diff --git a/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks.rb b/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc949df5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+require "vagrant/util/template_renderer"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module GuestDebian
+    module Cap
+      class ConfigureNetworks
+        include Vagrant::Util
+
+        def self.configure_networks(machine, networks)
+          machine.communicate.tap do |comm|
+            # First, remove any previous network modifications
+            # from the interface file.
+            comm.sudo("sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' /etc/network/interfaces > /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces")
+            comm.sudo("su -c 'cat /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces > /etc/network/interfaces'")
+            comm.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces")
+
+            # Accumulate the configurations to add to the interfaces file as
+            # well as what interfaces we're actually configuring since we use that
+            # later.
+            interfaces = Set.new
+            entries = []
+            networks.each do |network|
+              interfaces.add(network[:interface])
+              entry = TemplateRenderer.render("guests/debian/network_#{network[:type]}",
+                                              :options => network)
+
+              entries << entry
+            end
+
+            # Perform the careful dance necessary to reconfigure
+            # the network interfaces
+            temp = Tempfile.new("vagrant")
+            temp.binmode
+            temp.write(entries.join("\n"))
+            temp.close
+
+            comm.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
+
+            # Bring down all the interfaces we're reconfiguring. By bringing down
+            # each specifically, we avoid reconfiguring eth0 (the NAT interface) so
+            # SSH never dies.
+            interfaces.each do |interface|
+              comm.sudo("/sbin/ifdown eth#{interface} 2> /dev/null")
+            end
+
+            comm.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry >> /etc/network/interfaces")
+            comm.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
+
+            # Bring back up each network interface, reconfigured
+            interfaces.each do |interface|
+              comm.sudo("/sbin/ifup eth#{interface}")
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/debian/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/debian/guest.rb
index 2712b32c7..4dfb38a38 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/debian/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/debian/guest.rb
@@ -16,51 +16,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         machine.communicate.test("cat /proc/version | grep 'Debian'")
       end
 
-      def configure_networks(networks)
-        # First, remove any previous network modifications
-        # from the interface file.
-        vm.communicate.sudo("sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' /etc/network/interfaces > /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces")
-        vm.communicate.sudo("su -c 'cat /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces > /etc/network/interfaces'")
-        vm.communicate.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces")
-
-        # Accumulate the configurations to add to the interfaces file as
-        # well as what interfaces we're actually configuring since we use that
-        # later.
-        interfaces = Set.new
-        entries = []
-        networks.each do |network|
-          interfaces.add(network[:interface])
-          entry = TemplateRenderer.render("guests/debian/network_#{network[:type]}",
-                                          :options => network)
-
-          entries << entry
-        end
-
-        # Perform the careful dance necessary to reconfigure
-        # the network interfaces
-        temp = Tempfile.new("vagrant")
-        temp.binmode
-        temp.write(entries.join("\n"))
-        temp.close
-
-        vm.communicate.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
-
-        # Bring down all the interfaces we're reconfiguring. By bringing down
-        # each specifically, we avoid reconfiguring eth0 (the NAT interface) so
-        # SSH never dies.
-        interfaces.each do |interface|
-          vm.communicate.sudo("/sbin/ifdown eth#{interface} 2> /dev/null")
-        end
-
-        vm.communicate.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry >> /etc/network/interfaces")
-        vm.communicate.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
-
-        # Bring back up each network interface, reconfigured
-        interfaces.each do |interface|
-          vm.communicate.sudo("/sbin/ifup eth#{interface}")
-        end
-      end
-
       def change_host_name(name)
         vm.communicate.tap do |comm|
           if !comm.test("hostname --fqdn | grep '^#{name}$' || hostname --short | grep '^#{name}$'")
diff --git a/plugins/guests/debian/plugin.rb b/plugins/guests/debian/plugin.rb
index b9190d4bf..f0c9ccceb 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/debian/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/debian/plugin.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         require File.expand_path("../guest", __FILE__)
         Guest
       end
+
+      guest_capability("debian", "configure_networks") do
+        require_relative "cap/configure_networks"
+        Cap::ConfigureNetworks
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/shell_expand_guest_path.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/shell_expand_guest_path.rb
index 1869ccfb3..23ee6174f 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/shell_expand_guest_path.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/shell_expand_guest_path.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       class ShellExpandGuestPath
         def self.shell_expand_guest_path(machine, path)
           real_path = nil
-          machine.communicate.execute("printf #{guestpath}") do |type, data|
+          machine.communicate.execute("printf #{path}") do |type, data|
             if type == :stdout
               real_path ||= ""
               real_path += data
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network.rb
index dca3000c9..736524eaa 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             # Only configure the networks the user requested us to configure
             networks_to_configure = networks.select { |n| n[:auto_config] }
             env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.network.configuring")
-            env[:machine].guest.configure_networks(networks_to_configure)
+            env[:machine].guest.capability(:configure_networks, networks_to_configure)
           end
         end