diff --git a/examples/bridge-with-vlan.yml b/examples/bridge-with-vlan.yml
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+---
+- hosts: network-test
+  vars:
+    network_connections:
+
+      # Create a bridge profile, which is the parent of VLAN.
+      - name: prod2
+        state: up
+        type: bridge
+        interface_name: bridge2
+        ip:
+          dhcp4: no
+          auto6: no
+
+      # enslave an ethernet to the bridge
+      - name: prod2-slave1
+        state: up
+        type: ethernet
+        interface_name: "{{ network_interface_name2 }}"
+        master: prod2
+        slave_type: bridge
+
+      # on top of it, create a VLAN with ID 100 and static
+      # addressing
+      - name: prod2.100
+        state: up
+        type: vlan
+        parent: prod2
+        vlan_id: 100
+        ip:
+          address:
+            - "192.168.174.{{ network_iphost }}/24"
+
+  roles:
+    - network
diff --git a/examples/eth-simple-auto.yml b/examples/eth-simple-auto.yml
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+++ b/examples/eth-simple-auto.yml
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+---
+- hosts: network-test
+  vars:
+    network_connections:
+
+      # Create one ethernet profile and activate it.
+      # The profile uses automatic IP addressing
+      # and is tied to the interface by MAC address.
+      - name: prod1
+        state: up
+        type: ethernet
+        autoconnect: yes
+        mac: "{{ network_mac1 }}"
+        mtu: 1450
+
+  roles:
+    - network
diff --git a/examples/eth-with-vlan.yml b/examples/eth-with-vlan.yml
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+++ b/examples/eth-with-vlan.yml
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+---
+- hosts: network-test
+  vars:
+    network_connections:
+
+      # Create a profile for the underlying device of the VLAN.
+      - name: prod2
+        type: ethernet
+        autoconnect: no
+        interface_name: "{{ network_interface_name2 }}"
+        ip:
+          dhcp4: no
+          auto6: no
+
+      # on top of it, create a VLAN with ID 100 and static
+      # addressing
+      - name: prod2.100
+        state: up
+        type: vlan
+        parent: prod2
+        vlan_id: 100
+        ip:
+          address:
+            - "192.168.174.{{ network_iphost }}/24"
+
+  roles:
+    - network
diff --git a/examples/inventory b/examples/inventory
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+++ b/examples/inventory
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+# an inventory for the examples.
+[network-test]
+v-rhel6 ansible_user=root network_iphost=196 network_mac1=52:54:00:44:9f:ba network_interface_name1=eth0 network_interface_name2=eth1
+v-rhel7 ansible_user=root network_iphost=97  network_mac1=52:54:00:05:f5:b3 network_interface_name1=eth0 network_interface_name2=eth1
diff --git a/examples/roles/network b/examples/roles/network
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+++ b/examples/roles/network
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+../..
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