diff --git a/common/src/stack/pylib/stack/app.py b/common/src/stack/pylib/stack/app.py
index 35e73a15a..11decc1da 100644
--- a/common/src/stack/pylib/stack/app.py
+++ b/common/src/stack/pylib/stack/app.py
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ def usage(self):
 				print(s)
 				l = len(e)
 				s = e
-			if s:
-				print(s)
+		if s:
+			print(s)
 
 
 	def help(self):
diff --git a/common/src/stack/sql/insert-ethers.py b/common/src/stack/sql/insert-ethers.py
index 01a417442..4bf58bfcd 100644
--- a/common/src/stack/sql/insert-ethers.py
+++ b/common/src/stack/sql/insert-ethers.py
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ def __init__(self, app):
 		self.lastmsg		= ''
 		self.client		= ''
 		self.box		= 'default'
+		self.bootaction		= 'default'
 
 		self.ipnetwork		= None
 		self.currentip		= None
@@ -242,6 +243,9 @@ def setMax(self, max):
 	def setBox(self, box):
 		self.box = box
 
+	def setBootaction(self, bootaction):
+		self.bootaction = bootaction 
+
 	def setSubnet(self, subnet):
 		self.subnet = subnet
 
@@ -528,6 +532,9 @@ def addit(self, mac, nodename, ip, netmask):
 		if not rows:
 			raise InsertError("Could not find %s in database" % nodename)
 
+		if self.bootaction:
+			Call('set.host.installaction', [nodename, 'action=%s' % self.bootaction])
+
 		Call('set.host.boot', [nodename, 'action=install'])
 
 		nodeid = self.sql.fetchone()[0]
@@ -707,6 +714,17 @@ def getBox(self):
 			return 0
 		return 1
 
+	def getBootaction(self):
+		self.sql.execute("select name from bootnames where name='%s'" % \
+				(self.bootaction))
+		box = self.sql.fetchone()
+		if box is None:
+			self.warningGUI(_("There is no bootaction named: \
+					%s\n\n\n\n" % self.bootaction)
+			+ _("Create it and try again.\n"))
+			return 0
+		return 1
+
 			
 	def run(self):
 		self.startGUI()
@@ -718,6 +736,10 @@ def run(self):
 			self.endGUI()
 			return
 
+		if self.getBootaction() == 0:
+			self.endGUI()
+			return
+
 		self.controller.loadPlugins(self.sql)
 
 		try:
@@ -840,6 +862,7 @@ def __init__(self, argv):
 			('inc=', 'number'),
 			('rank=', 'number'),
 			('box=', 'box'),
+			('bootaction=', 'set the bootaction'),
 			('update'),
 			('network=', 'network name')
 		])
@@ -870,6 +893,8 @@ def parseArg(self, c):
 			self.insertor.setBox(c[1])
 		elif c[0] == '--network':
 			self.insertor.setSubnet(c[1])
+		elif c[0] == '--bootaction':
+			self.insertor.setBootaction(c[1])
 		return 0
 
 
@@ -904,7 +929,6 @@ def run(self):
 
 		self.cleanup()
 
-
 syslog.openlog('insert-ethers', syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_LOCAL0)
 
 app = App(sys.argv)
diff --git a/redhat/nodes/base.xml b/redhat/nodes/base.xml
index 4ef9b80d3..f338ebc10 100644
--- a/redhat/nodes/base.xml
+++ b/redhat/nodes/base.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ else:
 <stack:package>grub2-tools</stack:package>
 <stack:package>wget</stack:package>
 <stack:package>bridge-utils</stack:package>
+<!-- Network test from stacki-pro -->
+<stack:package>iperf3</stack:package>
+<stack:package>foundation-iperf</stack:package>
+<!-- Don't install the wireless or tv rpms -->
 <stack:package stack:enable="false">iwl*</stack:package>
 <stack:package stack:enable="false">ivtv*</stack:package>
 
@@ -105,6 +109,12 @@ stacki release &version; (&release;)
 </stack:file>
 </stack:script>
 
+<stack:script stack:cond="sync.hosts" stack:stage="install-post">
+<stack:file name="/etc/hosts">
+<stack:report name="host"></stack:report>
+</stack:file>
+</stack:script>
+
 <stack:script stack:stage="install-post" stack:chroot="false">
 /opt/stack/bin/stacki-profile.py &gt; /root/prof.log 2&gt;&amp;1
 
diff --git a/redhat/nodes/server.xml b/redhat/nodes/server.xml
index d5f7e8a48..9f3128f01 100644
--- a/redhat/nodes/server.xml
+++ b/redhat/nodes/server.xml
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ for pallet in g.rolls:
 -->
 /opt/stack/bin/stack set attr attr=user.auth value=unix
 
+<!-- add sync.hosts to default false -->
+/opt/stack/bin/stack set attr attr=sync.hosts value=False
 </stack:script>
 
 <stack:script stack:stage="install-post">