diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/amazon-2023/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/amazon-2023/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
index a9cfdf103..bf42e6206 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/amazon-2023/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/amazon-2023/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ set -ex
 
 if
   [ -z "${DEVICE_NAME}" ] ||          # name of the device
-  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||       # number of the device
+  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||       # index of the device
+  [ -z "${NETWORK_CARD_INDEX}" ] ||   # index of the network card
   [ -z "${DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS}" ] ||       # ip of the device
   [ -z "${MAC}" ] ||                 # mac address of the device
   [ -z "${CIDR_BLOCK}" ]                 # CIDR block of the subnet
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ then
   echo 'One or more environment variables missing'
   exit 1
 fi
-echo "Configuring NIC, Device name: ${DEVICE_NAME}, Device number: ${DEVICE_NUMBER}"
+echo "Configuring NIC, Device name: ${DEVICE_NAME}, Device number: ${DEVICE_NUMBER}, Network card index:${NETWORK_CARD_INDEX}"
 
 configuration_directory="/etc/systemd/network"
 file_name="70-${DEVICE_NAME}.network"
@@ -23,12 +24,13 @@ fi
 
 cd "$configuration_directory"
 
-ROUTE_TABLE=100${DEVICE_NUMBER}
+SUFFIX=$(printf "%03d" $NETWORK_CARD_INDEX)$(printf "%03d" $DEVICE_NUMBER)
+ROUTE_TABLE=1${SUFFIX}
 
 ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/network/80-ec2.network ${file_name} # Use default EC2 configuration. This include MTU, etc.
 
 /bin/cat <<EOF > ${sub_directory}/eni.conf
-# Configuration for ${DEVICE_NUMBER} generated by ParallelCluster
+# Configuration for network card: ${NETWORK_CARD_INDEX}, device number: ${DEVICE_NUMBER} generated by ParallelCluster
 # This is inspired by https://github.com/amazonlinux/amazon-ec2-net-utils/blob/v2.4.1/lib/lib.sh
 [Match]
 MACAddress=${MAC}
diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/default/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/default/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
index 36fcb4c5f..c2bd124e3 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/default/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/default/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ set -e
 
 if
   [ -z "${DEVICE_NAME}" ] ||          # name of the device
-  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||        # number of the device
+  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||        # index of the device
+  [ -z "${NETWORK_CARD_INDEX}" ] ||   # index of the network card
   [ -z "${GW_IP_ADDRESS}" ] ||        # gateway ip address
   [ -z "${DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS}" ] ||    # ip address to assign to the interface
   [ -z "${CIDR_PREFIX_LENGTH}" ] ||   # the prefix length of the device IP cidr block
@@ -20,9 +21,11 @@ then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-ROUTE_TABLE="100${DEVICE_NUMBER}"
+SUFFIX=$(printf "%03d" $NETWORK_CARD_INDEX)$(printf "%03d" $DEVICE_NUMBER)
 
-echo "Configuring ${DEVICE_NAME} with IP:${DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS} CIDR_PREFIX:${CIDR_PREFIX_LENGTH} NETMASK:${NETMASK} GW:${GW_IP_ADDRESS} ROUTING_TABLE:${ROUTE_TABLE}"
+ROUTE_TABLE="1${SUFFIX}"
+
+echo "Configuring device name: ${DEVICE_NAME} with IP:${DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS} CIDR_PREFIX:${CIDR_PREFIX_LENGTH} NETMASK:${NETMASK} GW:${GW_IP_ADDRESS} ROUTING_TABLE:${ROUTE_TABLE}"
 
 # config file
 FILE="/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-${DEVICE_NAME}"
diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/redhat-8.network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/redhat-8.network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
index d142d8c8e..c9a1bc95e 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/redhat-8.network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/redhat-8.network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ set -e
 
 if
   [ -z "${DEVICE_NAME}" ] ||          # name of the device
-  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||        # number of the device
+  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||        # index of the device
+  [ -z "${NETWORK_CARD_INDEX}" ] ||   # index of the network card
   [ -z "${GW_IP_ADDRESS}" ] ||        # gateway ip address
   [ -z "${DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS}" ] ||    # ip address to assign to the interface
   [ -z "${CIDR_PREFIX_LENGTH}" ]      # the prefix length of the device IP cidr block
@@ -23,9 +24,10 @@ then
 fi
 
 con_name="System ${DEVICE_NAME}"
-route_table="100${DEVICE_NUMBER}"
-priority="100${DEVICE_NUMBER}"
-metric="100${DEVICE_NUMBER}"
+SUFFIX=$(printf "%03d" $NETWORK_CARD_INDEX)$(printf "%03d" $DEVICE_NUMBER)
+route_table="1${SUFFIX}"
+priority="1${SUFFIX}"
+metric="1${SUFFIX}"
 
 # Rename connection
 original_con_name=`nmcli -t -f GENERAL.CONNECTION device show ${DEVICE_NAME} | cut -f2 -d':'`
diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/rocky/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/rocky/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
index d142d8c8e..c9a1bc95e 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/rocky/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/rocky/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ set -e
 
 if
   [ -z "${DEVICE_NAME}" ] ||          # name of the device
-  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||        # number of the device
+  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||        # index of the device
+  [ -z "${NETWORK_CARD_INDEX}" ] ||   # index of the network card
   [ -z "${GW_IP_ADDRESS}" ] ||        # gateway ip address
   [ -z "${DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS}" ] ||    # ip address to assign to the interface
   [ -z "${CIDR_PREFIX_LENGTH}" ]      # the prefix length of the device IP cidr block
@@ -23,9 +24,10 @@ then
 fi
 
 con_name="System ${DEVICE_NAME}"
-route_table="100${DEVICE_NUMBER}"
-priority="100${DEVICE_NUMBER}"
-metric="100${DEVICE_NUMBER}"
+SUFFIX=$(printf "%03d" $NETWORK_CARD_INDEX)$(printf "%03d" $DEVICE_NUMBER)
+route_table="1${SUFFIX}"
+priority="1${SUFFIX}"
+metric="1${SUFFIX}"
 
 # Rename connection
 original_con_name=`nmcli -t -f GENERAL.CONNECTION device show ${DEVICE_NAME} | cut -f2 -d':'`
diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/ubuntu/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/ubuntu/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
index 2e853057d..f2fc909c9 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/ubuntu/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/files/ubuntu/network_interfaces/configure_nw_interface.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ set -e
 
 if
   [ -z "${DEVICE_NAME}" ] ||          # name of the device
-  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||        # number of the device
+  [ -z "${DEVICE_NUMBER}" ] ||        # index of the device
+  [ -z "${NETWORK_CARD_INDEX}" ] ||   # index of the network card
   [ -z "${GW_IP_ADDRESS}" ] ||        # gateway ip address
   [ -z "${DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS}" ] ||    # ip address to assign to the interface
   [ -z "${CIDR_PREFIX_LENGTH}" ] ||   # the prefix length of the device IP cidr block
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ if [ "${STATIC_IP_CONFIG}" = "" ]
 fi
 
 FILE="/etc/netplan/${DEVICE_NAME}.yaml"
-ROUTE_TABLE="100${DEVICE_NUMBER}"
+SUFFIX=$(printf "%03d" $NETWORK_CARD_INDEX)$(printf "%03d" $DEVICE_NUMBER)
+ROUTE_TABLE="1${SUFFIX}"
 
 echo "Configuring ${DEVICE_NAME} with IP:${DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS} CIDR_PREFIX:${CIDR_PREFIX_LENGTH} NETMASK:${NETMASK} GW:${GW_IP_ADDRESS} ROUTING_TABLE:${ROUTE_TABLE}"
 
diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/recipes/config/network_interfaces.rb b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/recipes/config/network_interfaces.rb
index ef5898cb9..bee82724e 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/recipes/config/network_interfaces.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/recipes/config/network_interfaces.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
 return if on_docker?
 
 def network_card_index(mac, token)
+  # This IMDS call is not available on single NIC instance, therefore fallback to 0
   uri = URI("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/network/interfaces/macs/#{mac}/network-card")
+  get_metadata_with_token(token, uri) || 0
+end
+
+def device_number(mac, token)
+  uri = URI("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/network/interfaces/macs/#{mac}/device-number")
   get_metadata_with_token(token, uri)
 end
 
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ def cidr_to_netmask(cidr)
   # Configure nw interfaces
   macs.each do |mac|
     device_name = device_name(mac)
+    device_number = device_number(mac, token)
     network_card_index = network_card_index(mac, token)
     gw_ip_address = gateway_address
     device_ip_address = device_ip(mac, token)
@@ -84,7 +91,8 @@ def cidr_to_netmask(cidr)
       environment(
         # TODO: The variables are a superset of what's required by individual scripts. Consider simplification.
         'DEVICE_NAME' => device_name,
-        'DEVICE_NUMBER' => "#{network_card_index}", # in configure_nw_interface DEVICE_NUMBER actually means network card index
+        'DEVICE_NUMBER' => "#{device_number}",
+        'NETWORK_CARD_INDEX' => "#{network_card_index}",
         'GW_IP_ADDRESS' => gw_ip_address,
         'DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS' => device_ip_address,
         'CIDR_PREFIX_LENGTH' => cidr_prefix_length,