diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs b/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs
index c63f5025b560..6f10a95dceb0 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,25 @@ pub struct NetworkManager<N: NetworkPrimitives = EthNetworkPrimitives> {
     disconnect_metrics: DisconnectMetrics,
 }
 
-// === impl NetworkManager ===
+impl NetworkManager {
+    /// Creates the manager of a new network with [`EthNetworkPrimitives`] types.
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # async fn f() {
+    /// use reth_chainspec::MAINNET;
+    /// use reth_network::{NetworkConfig, NetworkManager};
+    /// let config =
+    ///     NetworkConfig::builder_with_rng_secret_key().build_with_noop_provider(MAINNET.clone());
+    /// let manager = NetworkManager::eth(config).await;
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub async fn eth<C: BlockNumReader + 'static>(
+        config: NetworkConfig<C, EthNetworkPrimitives>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, NetworkError> {
+        Self::new(config).await
+    }
+}
+
 impl<N: NetworkPrimitives> NetworkManager<N> {
     /// Sets the dedicated channel for events indented for the
     /// [`TransactionsManager`](crate::transactions::TransactionsManager).
diff --git a/examples/bsc-p2p/src/main.rs b/examples/bsc-p2p/src/main.rs
index a2dec469591b..d0ea0f6d9eb5 100644
--- a/examples/bsc-p2p/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/bsc-p2p/src/main.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 
 use chainspec::{boot_nodes, bsc_chain_spec};
 use reth_discv4::Discv4ConfigBuilder;
-use reth_network::{
-    EthNetworkPrimitives, NetworkConfig, NetworkEvent, NetworkEventListenerProvider, NetworkManager,
-};
+use reth_network::{NetworkConfig, NetworkEvent, NetworkEventListenerProvider, NetworkManager};
 use reth_network_api::{
     events::{PeerEvent, SessionInfo},
     PeersInfo,
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ async fn main() {
     // latest BSC forkId, we need to override this to allow connections from BSC nodes
     let fork_id = ForkId { hash: ForkHash([0x07, 0xb5, 0x43, 0x28]), next: 0 };
     net_cfg.fork_filter.set_current_fork_id(fork_id);
-    let net_manager = NetworkManager::<EthNetworkPrimitives>::new(net_cfg).await.unwrap();
+    let net_manager = NetworkManager::eth(net_cfg).await.unwrap();
 
     // The network handle is our entrypoint into the network.
     let net_handle = net_manager.handle().clone();
diff --git a/examples/custom-rlpx-subprotocol/src/main.rs b/examples/custom-rlpx-subprotocol/src/main.rs
index 702d0e8cf5ef..7b52dd75056e 100644
--- a/examples/custom-rlpx-subprotocol/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/custom-rlpx-subprotocol/src/main.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4};
 
 use reth::builder::NodeHandle;
 use reth_network::{
-    config::SecretKey, protocol::IntoRlpxSubProtocol, EthNetworkPrimitives, NetworkConfig,
-    NetworkManager, NetworkProtocols,
+    config::SecretKey, protocol::IntoRlpxSubProtocol, NetworkConfig, NetworkManager,
+    NetworkProtocols,
 };
 use reth_network_api::{test_utils::PeersHandleProvider, NetworkInfo};
 use reth_node_ethereum::EthereumNode;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
             .build_with_noop_provider(node.chain_spec());
 
         // spawn the second network instance
-        let subnetwork = NetworkManager::<EthNetworkPrimitives>::new(net_cfg).await?;
+        let subnetwork = NetworkManager::eth(net_cfg).await?;
         let subnetwork_peer_id = *subnetwork.peer_id();
         let subnetwork_peer_addr = subnetwork.local_addr();
         let subnetwork_handle = subnetwork.peers_handle();
diff --git a/examples/network/src/main.rs b/examples/network/src/main.rs
index bd4f232a754c..ba3b46e53767 100644
--- a/examples/network/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/network/src/main.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use reth_network::{
-    config::rng_secret_key, EthNetworkPrimitives, NetworkConfig, NetworkEventListenerProvider,
-    NetworkManager,
+    config::rng_secret_key, NetworkConfig, NetworkEventListenerProvider, NetworkManager,
 };
 use reth_provider::test_utils::NoopProvider;
 
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     let config = NetworkConfig::builder(local_key).mainnet_boot_nodes().build(client);
 
     // create the network instance
-    let network = NetworkManager::<EthNetworkPrimitives>::new(config).await?;
+    let network = NetworkManager::eth(config).await?;
 
     // get a handle to the network to interact with it
     let handle = network.handle().clone();
diff --git a/examples/polygon-p2p/src/main.rs b/examples/polygon-p2p/src/main.rs
index bae5399d9cd6..b4ff9b59d370 100644
--- a/examples/polygon-p2p/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/polygon-p2p/src/main.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
 use chain_cfg::{boot_nodes, head, polygon_chain_spec};
 use reth_discv4::Discv4ConfigBuilder;
 use reth_network::{
-    config::NetworkMode, EthNetworkPrimitives, NetworkConfig, NetworkEvent,
-    NetworkEventListenerProvider, NetworkManager,
+    config::NetworkMode, NetworkConfig, NetworkEvent, NetworkEventListenerProvider, NetworkManager,
 };
 use reth_network_api::events::SessionInfo;
 use reth_tracing::{
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ async fn main() {
     discv4_cfg.add_boot_nodes(boot_nodes()).lookup_interval(interval);
     let net_cfg = net_cfg.set_discovery_v4(discv4_cfg.build());
 
-    let net_manager = NetworkManager::<EthNetworkPrimitives>::new(net_cfg).await.unwrap();
+    let net_manager = NetworkManager::eth(net_cfg).await.unwrap();
 
     // The network handle is our entrypoint into the network.
     let net_handle = net_manager.handle();