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@@ -772,10 +772,11 @@ The steps with which Docker configures a container are:
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5. Give the container's `eth0` a new IP address from within the
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bridge's range of network addresses, and set its default route to
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- the IP address that the Docker host owns on the bridge. If available
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- the IP address is generated from the MAC address. This prevents ARP
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- cache invalidation problems, when a new container comes up with an
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- IP used in the past by another container with another MAC.
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+ the IP address that the Docker host owns on the bridge. The MAC
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+ address is generated from the IP address unless otherwise specified.
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+ This prevents ARP cache invalidation problems, when a new container
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+ comes up with an IP used in the past by another container with another
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+ MAC.
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With these steps complete, the container now possesses an `eth0`
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(virtual) network card and will find itself able to communicate with
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