diff --git a/lxc_net/network.py b/lxc_net/network.py
index e00bbd2..786c501 100644
--- a/lxc_net/network.py
+++ b/lxc_net/network.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class Network(util.LibvirtObject):
         self.name = settings.PREFIX + "_link_" + name
         self.bridge_id = settings.NETWORK_ID * 0xFF + self.id
         self.bridge_mac = util.MACAddress(self.id, None)
-        self.ipv4 = util.Addrv4(self.id, None)
-        self.ipv6 = util.Addrv6(self.id, None)
+        self.ipv4 = util.Addrv4(self.id, None, host_address=True)
+        self.ipv6 = util.Addrv6(self.id, None, host_address=True)
         self.lxc_network = None
 
     def create(self):
diff --git a/lxc_net/util.py b/lxc_net/util.py
index dea3b7c..0b66fe7 100644
--- a/lxc_net/util.py
+++ b/lxc_net/util.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import uuid
 class NumberedClass:
     """ A class that counts its current instance number """
 
-    next_id = 0
+    next_id = 1  # Count from 1: IP addresses and id 0 are not a good mix.
 
     @classmethod
     def get_id(cls):
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ class LibvirtObject(NumberedClass):
 class MACAddress:
     """ A MAC address for a NIC or bridge """
 
-    def __init__(self, link_id, dev_id):
+    def __init__(self, link_id, dev_id=None):
         """ link_id: id of the current link
             dev_id: id of the current NIC. If the device is a bridge, use None
         """
-        if not dev_id:
-            dev_id = 0xFF
+        if dev_id is None:
+            dev_id = 0xFE
 
         self.link_id = link_id
         self.dev_id = dev_id
@@ -71,12 +71,20 @@ class MACAddress:
 class Addrv4:
     """ An address in IPv4 """
 
-    def __init__(self, link_id, dev_id):
+    def __init__(self, link_id, dev_id=None, host_address=False):
         """ link_id: id of the current link
             dev_id: id of the current NIC. Use None to get the base address
+            host_address: if True and dev_id is None, returns the host machine address
+                on this network instead of the base address
         """
-        if not dev_id:
-            dev_id = 0
+
+        self.host_address = host_address
+
+        if dev_id is None:
+            if host_address:
+                dev_id = 0xFE
+            else:
+                dev_id = 0
 
         self.link_id = link_id
         self.dev_id = dev_id
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ class Addrv4:
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "{base_range}.{link_id}.{dev_id}".format(
-            base_range=settings.IPV4_RANGE, link_id=self.link_id, dev_id=self.dev_id
+            base_range=settings.IPV4_RANGE, link_id=self.link_id, dev_id=self.dev_id,
         )
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -95,12 +103,19 @@ class Addrv4:
 class Addrv6:
     """ An address in IPv6 """
 
-    def __init__(self, link_id, dev_id):
+    def __init__(self, link_id, dev_id=None, host_address=False):
         """ link_id: id of the current link
             dev_id: id of the current NIC. Use None to get the base address
+            host_address: if True and dev_id is None, returns the host machine address
+                on this network instead of the base address
         """
-        if not dev_id:
-            dev_id = 0
+        self.host_address = host_address
+
+        if dev_id is None:
+            if host_address:
+                dev_id = 0xFE
+            else:
+                dev_id = 0
 
         self.link_id = link_id
         self.dev_id = dev_id
@@ -108,5 +123,5 @@ class Addrv6:
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "{base_range}:{link_id:04x}::{dev_id:04x}".format(
-            base_range=settings.IPV6_RANGE, link_id=self.link_id, dev_id=self.dev_id
+            base_range=settings.IPV6_RANGE, link_id=self.link_id, dev_id=self.dev_id,
         )