diff --git a/doc/install-guide/section_nova-compute.xml b/doc/install-guide/section_nova-compute.xml
index 4e7a24a592..4f17edc5ae 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/section_nova-compute.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/section_nova-compute.xml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
         <listitem>
           <para>Use different IP addresses when configuring
               <filename>eth0</filename>. This guide uses
-              <literal>192.168.0.11</literal> for the internal network. Change
-            or configure <literal>eth1</literal> to manual rather than
-            static.</para>
+              <literal>192.168.0.11</literal> for the internal network. 
+            Do not configure <literal>eth1</literal> with a static IP address.
+            An IP address will be assigned and configured by the networking component of OpenStack.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>Set the hostname to <literal>compute1</literal>. Ensure that the
diff --git a/doc/install-guide/section_nova-network.xml b/doc/install-guide/section_nova-network.xml
index 0b086a84d5..f54ac097e8 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/section_nova-network.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/section_nova-network.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 <prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>openstack-config --set /etc/nova/nova.conf DEFAULT force_dhcp_release True</userinput>
 <prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>openstack-config --set /etc/nova/nova.conf DEFAULT flat_interface eth1</userinput>
 <prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>openstack-config --set /etc/nova/nova.conf DEFAULT flat_network_bridge br100</userinput>
-<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>openstack-config --set /etc/nova/nova.conf DEFAULT public_interface eth0</userinput></screen>
+<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>openstack-config --set /etc/nova/nova.conf DEFAULT public_interface eth1</userinput></screen>
   <para os="ubuntu;debian">Edit <filename>/etc/nova/nova.conf</filename> and add to the <literal>[DEFAULT]</literal> section.</para>
   <programlisting os="ubuntu;debian" language="ini">[DEFAULT]
 ...
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ share_dhcp_address=True
 force_dhcp_release=True
 flat_network_bridge=br100
 flat_interface=eth1
-public_interface=eth0
+public_interface=eth1
       </programlisting>
   </step>
   <step>