diff --git a/waku.nimble b/waku.nimble
index 0938e51e5..bef2e52aa 100644
--- a/waku.nimble
+++ b/waku.nimble
@@ -60,5 +60,4 @@ task wakunode2, "Build Experimental Waku cli":
 
 task wakusim2, "Build Experimental Waku simulation tools":
   buildBinary "quicksim", "waku/node/v2/", "-d:chronicles_log_level=DEBUG"
-  # TODO
-  #buildBinary "start_network", "waku/node/v2/", "-d:chronicles_log_level=DEBUG"
+  buildBinary "start_network", "waku/node/v2/", "-d:chronicles_log_level=DEBUG"
diff --git a/waku/node/v2/quicksim.nim b/waku/node/v2/quicksim.nim
index 54c5f8e07..67dccce01 100644
--- a/waku/node/v2/quicksim.nim
+++ b/waku/node/v2/quicksim.nim
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ template sourceDir: string = currentSourcePath.rsplit(DirSep, 1)[0]
 const sigWakuPath = &"{sourceDir}{DirSep}rpc{DirSep}wakucallsigs.nim"
 createRpcSigs(RpcHttpClient, sigWakuPath)
 
+# TODO: This should have start_network
+
 # More minimal than v1 quicksim, just RPC client for now
 
 let node1 = newRpcHttpClient()
@@ -23,15 +25,6 @@ let node1 = newRpcHttpClient()
 # Using with static nodes, hardcoded "works":
 # /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/55505/ipfs/16Uiu2HAkufRTzUnYCMggjPaAMbC3ss1bkrjewPcjwSeqK9WgUKYu
 
-# static node parsing ignored for now
-#./build/wakunode2 --staticnode:/ip4/hallibaba/foo --ports-shift:1
-
-# node 1:
-#  WRN 2020-05-01 12:20:13+08:00 no handlers for                            tid=24636 protocol=/vac/waku/2.0.0-alpha0 topic=Multistream
-
-
-
-
 # Need to figure out rw stuff as well, perhaps we can start a few nodes and see if we get some pingpong
 # Unclear how to mount waku on top of gossipsub tho
 
diff --git a/waku/node/v2/start_network.nim b/waku/node/v2/start_network.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f20fe40d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waku/node/v2/start_network.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import
+  strformat, os, osproc, net, confutils, strformat, chronicles, json, strutils,
+  libp2p/multiaddress,
+  libp2p/crypto/crypto,
+  libp2p/protocols/protocol,
+  libp2p/peerinfo
+
+type
+  NodeInfo* = object
+    cmd: string
+    address: string
+    label: string
+
+# TODO: initNodeCmd and get multiaddress here
+# TODO: Then, setup a star network
+
+# TODO: Create Node command, something like this:
+# "build/wakunode --log-level:DEBUG --log-metrics --metrics-server --rpc  --waku-topic-interest:false --nodekey:e685079b7fa34dd35d3ffb2e40ab970360e94aa7dcc1262d36a8e2320a2c08ce --ports-shift:2 --discovery:off "
+# What's equivalent of nodekey for libp2p? It is keypair.seckey in v1
+# desc: "P2P node private key as hex.",
+# Should be straightforward
+# Ok cool so it is config.nim parseCmdArg, then use fromHex
+proc initNodeCmd(): NodeInfo =
+  let
+    privKey = PrivateKey.random(Secp256k1)
+    keys = KeyPair(seckey: privKey, pubkey: privKey.getKey())
+    peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(privKey)
+    # XXX
+    DefaultAddr = "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/55505"
+    hostAddress = MultiAddress.init(DefaultAddr)
+
+  peerInfo.addrs.add(hostAddress)
+
+  result.cmd = "./build/foo"
+
+# TODO: main and toHex fromHex private keys, then in config as nodekey