An additional flag to limit the networking MTU is required in three Compute Engine zones for reliable networking from inside the docker container. Added a warning to that effect to the QuickStart guide.
docker-playground:~$ sudo docker run busybox echo 'docker on GCE \o/'
docker on GCE \o/
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+**The -lxc-conf flag below is required** when running docker images in zones: us-central1-a, europe-west1-1, and europe-west1-b. Without the MTU flag, you may experience intermittent network pauses.
+`See this issue <https://code.google.com/p/google-compute-engine/issues/detail?id=57>`_ for more details.
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+.. code-block:: bash
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+ docker-playground:~$ sudo docker run -lxc-conf="lxc.network.mtu = 1460" busybox echo 'docker on GCE \o/'