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Update network_create.md

minor typos and punctuation.

Signed-off-by: Alan Thompson <cloojure@gmail.com>
(cherry picked from commit 68b8cc9735e9f966dd0e7b3b2d56835310100c2a)
Signed-off-by: Tibor Vass <tibor@docker.com>

Alan Thompson authored on 2016/07/02 08:11:01
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 `--driver` option, the command automatically creates a `bridge` network for you.
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 When you install Docker Engine it creates a `bridge` network automatically. This
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 network corresponds to the `docker0` bridge that Engine has traditionally relied
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-on. When launch a new container with  `docker run` it automatically connects to
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-this bridge network. You cannot remove this default bridge network but you can
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+on. When you launch a new container with  `docker run` it automatically connects to
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+this bridge network. You cannot remove this default bridge network, but you can
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 create new ones using the `network create` command.
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 ```bash
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 Bridge networks are isolated networks on a single Engine installation. If you
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 want to create a network that spans multiple Docker hosts each running an
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-Engine, you must create an `overlay` network. Unlike `bridge` networks overlay
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+Engine, you must create an `overlay` network. Unlike `bridge` networks, overlay
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 networks require some pre-existing conditions before you can create one. These
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 conditions are:
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 To read more about these options and how to configure them, see ["*Get started
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 with multi-host network*"](../../userguide/networking/get-started-overlay.md).
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-It is also a good idea, though not required, that you install Docker Swarm on to
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 manage the cluster that makes up your network. Swarm provides sophisticated
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-discovery and server management that can assist your implementation.
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+discovery and server management tools that can assist your implementation.
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 Once you have prepared the `overlay` network prerequisites you simply choose a
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 Docker host in the cluster and issue the following to create the network:
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 ## Connect containers
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-When you start a container use the `--net` flag to connect it to a network.
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-This adds the `busybox` container to the `mynet` network.
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+When you start a container, use the `--net` flag to connect it to a network.
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+This example adds the `busybox` container to the `mynet` network:
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 ```bash
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 $ docker run -itd --net=mynet busybox
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 If you want to add a container to a network after the container is already
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-running use the `docker network connect` subcommand.
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+running, use the `docker network connect` subcommand.
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 You can connect multiple containers to the same network. Once connected, the
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 containers can communicate using only another container's IP address or name.