diff -durN tools.orig/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
--- tools.orig/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py	2005-01-27 01:06:28.840379840 +0100
+++ tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py	2005-01-25 16:20:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -449,9 +449,9 @@
 
             self.init_domain()
             self.configure_console()
+            self.configure_backends()
             self.construct_image()
             self.configure_restart()
-            self.configure_backends()
             deferred = self.configure()
             def cberr(err):
                 self.destroy()
diff -durN tools.orig/python/xen/xend/server/netif.py tools/python/xen/xend/server/netif.py
--- tools.orig/python/xen/xend/server/netif.py	2005-01-25 10:09:39.000000000 +0100
+++ tools/python/xen/xend/server/netif.py	2005-01-27 01:19:29.043770896 +0100
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@
         self.ipaddr = self._get_config_ipaddr(config) or []
         
         try:
-            self.backendDomain = int(sxp.child_value(config, 'backend', '0'))
+            xd = get_component('xen.xend.XendDomain')
+            self.backendDomain = int(xd.domain_lookup(sxp.child_value(config, 'backend', '0')).id)
         except:
             raise XendError('invalid backend domain')
 
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@
         bridge = sxp.child_value(config, 'bridge')
         script = sxp.child_value(config, 'script')
         ipaddr = self._get_config_ipaddr(config)
-        backendDomain = sxp.child_value(config, 'backend', '0')
+        xd = get_component('xen.xend.XendDomain')
+        backendDomain = str(xd.domain_lookup(sxp.child_value(config, 'backend', '0')).id)
         if (mac is not None) and (mac != self.mac):
             raise XendError("cannot change mac")
         if (backendDomain is not None) and (backendDomain != str(self.backendDomain)):