diff --git a/nameserver/if_utils.go b/net/if.go
similarity index 81%
rename from nameserver/if_utils.go
rename to net/if.go
index 2159b125..169bd062 100644
--- a/nameserver/if_utils.go
+++ b/net/if.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package nameserver
+package net
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -10,14 +10,10 @@ func EnsureInterface(ifaceName string, wait int) (iface *net.Interface, err erro
 	if iface, err = findInterface(ifaceName); err == nil || wait == 0 {
 		return
 	}
-	Info.Println("Waiting for interface", ifaceName, "to come up")
 	for ; err != nil && wait > 0; wait -= 1 {
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		iface, err = findInterface(ifaceName)
 	}
-	if err == nil {
-		Info.Println("Interface", ifaceName, "is up")
-	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/weavedns/main.go b/weavedns/main.go
index 019dc1f1..b06e7f1b 100644
--- a/weavedns/main.go
+++ b/weavedns/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	weavedns "github.com/zettio/weave/nameserver"
+	weavenet "github.com/zettio/weave/net"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"os"
@@ -46,9 +47,12 @@ func main() {
 	var iface *net.Interface = nil
 	if ifaceName != "" {
 		var err error
-		iface, err = weavedns.EnsureInterface(ifaceName, wait)
+		weavedns.Info.Println("Waiting for interface", ifaceName, "to come up")
+		iface, err = weavenet.EnsureInterface(ifaceName, wait)
 		if err != nil {
 			weavedns.Error.Fatal(err)
+		} else {
+			weavedns.Info.Println("Interface", ifaceName, "is up")
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/weaver/main.go b/weaver/main.go
index 76f1d82f..112db6ed 100644
--- a/weaver/main.go
+++ b/weaver/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/davecheney/profile"
+	weavenet "github.com/zettio/weave/net"
 	weave "github.com/zettio/weave/router"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -15,36 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
-func ensureInterface(ifaceName string, wait int) (iface *net.Interface, err error) {
-	iface, err = findInterface(ifaceName)
-	if err == nil || wait == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	log.Println("Waiting for interface", ifaceName, "to come up")
-	for ; err != nil && wait > 0; wait -= 1 {
-		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-		iface, err = findInterface(ifaceName)
-	}
-	if err == nil {
-		log.Println("Interface", ifaceName, "is up")
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func findInterface(ifaceName string) (iface *net.Interface, err error) {
-	iface, err = net.InterfaceByName(ifaceName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return iface, fmt.Errorf("Unable to find interface %s", ifaceName)
-	}
-	if 0 == (net.FlagUp & iface.Flags) {
-		return iface, fmt.Errorf("Interface %s is not up", ifaceName)
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 func main() {
 
 	log.SetPrefix(weave.Protocol + " ")
@@ -86,7 +59,7 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println("Missing required parameter 'iface'")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	iface, err := ensureInterface(ifaceName, wait)
+	iface, err := weavenet.EnsureInterface(ifaceName, wait)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -141,7 +114,7 @@ func handleHttp(router *weave.Router) {
 	http.HandleFunc("/status", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		io.WriteString(w, router.Status())
 	})
-	http.HandleFunc("/connect", func (w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	http.HandleFunc("/connect", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		peer := r.FormValue("peer")
 		if addr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp4", weave.NormalisePeerAddr(peer)); err == nil {
 			router.ConnectionMaker.InitiateConnection(addr.String())