@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) updateNetworkSettings(ctr *container.Container, n *libnetw

 	}

 	if !ctr.HostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() && containertypes.NetworkMode(n.Type()).IsHost() {

-		return runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork

+		return runconfig.ErrConflictConnectToHostNetwork

 	}

 	for s, v := range ctr.NetworkSettings.Networks {

@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) DisconnectFromNetwork(ctx context.Context, ctr *container.

 		delete(ctr.NetworkSettings.Networks, networkName)

 	} else if err == nil {

 		if ctr.HostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() && containertypes.NetworkMode(n.Type()).IsHost() {

-			return runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork

+			return runconfig.ErrConflictDisconnectFromHostNetwork

 		}

 		if err := daemon.disconnectFromNetwork(ctx, ctr, n, false); err != nil {

@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkConnectToHostFromOtherNetwork(c *t

 	cli.DockerCmd(c, "network", "disconnect", "bridge", "container1")

 	out, _, err := dockerCmdWithError("network", "connect", "host", "container1")

 	assert.ErrorContains(c, err, "", out)

-	assert.Assert(c, is.Contains(out, runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork.Error()))

+	assert.Assert(c, is.Contains(out, runconfig.ErrConflictConnectToHostNetwork.Error()))

 }

 func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkDisconnectFromHost(c *testing.T) {

@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkDisconnectFromHost(c *testing.T) {

 	cli.WaitRun(c, "container1")

 	out, _, err := dockerCmdWithError("network", "disconnect", "host", "container1")

 	assert.Assert(c, err != nil, "Should err out disconnect from host")

-	assert.Assert(c, is.Contains(out, runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork.Error()))

+	assert.Assert(c, is.Contains(out, runconfig.ErrConflictDisconnectFromHostNetwork.Error()))

 }

 func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkConnectWithPortMapping(c *testing.T) {

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ const (

 	ErrConflictContainerNetworkAndLinks validationError = "conflicting options: container type network can't be used with links. This would result in undefined behavior"

 	// ErrConflictSharedNetwork conflict between private and other networks

 	ErrConflictSharedNetwork validationError = "container sharing network namespace with another container or host cannot be connected to any other network"

-	// ErrConflictHostNetwork conflict from being disconnected from host network or connected to host network.

-	ErrConflictHostNetwork validationError = "container cannot be disconnected from host network or connected to host network"

+	// ErrConflictConnectToHostNetwork error when attempting to connect a container to host network when not in host network mode

+	ErrConflictConnectToHostNetwork validationError = "cannot connect container to host network - container must be created in host network mode"

+	// ErrConflictDisconnectFromHostNetwork error when attempting to disconnect a container from host network when in host network mode

+	ErrConflictDisconnectFromHostNetwork validationError = "cannot disconnect container from host network - container was created in host network mode"

 	// ErrConflictNoNetwork conflict between private and other networks

 	ErrConflictNoNetwork validationError = "container cannot be connected to multiple networks with one of the networks in private (none) mode"

 	// ErrConflictNetworkAndDNS conflict between --dns and the network mode