +103,26 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if SetType != "" {
+			if SetNetDev == "" {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := n.NetDevs[SetNetDev]; !ok {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Network Device doesn't exist: %s\n", SetNetDev)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting Type to: %s\n", n.Id, SetNetDev, SetType)
+
+			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Type.Set(SetType)
+			err := nodeDB.NodeUpdate(n)
+			if err != nil {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "%s\n", err)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+		}
+
 		if SetDiscoverable == true {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s, Setting node to discoverable\n", n.Id.Get())
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/root.go
index fdc264d1..e7ba130a 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/root.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var (
 	SetNetmask      string
 	SetGateway      string
 	SetHwaddr       string
+	SetType         string
 	SetDiscoverable bool
 )
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetNetmask, "netmask", "M", "", "Set the node's network device netmask")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetGateway, "gateway", "G", "", "Set the node's network device gateway")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetHwaddr, "hwaddr", "H", "", "Set the node's network device HW address")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetType, "type", "T", "", "Set the node's network device type")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&SetDiscoverable, "discoverable", false, "Make this node discoverable")
 
 }
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
index 6355d3f5..6628c01d 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting gateway to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetGateway)
 			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Gateway.Set(SetGateway)
 		}
+
 		if SetHwaddr != "" {
 			if SetNetDev == "" {
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
@@ -235,6 +236,37 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting HW address to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetHwaddr)
 			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Hwaddr.Set(SetHwaddr)
 		}
+
+		if SetType != "" {
+			if SetNetDev == "" {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := n.NetDevs[SetNetDev]; !ok {
+				var nd node.NetDevEntry
+				n.NetDevs[SetNetDev] = &nd
+			}
+
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting HW address to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetType)
+			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Type.Set(SetType)
+		}
+
+		if SetType != "" {
+			if SetNetDev == "" {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := n.NetDevs[SetNetDev]; !ok {
+				var nd node.NetDevEntry
+				n.NetDevs[SetNetDev] = &nd
+			}
+
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting Type %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetType)
+			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Type.Set(SetType)
+		}
+
 		if SetNetDevDefault == true {
 			if SetNetDev == "" {
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
index 7663a9b9..ff28b19d 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var (
 	SetNetmask        string
 	SetGateway        string
 	SetHwaddr         string
+	SetType           string
 	SetNetDevDel      bool
 	SetNetDevDefault  bool
 	SetClusterName    string
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetNetmask, "netmask", "M", "", "Set the node's network device netmask")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetGateway, "gateway", "G", "", "Set the node's network device gateway")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetHwaddr, "hwaddr", "H", "", "Set the node's network device HW address")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetType, "type", "T", "", "Set the node's network device type")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&SetNetDevDel, "netdel", false, "Delete the node's network device")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&SetNetDevDefault, "netdefault", false, "Set this network to be default")
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main.go
index 11547f42..c80bed74 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main.go
@@ -215,6 +215,21 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			p.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Hwaddr.Set(SetHwaddr)
 		}
 
+		if SetType != "" {
+			if SetNetDev == "" {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := p.NetDevs[SetNetDev]; !ok {
+				var nd node.NetDevEntry
+				p.NetDevs[SetNetDev] = &nd
+			}
+
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Profile '%s': Setting HW address to: %s:%s\n", p.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetType)
+			p.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Type.Set(SetType)
+		}
+
 		if SetNetDevDefault == true {
 			if SetNetDev == "" {
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/root.go
index 5562ccb3..9eadcb8f 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/root.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var (
 	SetNetmask        string
 	SetGateway        string
 	SetHwaddr         string
+	SetType           string
 	SetNetDevDel      bool
 	SetNetDevDefault  bool
 	SetInit           string
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetNetmask, "netmask", "M", "", "Set the node's network device netmask")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetGateway, "gateway", "G", "", "Set the node's network device gateway")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetHwaddr, "hwaddr", "H", "", "Set the node's network device HW address")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetType, "type", "T", "", "Set the node's network device type")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&SetNetDevDel, "netdel", false, "Delete the node's network device")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&SetNetDevDefault, "netdefault", false, "Set this network to be default")