diff --git a/files/apts/general b/files/apts/general
index be7bf98c54..12a92e0c4e 100644
--- a/files/apts/general
+++ b/files/apts/general
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ tcpdump
 euca2ools # only for testing client
 tar
 python-cmd2 # dist:precise
+python-netaddr
diff --git a/files/rpms/general b/files/rpms/general
index 6d89d2ef5d..e4f143d109 100644
--- a/files/rpms/general
+++ b/files/rpms/general
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ git-core
 openssh-server
 psmisc
 pylint
+python-netaddr
 python-pep8
 python-pip
 python-unittest2