@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ import (

 var (

 	ErrInvalidWorkingDirectory            = fmt.Errorf("The working directory is invalid. It needs to be an absolute path.")

 	ErrConflictAttachDetach               = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: -a and -d")

+	ErrConflictContainerNetworkAndLinks   = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --net=container can't be used with links. This would result in undefined behavior.")

+	ErrConflictContainerNetworkAndDns     = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --net=container can't be used with --dns. This configuration is invalid.")

 	ErrConflictDetachAutoRemove           = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --rm and -d")

 	ErrConflictNetworkHostname            = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: -h and the network mode (--net)")

+	ErrConflictHostNetworkAndDns          = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --net=host can't be used with --dns. This configuration is invalid.")

 	ErrConflictHostNetworkAndLinks        = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --net=host can't be used with links. This would result in undefined behavior.")

 	ErrConflictRestartPolicyAndAutoRemove = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --restart and --rm")

 )

@@ -124,6 +127,18 @@ func parseRun(cmd *flag.FlagSet, args []string, sysInfo *sysinfo.SysInfo) (*Conf

 		return nil, nil, cmd, ErrConflictHostNetworkAndLinks

 	}

+	if *flNetMode == "container" && flLinks.Len() > 0 {

+		return nil, nil, cmd, ErrConflictContainerNetworkAndLinks

+	}

+

+	if *flNetMode == "host" && flDns.Len() > 0 {

+		return nil, nil, cmd, ErrConflictHostNetworkAndDns

+	}

+

+	if *flNetMode == "container" && flDns.Len() > 0 {

+		return nil, nil, cmd, ErrConflictContainerNetworkAndDns

+	}

+

 	// If neither -d or -a are set, attach to everything by default

 	if flAttach.Len() == 0 && !*flDetach {

 		if !*flDetach {