diff --git a/tests/emcute/Makefile b/tests/emcute/Makefile
index 69c27ae01d73..0c912424fe1e 100644
--- a/tests/emcute/Makefile
+++ b/tests/emcute/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ else
   ETHOS_BAUDRATE ?= 115200
   CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   TERMDEPS += ethos
-  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/ethos
-  TERMFLAGS ?= $(TAP) $(PORT) $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
+  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/start_network.sh
+  TERMFLAGS ?= -e $(PORT) $(TAP) "2001:db8::/64" $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
 endif
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_default
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_dhcpv6_client/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_dhcpv6_client/Makefile
index c0a6da45ee2d..41888286f8a0 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_dhcpv6_client/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_dhcpv6_client/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ else
   IFACE ?= tap0
   ETHOS_BAUDRATE ?= 115200
   CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
-  TERMPROG ?= sudo sh $(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools/ethos/ethos
-  TERMFLAGS ?= $(IFACE) $(PORT) $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
+  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/start_network.sh
+  TERMFLAGS ?= -e $(PORT) $(TAP) "2001:db8::/64" $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   TERMDEPS += ethos
 endif
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_dhcpv6_client_6lbr/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_dhcpv6_client_6lbr/Makefile
index 5c9b83b5da87..c90627aaab0b 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_dhcpv6_client_6lbr/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_dhcpv6_client_6lbr/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ else
   ETHOS_BAUDRATE ?= 115200
   CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   TERMDEPS += ethos
-  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/ethos
-  TERMFLAGS ?= $(TAP) $(PORT) $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
+  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/start_network.sh
+  TERMFLAGS ?= -e $(PORT) $(TAP) "2001:db8::/64" $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   STATIC_ROUTES ?= 1
 endif
 
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext/Makefile
index 188911d7a6b2..43d752190b51 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ else
   ETHOS_BAUDRATE ?= 115200
   CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   TERMDEPS += ethos
-  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/ethos
-  TERMFLAGS ?= $(TAP) $(PORT) $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
+  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/start_network.sh
+  TERMFLAGS ?= -e $(PORT) $(TAP) "2001:db8::/64" $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
 endif
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 # Specify the mandatory networking modules for IPv6
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag/Makefile
index 1341557502a9..63862c7adab1 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ else
   ETHOS_BAUDRATE ?= 115200
   CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   TERMDEPS += ethos
-  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/ethos
-  TERMFLAGS ?= $(TAP) $(PORT) $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
+  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/start_network.sh
+  TERMFLAGS ?= -e $(PORT) $(TAP) "2001:db8::/64" $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
 endif
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 # add dummy interface to test forwarding to smaller MTU
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/Makefile
index 05100fdc92d0..29ecbfea289f 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ else
   ETHOS_BAUDRATE ?= 115200
   CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   TERMDEPS += ethos
-  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/ethos
-  TERMFLAGS ?= $(TAP) $(PORT) $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
+  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/start_network.sh
+  TERMFLAGS ?= -e $(PORT) $(TAP) "2001:db8::/64" $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
 endif
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 # Specify the mandatory networking modules for IPv6
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_sock_dns/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_sock_dns/Makefile
index 1a2f8238ef72..a47d7c49e6a9 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_sock_dns/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_sock_dns/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ else
   ETHOS_BAUDRATE ?= 115200
   CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   TERMDEPS += ethos
-  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/ethos
-  TERMFLAGS ?= $(TAP) $(PORT) $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
+  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/start_network.sh
+  TERMFLAGS ?= -e $(PORT) $(TAP) "2001:db8::/64" $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
 endif
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile
index 09320692b51e..987720ea1e43 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ else
   ETHOS_BAUDRATE ?= 115200
   CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   TERMDEPS += ethos
-  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/ethos
-  TERMFLAGS ?= $(TAP) $(PORT) $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
+  TERMPROG ?= sudo $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/start_network.sh
+  TERMFLAGS ?= -e $(PORT) $(TAP) "2001:db8::/64" $(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
 endif
 
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif