diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/crda/crda_3.18.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/crda/crda_3.18.bb
index c93905ea7c2..4f975e11ead 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/crda/crda_3.18.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/crda/crda_3.18.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SRC_URI = "https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/${BPN}/${BP}.tar.xz \
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "0431fef3067bf503dfb464069f06163a"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "43fcb9679f8b75ed87ad10944a506292def13e4afb194afa7aa921b01e8ecdbf"
 
-inherit python-dir pythonnative siteinfo
+inherit python3-dir python3native siteinfo
 
 # Recursive make problem
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "MAKEFLAGS= DESTDIR=${D} LIBDIR=${libdir}/crda LDLIBREG='-Wl,-rpath,${libdir}/crda -lreg' \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/freeradius/freeradius_3.0.19.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/freeradius/freeradius_3.0.19.bb
index 8c95bbae3dc..1e4d3a57f36 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/freeradius/freeradius_3.0.19.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/freeradius/freeradius_3.0.19.bb
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[rlm-eap-pwd] = "--with-rlm_eap_pwd, --without-rlm_eap_pwd"
 inherit useradd autotools-brokensep update-rc.d systemd
 
 # This is not a cpan or python based package, but it needs some definitions
-# from cpan-base and python-dir bbclasses for building rlm_perl and rlm_python
+# from cpan-base and python3-dir bbclasses for building rlm_perl and rlm_python
 # correctly.
-inherit cpan-base python-dir
+inherit cpan-base python3-dir
 
 # The modules subdirs also need to be processed by autoreconf. Use autogen.sh
 # in order to handle the subdirs correctly.
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/python-networkmanager/python-networkmanager_2.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/python-networkmanager/python3-networkmanager_2.1.bb
similarity index 82%
rename from meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/python-networkmanager/python-networkmanager_2.1.bb
rename to meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/python-networkmanager/python3-networkmanager_2.1.bb
index 3aa41f1add0..91a6edd2417 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/python-networkmanager/python-networkmanager_2.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/python-networkmanager/python3-networkmanager_2.1.bb
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ SRC_URI[md5sum] = "f638d854a3639fb37c0e06d1092a771e"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "aef1e34d98d7bec7cc368e0ca0f2e97493f9b5ebe6d7103f8f6460cfca3dc6fc"
 
 PYPI_PACKAGE = "python-networkmanager"
-inherit pypi setuptools
+inherit pypi setuptools3
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "networkmanager python-dbus python-six"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "networkmanager python3-dbus python3-six"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/ufw/ufw/0006-Change-ufw-to-use-Python-3.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/ufw/ufw/0006-Change-ufw-to-use-Python-3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7fd60713d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/ufw/ufw/0006-Change-ufw-to-use-Python-3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From cc07a44f717bb7bdd71c07a7ad84caf6d8ed5c8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Garrett Brown <garrett.brown@aclima.io>
+Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 14:12:46 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Change ufw to use Python 3
+
+---
+ src/ufw | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/ufw b/src/ufw
+index c9e80e9..6ae28fa 100755
+--- a/src/ufw
++++ b/src/ufw
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#! /usr/bin/env python
++#! /usr/bin/env python3
+ #
+ # ufw: front-end for Linux firewalling (cli)
+ #
+-- 
+2.34.1
+
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/ufw/ufw_0.33.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/ufw/ufw_0.33.bb
index 19cfe46b7ba..493f25b9807 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/ufw/ufw_0.33.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/ufw/ufw_0.33.bb
@@ -16,16 +16,20 @@ SRC_URI = " \
            file://0003-fix-typeerror-on-error.patch \
            file://0004-lp1039729.patch \
            file://0005-lp1191197.patch \
+           file://0006-Change-ufw-to-use-Python-3.patch \
 "
+
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://launchpad.net/ufw"
+
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "3747b453d76709e5a99da209fc0bb5f5"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "5f85a8084ad3539b547bec097286948233188c971f498890316dec170bdd1da8"
 
-inherit setuptools distro_features_check
+inherit setuptools3 distro_features_check
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = " \
                   iptables \
-                  python \
-                  python-modules \
+                  python3 \
+                  python3-modules \
                  "
 
 RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = " \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-networking.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-networking.bb
index f511d729e34..584ee708246 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-networking.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-networking.bb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-networking-connectivity = "\
     libdnet ufw civetweb freeradius kea daq \
     mbedtls relayd snort dhcpcd rdate vlan vpnc \
     inetutils wolfssl lftp miniupnpd networkmanager \
-    networkmanager-openvpn rdist nanomsg python-networkmanager \
+    networkmanager-openvpn rdist nanomsg python3-networkmanager \
     ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "bluetooth x11", "blueman", "", d)} \
     ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "pam", "samba", "", d)} \
     ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "pam", "samba", "", d)} \
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-networking-daemons = "\
     "
 
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-networking-devtools = "\
-    python-ldap grpc \
+    python3-ldap grpc \
     "
 
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-networking-extended = "\
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-devtools/python/python-ldap_3.2.0.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-devtools/python/python3-ldap_3.2.0.bb
similarity index 97%
rename from meta-networking/recipes-devtools/python/python-ldap_3.2.0.bb
rename to meta-networking/recipes-devtools/python/python3-ldap_3.2.0.bb
index af8961e3228..2ad70ace4a7 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-devtools/python/python-ldap_3.2.0.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-devtools/python/python3-ldap_3.2.0.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://www.python-ldap.org/"
 DEPENDS = "python openldap cyrus-sasl"
 
 PYPI_PACKAGE = "python-ldap"
-inherit pypi setuptools
+inherit pypi setuptools3
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENCE;md5=36ce9d726d0321b73c1521704d07db1b"
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "fe22522208dc9b06d16eb70f8553eaab"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.4.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.4.1.bb
index 21caa918a6a..0faf1964826 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.4.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.4.1.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/${BPN}/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.xz \
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "c2b836a919cdd4ec53b06b70e0aa3e63"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "3f33f11dd08c3e8cc3e9d18eec686b1626d4818f4d5a72791507bbc4dce6a9a0"
 
-inherit autotools gettext python-dir pythonnative
+inherit autotools gettext python3-dir python3native
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-ssl=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${prefix}"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb
index b70c43f1562..5bd8bdcb5e6 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SRCREV = "1c2d8674cc6f4b1166a066e8822e295c105ae7a2"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit autotools python-dir pkgconfig
+inherit autotools python3-dir pkgconfig
 
 CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "am_cv_python_pythondir=${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/lowpan-tools"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ntop/ntop_5.0.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ntop/ntop_5.0.1.bb
index 80f009b7c3a..6f09937ed0b 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ntop/ntop_5.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ntop/ntop_5.0.1.bb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "7e8e84cb14d2173beaca4d4cb991a14d84a4bef84ec37b2276bc363f45
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/ntop/files/ntop/Stable"
 
-inherit autotools-brokensep useradd pythonnative pkgconfig systemd
+inherit autotools-brokensep useradd python3native pkgconfig systemd
 
 DEPENDS = "geoip rrdtool python zlib libpcap gdbm"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/openipmi/openipmi_2.0.27.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/openipmi/openipmi_2.0.27.bb
index f0927803997..3f3cc207346 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/openipmi/openipmi_2.0.27.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/openipmi/openipmi_2.0.27.bb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/OpenIPMI-${PV}"
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "d525ceaa07df5440674e7e68a6772fe7"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f3b1fafaaec2e2bac32fec5a86941ad8b8cb64543470bd6d819d7b166713d20b"
 
-inherit autotools-brokensep pkgconfig pythonnative perlnative update-rc.d systemd cpan-base
+inherit autotools-brokensep pkgconfig python3native perlnative update-rc.d systemd cpan-base
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-static \
                 --with-perl='${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native/perl' \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice_git.bb
index 06a79c5001d..ebf4d576e51 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice_git.bb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SRC_URI = " \
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit autotools gettext pythonnative python-dir pkgconfig
+inherit autotools gettext python3native python3-dir pkgconfig
 
 DEPENDS += "spice-protocol jpeg pixman alsa-lib glib-2.0 python-pyparsing-native python-six-native glib-2.0-native"
 DEPENDS_append_class-nativesdk = "nativesdk-openssl"