# Bridge network driver — Configure the default bridge network

> To configure the default bridge network, you specify options in daemon.json.

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To configure the default bridge network, you specify options in daemon.json. Here is an example daemon.json with several options specified. Only specify the settings you need to customize.

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```json
{
  "bip": "192.168.1.1/24",
  "fixed-cidr": "192.168.1.0/25",
  "mtu": 1500,
  "default-gateway": "192.168.1.254",
  "dns": ["10.20.1.2", "10.20.1.3"]
}
```

The bridge's address is "192.168.1.1/24" (from bip). The bridge network's subnet is "192.168.1.0/24" (from bip). Container addresses will be allocated from "192.168.1.0/25" (from fixed-cidr).

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