diff --git a/libnetwork/bridge/bridge.go b/libnetwork/bridge/bridge.go
index 3599735988..a7c5215b76 100644
--- a/libnetwork/bridge/bridge.go
+++ b/libnetwork/bridge/bridge.go
@@ -212,46 +212,6 @@ func createBridge(config *Configuration) (netlink.Addr, []netlink.Addr, error) {
 
 	return getInterfaceAddrByName(config.BridgeName)
 }
-
-func checkBridgeConfig(iface netlink.Link, config *Configuration) (netlink.Addr, []netlink.Addr, error) {
-	addrv4, addrsv6, err := getInterfaceAddr(iface)
-	if err != nil {
-		return netlink.Addr{}, nil, err
-	}
-
-	// If config dictates a specific IP for the bridge, we have to check if it
-	// corresponds to reality.
-	if config.AddressIPv4 != "" {
-		bridgeIP, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(config.AddressIPv4)
-		if err != nil {
-			return netlink.Addr{}, nil, err
-		}
-		if !addrv4.IP.Equal(bridgeIP) {
-			return netlink.Addr{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("bridge ip (%s) does not match existing configuration %s", addrv4.IP, bridgeIP)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return addrv4, addrsv6, nil
-}
-
-func setupIPv6Bridge(iface netlink.Link, config *Configuration) error {
-	procFile := "/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/" + config.BridgeName + "/disable_ipv6"
-	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(procFile, []byte{'0', '\n'}, 0644); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to enable IPv6 addresses on bridge: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	ip, net, err := net.ParseCIDR(config.AddressIPv6)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid bridge IPv6 address %q: %v", config.AddressIPv6, err)
-	}
-
-	net.IP = ip
-	if err := netlink.AddrAdd(iface, &netlink.Addr{net, ""}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to add address %s to bridge: %v", net, err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
 */
 
 type bridgeNetwork struct {
diff --git a/libnetwork/bridge/setup.go b/libnetwork/bridge/setup.go
index 3ba81106a3..2d17f7a7f2 100644
--- a/libnetwork/bridge/setup.go
+++ b/libnetwork/bridge/setup.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ type BridgeSetup struct {
 	steps  []SetupStep
 }
 
-func NewBridgeSetup(b *Interface) *BridgeSetup {
-	return &BridgeSetup{bridge: b}
+func NewBridgeSetup(i *Interface) *BridgeSetup {
+	return &BridgeSetup{bridge: i}
 }
 
 func (b *BridgeSetup) Apply() error {
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ func (b *BridgeSetup) QueueStep(step SetupStep) {
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 
-func SetupFixedCIDRv4(b *Interface) error {
+func SetupFixedCIDRv4(i *Interface) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func SetupFixedCIDRv6(b *Interface) error {
+func SetupFixedCIDRv6(i *Interface) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func SetupIPTables(b *Interface) error {
+func SetupIPTables(i *Interface) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func SetupIPForwarding(b *Interface) error {
+func SetupIPForwarding(i *Interface) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/libnetwork/bridge/setup_device.go b/libnetwork/bridge/setup_device.go
index 8256f1fbbf..d2e285b77f 100644
--- a/libnetwork/bridge/setup_device.go
+++ b/libnetwork/bridge/setup_device.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 )
 
+// SetupDevice create a new bridge interface/
 func SetupDevice(i *Interface) error {
 	// We only attempt to create the bridge when the requested device name is
 	// the default one.
@@ -32,9 +33,11 @@ func SetupDevice(i *Interface) error {
 		log.Debugf("Setting bridge mac address to %s", i.Link.Attrs().HardwareAddr)
 	}
 
+	// Call out to netlink to create the device.
 	return netlink.LinkAdd(i.Link)
 }
 
+// SetupDeviceUp ups the given bridge interface.
 func SetupDeviceUp(i *Interface) error {
 	return netlink.LinkSetUp(i.Link)
 }
diff --git a/libnetwork/bridge/setup_ipv4.go b/libnetwork/bridge/setup_ipv4.go
index 5c4bb748f2..974e7e2032 100644
--- a/libnetwork/bridge/setup_ipv4.go
+++ b/libnetwork/bridge/setup_ipv4.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/networkfs/resolvconf"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 )
 
@@ -56,12 +57,80 @@ func electBridgeIPv4(config *Configuration) (*net.IPNet, error) {
 		return config.AddressIPv4, nil
 	}
 
+	// We don't check for an error here, because we don't really care if we
+	// can't read /etc/resolv.conf. So instead we skip the append if resolvConf
+	// is nil. It either doesn't exist, or we can't read it for some reason.
+	nameservers := []string{}
+	if resolvConf, _ := resolvconf.Get(); resolvConf != nil {
+		nameservers = append(nameservers, resolvconf.GetNameserversAsCIDR(resolvConf)...)
+	}
+
 	// Try to automatically elect appropriate brige IPv4 settings.
 	for _, n := range bridgeNetworks {
-		// TODO CheckNameserverOverlaps
-		// TODO CheckRouteOverlaps
-		return n, nil
+		if err := checkNameserverOverlaps(nameservers, n); err == nil {
+			if err := checkRouteOverlaps(n); err == nil {
+				return n, nil
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find an address range for interface %q", config.BridgeName)
 }
+
+func checkNameserverOverlaps(nameservers []string, toCheck *net.IPNet) error {
+	for _, ns := range nameservers {
+		_, nsNetwork, err := net.ParseCIDR(ns)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if networkOverlaps(toCheck, nsNetwork) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Requested network %s overlaps with name server")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkRouteOverlaps(toCheck *net.IPNet) error {
+	networks, err := netlink.RouteList(nil, netlink.FAMILY_V4)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, network := range networks {
+		// TODO Is that right?
+		if network.Dst != nil && networkOverlaps(toCheck, network.Dst) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Requested network %s overlaps with an existing network")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func networkOverlaps(netX *net.IPNet, netY *net.IPNet) bool {
+	if len(netX.IP) == len(netY.IP) {
+		if firstIP, _ := networkRange(netX); netY.Contains(firstIP) {
+			return true
+		}
+		if firstIP, _ := networkRange(netY); netX.Contains(firstIP) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func networkRange(network *net.IPNet) (net.IP, net.IP) {
+	var netIP net.IP
+	if network.IP.To4() != nil {
+		netIP = network.IP.To4()
+	} else if network.IP.To16() != nil {
+		netIP = network.IP.To16()
+	} else {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	lastIP := make([]byte, len(netIP), len(netIP))
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(netIP); i++ {
+		lastIP[i] = netIP[i] | ^network.Mask[i]
+	}
+	return netIP.Mask(network.Mask), net.IP(lastIP)
+}
diff --git a/libnetwork/cmd/test/main.go b/libnetwork/cmd/test/main.go
index 020e49e4b0..bb2d041068 100644
--- a/libnetwork/cmd/test/main.go
+++ b/libnetwork/cmd/test/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	_, net, _ := net.ParseCIDR("192.168.100.1/24")
+	ip, net, _ := net.ParseCIDR("192.168.100.1/24")
+	net.IP = ip
 
 	options := libnetwork.DriverParams{"AddressIPv4": net}
 	netw, err := libnetwork.NewNetwork("simplebridge", options)