diff --git a/examples/xml/nwfilter/Makefile.am b/examples/xml/nwfilter/Makefile.am
index 23fd753a0b0b104cc0b4868afdd664533283f705..12a36198cbefcc3a1cefaa6b600effdb3928588c 100644
--- a/examples/xml/nwfilter/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/xml/nwfilter/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ FILTERS = \
 	allow-ipv4.xml \
 	clean-traffic.xml \
 	no-arp-spoofing.xml \
+	no-arp-ip-spoofing.xml \
+	no-arp-mac-spoofing.xml \
 	no-ip-multicast.xml \
 	no-ip-spoofing.xml \
 	no-mac-broadcast.xml \
diff --git a/examples/xml/nwfilter/clean-traffic.xml b/examples/xml/nwfilter/clean-traffic.xml
index 40f0ecbfa57ffe7df1184ab728480f15df63fb0e..b8cde9c560e68535f3f0bdaf3a866906d7b59390 100644
--- a/examples/xml/nwfilter/clean-traffic.xml
+++ b/examples/xml/nwfilter/clean-traffic.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<filter name='clean-traffic'>
+<filter name='clean-traffic' chain='root'>
    <!-- An example of a traffic filter enforcing clean traffic
         from a VM by
       - preventing MAC spoofing -->
@@ -6,11 +6,21 @@
 
    <!-- preventing IP spoofing on outgoing, allow all IPv4 in incoming -->
    <filterref filter='no-ip-spoofing'/>
+
+   <rule direction='out' action='accept' priority='-650'>
+      <mac protocolid='ipv4'/>
+   </rule>
+
    <filterref filter='allow-incoming-ipv4'/>
 
    <!-- preventing ARP spoofing/poisoning -->
    <filterref filter='no-arp-spoofing'/>
 
+   <!-- accept all other incoming and outgoing ARP traffic -->
+   <rule action='accept' direction='inout' priority='-500'>
+      <mac protocolid='arp'/>
+   </rule>
+
    <!-- preventing any other traffic than IPv4 and ARP -->
    <filterref filter='no-other-l2-traffic'/>
 
diff --git a/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-ip-spoofing.xml b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-ip-spoofing.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7365298f31d0e8e26903209f4662a41f822bd177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-ip-spoofing.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<filter name='no-arp-ip-spoofing' chain='arp-ip' priority='-510'>
+  <!-- no arp spoofing -->
+  <!-- drop if ipaddr does not belong to guest -->
+  <rule action='return' direction='out' priority='400' >
+    <arp match='yes' arpsrcipaddr='$IP' />
+  </rule>
+  <!-- drop everything else -->
+  <rule action='drop' direction='out' priority='1000' />
+</filter>
diff --git a/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-mac-spoofing.xml b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-mac-spoofing.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..71482bb5e0f78f58bd2bb7e24f24a8485e8e8121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-mac-spoofing.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<filter name='no-arp-mac-spoofing' chain='arp-mac' priority='-520'>
+   <rule action='return' direction='out' priority='350' >
+      <arp match='yes' arpsrcmacaddr='$MAC'/>
+   </rule>
+   <!-- drop everything else -->
+   <rule action='drop' direction='out' priority='1000' />
+</filter>
diff --git a/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-spoofing.xml b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-spoofing.xml
index 96c58c153b5a30139e3b1dfc2788e2a9ed0d2cb8..23f2d3cd1467f8b83dbf6820f07c73c596418b31 100644
--- a/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-spoofing.xml
+++ b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-arp-spoofing.xml
@@ -1,36 +1,4 @@
-<filter name='no-arp-spoofing' chain='arp'>
-   <uuid>f88f1932-debf-4aa1-9fbe-f10d3aa4bc95</uuid>
-   <rule action='drop' direction='out' priority='300' >
-       <mac match='no' srcmacaddr='$MAC'/>
-   </rule>
-
-   <!-- no arp spoofing -->
-   <!-- drop if ipaddr or macaddr does not belong to guest -->
-   <rule action='drop' direction='out' priority='350' >
-       <arp match='no' arpsrcmacaddr='$MAC'/>
-   </rule>
-   <rule action='drop' direction='out' priority='400' >
-       <arp match='no' arpsrcipaddr='$IP' />
-   </rule>
-   <!-- allow gratuitous arp -->
-   <rule action='accept' direction='in' priority='425'>
-       <arp gratuitous='true'/>
-   </rule>
-   <!-- drop if ipaddr or macaddr does not belong to guest -->
-   <rule action='drop' direction='in' priority='450' >
-       <arp match='no' arpdstmacaddr='$MAC'/>
-       <arp opcode='reply'/>
-   </rule>
-   <rule action='drop' direction='in' priority='500' >
-       <arp match='no' arpdstipaddr='$IP' />
-   </rule>
-   <!-- accept only request or reply packets -->
-   <rule action='accept' direction='inout' priority='600' >
-       <arp opcode='request'/>
-   </rule>
-   <rule action='accept' direction='inout' priority='650' >
-       <arp opcode='reply'/>
-   </rule>
-   <!-- drop everything else -->
-   <rule action='drop' direction='inout' priority='1000' />
+<filter name='no-arp-spoofing' chain='root'>
+  <filterref filter='no-arp-mac-spoofing'/>
+  <filterref filter='no-arp-ip-spoofing'/>
 </filter>
diff --git a/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-ip-spoofing.xml b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-ip-spoofing.xml
index b8c94c82e446bf77204c86f5756d670407ba1a8a..cbed03083d5f4d338259e82d739b50952ad3c966 100644
--- a/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-ip-spoofing.xml
+++ b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-ip-spoofing.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-<filter name='no-ip-spoofing' chain='ipv4'>
+<filter name='no-ip-spoofing' chain='ipv4-ip' priority='-710'>
+  <!-- allow DHCP requests -->
+  <rule action='accept' direction='out' priority='100'>
+    <ip srcipaddr='0.0.0.0' protocol='udp' srcportstart='68' srcportend='68'/>
+  </rule>
 
-    <!-- drop if srcipaddr is not the IP address of the guest -->
-    <rule action='drop' direction='out'>
-        <ip match='no' srcipaddr='$IP' />
-    </rule>
+  <!-- allow all known IP addresses -->
+  <rule direction='out' action='return' priority='500'>
+    <ip srcipaddr='$IP'/>
+  </rule>
+
+  <!-- drop everything else -->
+  <rule direction='out' action='drop' priority='1000'/>
 </filter>
diff --git a/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-mac-spoofing.xml b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-mac-spoofing.xml
index f21062327185ee2f7f9631f13a8714bd47f43e23..2d0468fff353ed3344f0d3e39aa6f63e6fdf3f6f 100644
--- a/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-mac-spoofing.xml
+++ b/examples/xml/nwfilter/no-mac-spoofing.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-<filter name='no-mac-spoofing' chain='ipv4'>
-  <rule action='drop' direction='out' priority='10'>
-      <mac match='no' srcmacaddr='$MAC' />
+<filter name='no-mac-spoofing' chain='mac' priority='-800'>
+  <!-- return packets with VM's MAC address as source address -->
+  <rule direction='out' action='return'>
+    <mac srcmacaddr='$MAC'/>
+  </rule>
+  <!-- drop everything else -->
+  <rule direction='out' action='drop'>
+    <mac/>
   </rule>
 </filter>