diff --git a/plugins/guests/fedora/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/fedora/guest.rb
index ca7414723..54856a3f5 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/fedora/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/fedora/guest.rb
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
           # Remove any previous vagrant configuration in this network
           # interface's configuration files.
-          vm.channel.sudo("touch #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]}")
-          vm.channel.sudo("sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]} > /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]}")
-          vm.channel.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]} > #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]}")
-          vm.channel.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("touch #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]} > /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]} > #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-p7p#{network[:interface]}")
 
           # Render and upload the network entry file to a deterministic
           # temporary location.
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           temp.write(entry)
           temp.close
 
-          vm.channel.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{network[:interface]}")
+          vm.communicate.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{network[:interface]}")
         end
 
         # Bring down all the interfaces we're reconfiguring. By bringing down
         # each specifically, we avoid reconfiguring p7p (the NAT interface) so
         # SSH never dies.
         interfaces.each do |interface|
-          vm.channel.sudo("/sbin/ifdown p7p#{interface} 2> /dev/null", :error_check => false)
-          vm.channel.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{interface} >> #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-p7p#{interface}")
-          vm.channel.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{interface}")
-          vm.channel.sudo("/sbin/ifup p7p#{interface} 2> /dev/null")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("/sbin/ifdown p7p#{interface} 2> /dev/null", :error_check => false)
+          vm.communicate.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{interface} >> #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-p7p#{interface}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{interface}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("/sbin/ifup p7p#{interface} 2> /dev/null")
         end
       end
 
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def change_host_name(name)
         # Only do this if the hostname is not already set
-        if !vm.channel.test("sudo hostname | grep '#{name}'")
-          vm.channel.sudo("sed -i 's/\\(HOSTNAME=\\).*/\\1#{name}/' /etc/sysconfig/network")
-          vm.channel.sudo("hostname #{name}")
-          vm.channel.sudo("sed -i 's@^\\(127[.]0[.]0[.]1[[:space:]]\\+\\)@\\1#{name} #{name.split('.')[0]} @' /etc/hosts")
+        if !vm.communicate.test("sudo hostname | grep '#{name}'")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("sed -i 's/\\(HOSTNAME=\\).*/\\1#{name}/' /etc/sysconfig/network")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("hostname #{name}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("sed -i 's@^\\(127[.]0[.]0[.]1[[:space:]]\\+\\)@\\1#{name} #{name.split('.')[0]} @' /etc/hosts")
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/freebsd/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/freebsd/guest.rb
index 204dc5483..5b5c710b3 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/freebsd/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/freebsd/guest.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       end
 
       def halt
-        vm.channel.sudo("shutdown -p now")
+        vm.communicate.sudo("shutdown -p now")
       end
 
       # TODO: vboxsf is currently unsupported in FreeBSD, if you are able to
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def mount_nfs(ip, folders)
         folders.each do |name, opts|
-          vm.channel.sudo("mkdir -p #{opts[:guestpath]}")
-          vm.channel.sudo("mount #{ip}:#{opts[:hostpath]} #{opts[:guestpath]}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("mkdir -p #{opts[:guestpath]}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("mount #{ip}:#{opts[:hostpath]} #{opts[:guestpath]}")
         end
       end
 
       def configure_networks(networks)
         # Remove any previous network additions to the configuration file.
-        vm.channel.sudo("sed -i '' -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' /etc/rc.conf")
+        vm.communicate.sudo("sed -i '' -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' /etc/rc.conf")
 
         networks.each do |network|
           entry = TemplateRenderer.render("guests/freebsd/network_#{network[:type]}",
@@ -47,22 +47,22 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           temp.write(entry)
           temp.close
 
-          vm.channel.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
-          vm.channel.sudo("su -m root -c 'cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry >> /etc/rc.conf'")
-          vm.channel.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
+          vm.communicate.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("su -m root -c 'cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry >> /etc/rc.conf'")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
 
           if network[:type].to_sym == :static
-            vm.channel.sudo("ifconfig em#{network[:interface]} inet #{network[:ip]} netmask #{network[:netmask]}")
+            vm.communicate.sudo("ifconfig em#{network[:interface]} inet #{network[:ip]} netmask #{network[:netmask]}")
           elsif network[:type].to_sym == :dhcp
-            vm.channel.sudo("dhclient em#{network[:interface]}")
+            vm.communicate.sudo("dhclient em#{network[:interface]}")
           end
         end
       end
 
      def change_host_name(name)
-       if !vm.channel.test("hostname -f | grep '^#{name}$' || hostname -s | grep '^#{name}$'")
-         vm.channel.sudo("sed -i '' 's/^hostname=.*$/hostname=#{name}/' /etc/rc.conf")
-         vm.channel.sudo("hostname #{name}")
+       if !vm.communicate.test("hostname -f | grep '^#{name}$' || hostname -s | grep '^#{name}$'")
+         vm.communicate.sudo("sed -i '' 's/^hostname=.*$/hostname=#{name}/' /etc/rc.conf")
+         vm.communicate.sudo("hostname #{name}")
        end
      end
     end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/gentoo/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/gentoo/guest.rb
index 48e9cd1e3..2f59dbd2c 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/gentoo/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/gentoo/guest.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def configure_networks(networks)
         # Remove any previous host only network additions to the interface file
-        vm.channel.sudo("sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' /etc/conf.d/net > /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces")
-        vm.channel.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces > /etc/conf.d/net")
-        vm.channel.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces")
+        vm.communicate.sudo("sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' /etc/conf.d/net > /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces")
+        vm.communicate.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces > /etc/conf.d/net")
+        vm.communicate.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces")
 
         # Configure each network interface
         networks.each do |network|
@@ -28,22 +28,22 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           temp.write(entry)
           temp.close
 
-          vm.channel.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
+          vm.communicate.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
 
           # Configure the interface
-          vm.channel.sudo("ln -fs /etc/init.d/net.lo /etc/init.d/net.eth#{network[:interface]}")
-          vm.channel.sudo("/etc/init.d/net.eth#{network[:interface]} stop 2> /dev/null")
-          vm.channel.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry >> /etc/conf.d/net")
-          vm.channel.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
-          vm.channel.sudo("/etc/init.d/net.eth#{network[:interface]} start")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("ln -fs /etc/init.d/net.lo /etc/init.d/net.eth#{network[:interface]}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("/etc/init.d/net.eth#{network[:interface]} stop 2> /dev/null")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry >> /etc/conf.d/net")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("/etc/init.d/net.eth#{network[:interface]} start")
         end
       end
 
       def change_host_name(name)
-        if !vm.channel.test("sudo hostname --fqdn | grep '#{name}'")
-          vm.channel.sudo("echo 'hostname=#{name.split('.')[0]}' > /etc/conf.d/hostname")
-          vm.channel.sudo("sed -i 's@^\\(127[.]0[.]0[.]1[[:space:]]\\+\\)@\\1#{name} #{name.split('.')[0]} @' /etc/hosts")
-          vm.channel.sudo("hostname #{name.split('.')[0]}")
+        if !vm.communicate.test("sudo hostname --fqdn | grep '#{name}'")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("echo 'hostname=#{name.split('.')[0]}' > /etc/conf.d/hostname")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("sed -i 's@^\\(127[.]0[.]0[.]1[[:space:]]\\+\\)@\\1#{name} #{name.split('.')[0]} @' /etc/hosts")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("hostname #{name.split('.')[0]}")
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/openbsd/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/openbsd/guest.rb
index a43ed6f10..dd4a4831a 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/openbsd/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/openbsd/guest.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
   module GuestOpenBSD
     class Guest < VagrantPlugins::GuestLinux::Guest
       def halt
-        vm.channel.sudo("shutdown -p -h now")
+        vm.communicate.sudo("shutdown -p -h now")
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/solaris/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/solaris/guest.rb
index a8497bb14..aeff83653 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/solaris/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/solaris/guest.rb
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           su_cmd = vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd
           ifconfig_cmd = "#{su_cmd} /sbin/ifconfig #{device}"
 
-          vm.channel.execute("#{ifconfig_cmd} plumb")
+          vm.communicate.execute("#{ifconfig_cmd} plumb")
 
           if network[:type].to_sym == :static
-            vm.channel.execute("#{ifconfig_cmd} inet #{network[:ip]} netmask #{network[:netmask]}")
-            vm.channel.execute("#{ifconfig_cmd} up")
-            vm.channel.execute("#{su_cmd} sh -c \"echo '#{network[:ip]}' > /etc/hostname.#{device}\"")
+            vm.communicate.execute("#{ifconfig_cmd} inet #{network[:ip]} netmask #{network[:netmask]}")
+            vm.communicate.execute("#{ifconfig_cmd} up")
+            vm.communicate.execute("#{su_cmd} sh -c \"echo '#{network[:ip]}' > /etc/hostname.#{device}\"")
           elsif network[:type].to_sym == :dhcp
-            vm.channel.execute("#{ifconfig_cmd} dhcp start")
+            vm.communicate.execute("#{ifconfig_cmd} dhcp start")
           end
         end
       end
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         su_cmd = vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd
 
         # Only do this if the hostname is not already set
-        if !vm.channel.test("#{su_cmd} hostname | grep '#{name}'")
-          vm.channel.execute("#{su_cmd} sh -c \"echo '#{name}' > /etc/nodename\"")
-          vm.channel.execute("#{su_cmd} uname -S #{name}")
+        if !vm.communicate.test("#{su_cmd} hostname | grep '#{name}'")
+          vm.communicate.execute("#{su_cmd} sh -c \"echo '#{name}' > /etc/nodename\"")
+          vm.communicate.execute("#{su_cmd} uname -S #{name}")
         end
       end
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       #
       # does not exist in /etc/user_attr. TODO
       def halt
-        vm.channel.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} /usr/sbin/poweroff")
+        vm.communicate.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} /usr/sbin/poweroff")
       end
 
       def mount_shared_folder(name, guestpath, options)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         group = options[:group]
 
         # Create the shared folder
-        vm.channel.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} mkdir -p #{guestpath}")
+        vm.communicate.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} mkdir -p #{guestpath}")
 
         # We have to use this `id` command instead of `/usr/bin/id` since this
         # one accepts the "-u" and "-g" flags.
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # Mount the folder with the proper owner/group
         mount_options = "-o uid=`#{id_cmd} -u #{owner}`,gid=`#{id_cmd} -g #{group}`"
         mount_options += ",#{options[:extra]}" if options[:extra]
-        vm.channel.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} /sbin/mount -F vboxfs #{mount_options} #{name} #{guestpath}")
+        vm.communicate.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} /sbin/mount -F vboxfs #{mount_options} #{name} #{guestpath}")
 
         # chown the folder to the proper owner/group
-        vm.channel.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} chown `#{id_cmd} -u #{owner}`:`#{id_cmd} -g #{group}` #{guestpath}")
+        vm.communicate.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} chown `#{id_cmd} -u #{owner}`:`#{id_cmd} -g #{group}` #{guestpath}")
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/ubuntu/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/ubuntu/guest.rb
index bccedcc06..bc199b535 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/ubuntu/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/ubuntu/guest.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # Emit an upstart events if upstart is available
         folders.each do |name, opts|
           real_guestpath = expanded_guest_path(opts[:guestpath])
-          vm.channel.sudo("[ -x /sbin/initctl ] && /sbin/initctl emit vagrant-mounted MOUNTPOINT=#{real_guestpath}")
+          vm.communicate.sudo("[ -x /sbin/initctl ] && /sbin/initctl emit vagrant-mounted MOUNTPOINT=#{real_guestpath}")
         end
       end