diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index eb056fd..0440faa 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -197,8 +197,10 @@
                 # and makes the controller accept them.
                 # will automatic look into `/machines/<name>/facts/zerotier-ip
                 inputs.clan-core.clanModules.zerotier-static-peers
+
                 # Statically configure the host names of machines based on their respective zerotier-ip.
                 inputs.clan-core.clanModules.static-hosts
+
                 # generate ssh host keys with facts
                 inputs.clan-core.clanModules.sshd
               ];
diff --git a/machines/probe/configuration.nix b/machines/probe/configuration.nix
index 1f9f443..973d60a 100644
--- a/machines/probe/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/probe/configuration.nix
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
   ];
 
   components.mainUser.enable = true;
+  components.network.enable = true;
 
   networking.hostName = "probe";
   users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [ "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIJkqVvuJSvRMO5pG2CHNNBxjB7HlJudK4TQs3BhbOWOD" ];
+  users.users.root.initialPassword = "admin";
+  users.users.mainUser.initialPassword = "admin";
 
 }
diff --git a/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/default.nix b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/default.nix
index 18367ab..0c2cbf0 100644
--- a/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/default.nix
+++ b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
   imports = [
     ./disko-config.nix
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
+    ./hetzner.nix # to more me to components
   ];
 
   boot.tmp.useTmpfs = true; # make /tmp a tmpfs (performance!)
 
-  boot.loader.grub = {
-    efiSupport = true;
-    efiInstallAsRemovable = true;
-  };
+
 
 }
diff --git a/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/hetzner.nix b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/hetzner.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a42575c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/hetzner.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  systemd.network.enable = true;
+  systemd.network.networks."10-private-hetzner" = {
+    matchConfig.Name = "en*";
+    networkConfig.DHCP = "ipv4";
+    linkConfig.RequiredForOnline = "routable";
+  };
+  boot.loader.grub = {
+    efiSupport = true;
+    efiInstallAsRemovable = true;
+  };
+}