diff --git a/utils/he_ipv6/tunnelbroker.py b/utils/he_ipv6/tunnelbroker.py
index 4e80231..8a556d6 100644
--- a/utils/he_ipv6/tunnelbroker.py
+++ b/utils/he_ipv6/tunnelbroker.py
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ class TunnelBroker(object):
         logger.debug('Using config path: {0}'.format(self.conf_file))
         self._conf = config.Config(self.conf_file)
         if tun_id:
-            self.cfg = self._conf.tunnels[int(tun_id)]
+            self.tun = self._conf.tunnels[int(tun_id)]
         else:
             tun_id = list(self._conf.tunnels.keys())[0]
-            self.cfg = self._conf.tunnels[tun_id]
+            self.tun = self._conf.tunnels[tun_id]
+        self.iface_name = 'he-{0}'.format(self.tun.id)
         self.wan = wan_ip
-        self.update = update
+        self.force_update = update
         self.my_ip = None
+        self.iface_idx = None
 
     def _get_my_ip(self):
         if self.wan:
@@ -44,5 +46,81 @@ class TunnelBroker(object):
                 logger.error('Could not determine default route. Does this machine have a single default route?')
                 raise RuntimeError('Could not determine default IPv4 route')
             self.my_ip = config.IP4(_defrt[0]['attrs']['RTA_PREFSRC'], 32)
+            ipr.close()
             logger.debug('Set my_ip to {0}.'.format(self.my_ip.str))
         return(None)
+
+    def start(self):
+        if self.force_update:
+            logger.debug('IP update forced; updating.')
+            self._get_my_ip()
+            self.update()
+        ipr = IPRoute()
+        try:
+            ipr.link('add',
+                     ifname = self.iface_name,
+                     kind = 'sit',
+                     sit_local = self.my_ip.str,
+                     sit_remote = self.tun.server.str,
+                     sit_ttl = 255)
+            logger.debug('Added link {0} successfully.'.format(self.iface_name))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error('Could not create link for link {0} '
+                         '(maybe it already exists?): {1}'.format(self.iface_name, e))
+            ipr.close()
+            raise e
+        try:
+            self.iface_idx = ipr.link_lookup(ifname = self.iface_name)[0]
+            logger.debug('Found link {0} at index {1}.'.format(self.iface_name, self.iface_idx))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error('Could not set iface_idx for iface name {0}: {1}'.format(self.iface_name, e))
+            ipr.close()
+            raise e
+        try:
+            ipr.addr('add',
+                     index = self.iface_idx,
+                     address = self.tun.client.str,
+                     mask = self.tun.client.prefix,
+                     family = socket.AF_INET6)
+            logger.debug('Added address {0} to link {1} with prefix {2}.'.format(self.tun.client.str,
+                                                                                 self.iface_name,
+                                                                                 self.tun.client.prefix))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(('Could not add address {0} on link {1}: '
+                          '{2}').format(self.tun.client.str, self.iface_name, e))
+            ipr.close()
+            raise e
+        try:
+            ipr.link('set', index = self.iface_idx, state = 'up', mtu = 1480)
+            logger.debug('Set link {0} status to UP.'.format(self.iface_name))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(('Could not bring up link for iface name {0} at index {1}: '
+                          '{2}').format(self.iface_name, self.iface_idx, e))
+            ipr.close()
+            raise e
+        for alloc in self.tun.allocations:
+            try:
+                ipr.addr('add',
+                         index = alloc.iface_idx,
+                         address = alloc.ip.str,
+                         mask = alloc.ip.prefix,
+                         family = socket.AF_INET6)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(('Could not add address {0} on link {1}: '
+                              '{2}').format(str(alloc.ip.str), alloc.iface_idx, e))
+                ipr.close()
+                raise e
+        try:
+            # ipr.route('add', dst = 'default', oif = self.iface_idx, family = socket.AF_INET6)
+            ipr.route('add', dst = '::192.88.99.1', oif = self.iface_idx, family = socket.AF_INET6)
+            logger.debug('Added default route for link {0}.'.format(self.iface_name))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(('Could not add default IPv6 route on link {0}: {1}').format(self.iface_name, e))
+            ipr.close()
+            raise e
+        ipr.close()
+        return(None)
+
+    def stop(self):
+
+    def update(self):