diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd33bdea..9a61f93d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ x/wire/file/client/client
 x/wire/file/server/server
 x/wire/intf/client/client
 x/wire/intf/server/server
+x/wire/forward/forward
diff --git a/topo/node/forward/forward.go b/topo/node/forward/forward.go
index a572501c..93d0aa0f 100644
--- a/topo/node/forward/forward.go
+++ b/topo/node/forward/forward.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package forward
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 
 	fpb "github.com/openconfig/kne/proto/forward"
 	tpb "github.com/openconfig/kne/proto/topo"
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
+const (
+	fwdPort = "50058"
+)
+
 func New(nodeImpl *node.Impl) (node.Node, error) {
 	if nodeImpl == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("nodeImpl cannot be nil")
@@ -59,6 +64,48 @@ func (n *Node) Create(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func interfaceFlag(intf string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("--interfaces=%s", intf)
+}
+
+func endpointFlag(lintf, addr, rintf string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("--endpoints=%s/%s/%s", lintf, addr, rintf)
+}
+
+func wireToArg(wire *fpb.Wire) (string, error) {
+	switch at := wire.A.Endpoint.(type) {
+	case *fpb.Endpoint_Interface:
+		// If A is an interface, then this node should serve as the fwd client for this wire.
+		// Additionally Z should not be an interface.
+		switch zt := wire.Z.Endpoint.(type) {
+		case *fpb.Endpoint_Interface:
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("endpoints A and Z cannot both be interfaces")
+		case *fpb.Endpoint_LocalNode:
+			ln := wire.GetZ().GetLocalNode()
+			//pod, err := n.KubeClient.CoreV1().Pods(n.Namespace).Get(ctx, ln.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
+			//if err != nil {
+			//	return "", err
+			//}
+			return endpointFlag(wire.GetA().GetInterface().GetName(), net.JoinHostPort(ln.GetName(), fwdPort), ln.GetInterface()), nil
+		default:
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("endpoint Z type not supported: %T", zt)
+		}
+	case *fpb.Endpoint_LocalNode:
+		// If A is not an interface, then this node should serve as the fwd server for this wire.
+		// Additionally Z should be an interface.
+		switch zt := wire.Z.Endpoint.(type) {
+		case *fpb.Endpoint_Interface:
+			return interfaceFlag(wire.GetZ().GetInterface().GetName()), nil
+		case *fpb.Endpoint_LocalNode:
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("one of endpoints A and Z must be an interface")
+		default:
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("endpoint Z type not supported: %T", zt)
+		}
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("endpoint A type not supported: %T", at)
+	}
+}
+
 // CreatePod creates a Pod for the Node based on the underlying proto.
 func (n *Node) CreatePod(ctx context.Context) error {
 	pb := n.Proto
@@ -68,14 +115,22 @@ func (n *Node) CreatePod(ctx context.Context) error {
 		initContainerImage = node.DefaultInitContainerImage
 	}
 
+	fwdArgs := pb.Config.Args
 	if vendorData := pb.Config.GetVendorData(); vendorData != nil {
 		fwdCfg := &fpb.ForwardConfig{}
 		if err := vendorData.UnmarshalTo(fwdCfg); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		// TODO: Validate and use fwdCfg to pass arguments to the container.
 		log.Infof("Got fwdCfg: %v", prototext.Format(fwdCfg))
+		for _, wire := range fwdCfg.GetWires() {
+			arg, err := wireToArg(wire)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			fwdArgs = append(fwdArgs, arg)
+		}
 	}
+	log.Infof("Using container args: %v", fwdArgs)
 
 	pod := &corev1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -99,7 +154,7 @@ func (n *Node) CreatePod(ctx context.Context) error {
 				Name:            pb.Name,
 				Image:           pb.Config.Image,
 				Command:         pb.Config.Command,
-				Args:            pb.Config.Args,
+				Args:            fwdArgs,
 				Env:             node.ToEnvVar(pb.Config.Env),
 				Resources:       node.ToResourceRequirements(pb.Constraints),
 				ImagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent",
@@ -161,9 +216,9 @@ func defaults(pb *tpb.Node) *tpb.Node {
 	if pb.Config == nil {
 		pb.Config = &tpb.Config{}
 	}
-	if len(pb.GetConfig().GetCommand()) == 0 {
-		pb.Config.Command = []string{"/bin/sh", "-c", "sleep 2000000000000"}
-	}
+	//if len(pb.GetConfig().GetCommand()) == 0 {
+	//	pb.Config.Command = []string{"/bin/sh", "-c", "sleep 2000000000000"}
+	//}
 	if pb.Config.EntryCommand == "" {
 		pb.Config.EntryCommand = fmt.Sprintf("kubectl exec -it %s -- sh", pb.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/x/wire/forward/Dockerfile b/x/wire/forward/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb6724ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/wire/forward/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM golang:1.21
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY x/wire/ x/wire/
+COPY proto/ proto/
+
+RUN go build -o forward x/wire/forward/main.go
+
+ENTRYPOINT ./forward
diff --git a/x/wire/forward/main.go b/x/wire/forward/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c1ea6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/wire/forward/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+
+	wpb "github.com/openconfig/kne/proto/wire"
+	"github.com/openconfig/kne/x/wire"
+	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	log "k8s.io/klog/v2"
+)
+
+var (
+	port       = flag.Int("port", 50058, "Wire server port")
+	interfaces = flag.StringSlice("interfaces", []string{}, "List of local interfaces to serve on the wire server")
+	endpoints  = flag.StringSlice("endpoints", []string{}, "List of strings of the form local_interface/remote_address/remote_interface")
+)
+
+type server struct {
+	wpb.UnimplementedWireServer
+	endpoints map[wire.InterfaceEndpoint]*wire.Wire
+}
+
+func newServer(endpoints map[wire.InterfaceEndpoint]*wire.Wire) *server {
+	return &server{endpoints: endpoints}
+}
+
+func (s *server) Transmit(stream wpb.Wire_TransmitServer) error {
+	e, err := wire.ParseInterfaceEndpoint(stream.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse endpoint from incoming stream context: %v", err)
+	}
+	log.Infof("New Transmit stream started for endpoint %v", e)
+	w, ok := s.endpoints[*e]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no endpoint found on server for request: %v", e)
+	}
+	if err := w.Transmit(stream.Context(), stream); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("transmit failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func localEndpoints(intfs []string) (map[wire.InterfaceEndpoint]*wire.Wire, error) {
+	m := map[wire.InterfaceEndpoint]*wire.Wire{}
+	for _, intf := range intfs {
+		rw, err := wire.NewInterfaceReadWriter(intf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		m[*wire.NewInterfaceEndpoint(intf)] = wire.NewWire(rw)
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func remoteEndpoints(eps []string) (map[string]map[wire.InterfaceEndpoint]*wire.Wire, error) {
+	m := map[string]map[wire.InterfaceEndpoint]*wire.Wire{}
+	for _, ep := range eps {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(ep, "/", 3)
+		if len(parts) != 3 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse %v into endpoint, got %v", ep, parts)
+		}
+		lintf := parts[0]
+		addr := parts[1]
+		rintf := parts[2]
+		rw, err := wire.NewInterfaceReadWriter(lintf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if _, ok := m[addr]; !ok {
+			m[addr] = map[wire.InterfaceEndpoint]*wire.Wire{}
+		}
+		m[addr][*wire.NewInterfaceEndpoint(rintf)] = wire.NewWire(rw)
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	addr := fmt.Sprintf(":%d", *port)
+	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp6", addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to listen: %v", err)
+	}
+	s := grpc.NewServer()
+	le, err := localEndpoints(*interfaces)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to create local endpoints from interfaces: %v")
+	}
+	wpb.RegisterWireServer(s, newServer(le))
+	g := new(errgroup.Group)
+	g.Go(func() error {
+		log.Infof("Wire server listening at %v", lis.Addr())
+		return s.Serve(lis)
+	})
+	re, err := remoteEndpoints(*endpoints)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to create remote endpoints: %v", err)
+	}
+	for a, m := range re {
+		opts := []grpc.DialOption{
+			grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+		}
+		conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, a, opts...)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Failed to dial %q: %v", a, err)
+		}
+		defer conn.Close()
+		c := wpb.NewWireClient(conn)
+		for e, w := range m {
+			c := c
+			e := e
+			w := w
+			g.Go(func() error {
+				octx := e.NewContext(ctx)
+				stream, err := c.Transmit(octx)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				defer func() {
+					stream.CloseSend()
+				}()
+				log.Infof("Transmitting endpoint %v over wire...", e)
+				return w.Transmit(ctx, stream)
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to wait for wire transmits: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/x/wire/wire.go b/x/wire/wire.go
index 697a6ffa..219e6265 100644
--- a/x/wire/wire.go
+++ b/x/wire/wire.go
@@ -209,3 +209,32 @@ func (p *PhysicalEndpoint) NewContext(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
 	})
 	return metadata.NewOutgoingContext(ctx, md)
 }
+
+type InterfaceEndpoint struct {
+	intf string
+}
+
+func NewInterfaceEndpoint(intf string) *InterfaceEndpoint {
+	return &InterfaceEndpoint{intf: intf}
+}
+
+func ParseInterfaceEndpoint(ctx context.Context) (*InterfaceEndpoint, error) {
+	md, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no metadata in incoming context")
+	}
+	i := &InterfaceEndpoint{}
+	vals := md.Get("interface")
+	if len(vals) != 1 || vals[0] == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("interface key not found")
+	}
+	i.intf = vals[0]
+	return i, nil
+}
+
+func (i *InterfaceEndpoint) NewContext(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
+	md := metadata.New(map[string]string{
+		"interface": i.intf,
+	})
+	return metadata.NewOutgoingContext(ctx, md)
+}