A system and method for configuring components added to a network is disclosed. The method includes determining, by a host, that network identifying information of a plurality of networks to which the host is connected is unknown, listening for messages on the plurality of networks to obtain network identifying information for respective networks, receiving a message on a network of the plurality of networks, the message including a network identifier and a set of configuration settings, and configuring a network connection of the host for the network in view of the network identifier and the set of configuration settings from the message.