@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ container.  The container's hostname will match the hostname on the host

 system.  Publishing ports and linking to other containers will not work

 when sharing the host's network stack.

+Compared to the default `bridge` mode, the `host` mode gives *significantly*

+better networking performance since it uses the host's native networking stack

+wheras the bridge has to go through one level of virtualizaion through the

+docker daemon. It is recommended to run containers in this mode when their

+networking performance is critical, for example, a production Load Balancer

+or a High Performance Web Server.

+

 > **Note**: `--net="host"` gives the container full access to local system

 > services such as D-bus and is therefore considered insecure.