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Merge pull request #9948 from tangicolin/improve-doc-networking 

Improve networking documentation with default mac address range
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James Turnbull 2015-01-09 07:44:49 -05:00
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@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ private range defined by [RFC 1918](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1918)
that are not in use on the host machine, and assigns it to `docker0`. that are not in use on the host machine, and assigns it to `docker0`.
Docker made the choice `172.17.42.1/16` when I started it a few minutes Docker made the choice `172.17.42.1/16` when I started it a few minutes
ago, for example — a 16-bit netmask providing 65,534 addresses for the ago, for example — a 16-bit netmask providing 65,534 addresses for the
host machine and its containers. host machine and its containers. The MAC address is generated using the
IP address allocated to the container to avoid ARP collisions, using a
range from `02:42:ac:11:00:00` to `02:42:ac:11:ff:ff`.
> **Note:** > **Note:**
> This document discusses advanced networking configuration > This document discusses advanced networking configuration