diff --git a/client/config/config.go b/client/config/config.go
index 185b31012c5..e5f868b7970 100644
--- a/client/config/config.go
+++ b/client/config/config.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Network interface to be used in network fingerprinting
 	NetworkInterface string
 
+	// Network speed is the default speed of network interfaces if they can not
+	// be determined dynamically.
+	NetworkSpeed int
+
 	// Servers is a list of known server addresses. These are as "host:port"
 	Servers []string
 
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/env_aws_test.go b/client/fingerprint/env_aws_test.go
index 1ea0020629f..acc70e689a1 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/env_aws_test.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/env_aws_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ func TestEnvAWSFingerprint_aws(t *testing.T) {
 		"platform.aws.public-ipv4",
 		"platform.aws.placement.availability-zone",
 		"network.ip-address",
-		"network.internal-ip",
 	}
 
 	for _, k := range keys {
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/network_test.go b/client/fingerprint/network_test.go
index 142ad13eee2..077d5a57315 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/network_test.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/network_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ func TestNetworkFingerprint_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	node := &structs.Node{
 		Attributes: make(map[string]string),
 	}
+	cfg := &config.Config{NetworkSpeed: 100}
 
-	ok, err := f.Fingerprint(&config.Config{}, node)
+	ok, err := f.Fingerprint(cfg, node)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -45,4 +46,7 @@ func TestNetworkFingerprint_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	if net.Device == "" {
 		t.Fatal("Expected Network Resource to have a Device Name")
 	}
+	if net.MBits == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected Network Resource to have a non-zero bandwith")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/network_unix.go b/client/fingerprint/network_unix.go
index b74062848f2..6a792538451 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/network_unix.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/network_unix.go
@@ -50,10 +50,15 @@ func (f *NetworkFingerprint) Fingerprint(cfg *config.Config, node *structs.Node)
 		node.Attributes["network.ip-address"] = ip
 		newNetwork.IP = ip
 		newNetwork.CIDR = newNetwork.IP + "/32"
+	} else {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("Unable to determine IP on network interface %v", defaultDevice)
 	}
 
 	if throughput := f.linkSpeed(defaultDevice); throughput > 0 {
 		newNetwork.MBits = throughput
+	} else {
+		f.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] fingerprint.network: Unable to read link speed; setting to default %v", cfg.NetworkSpeed)
+		newNetwork.MBits = cfg.NetworkSpeed
 	}
 
 	if node.Resources == nil {
diff --git a/command/agent/agent.go b/command/agent/agent.go
index 47b36cab642..5ffc3e8b7e0 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent.go
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ func (a *Agent) setupClient() error {
 		conf.NetworkInterface = a.config.Client.NetworkInterface
 	}
 	conf.Options = a.config.Client.Options
+	if a.config.Client.NetworkSpeed != 0 {
+		conf.NetworkSpeed = a.config.Client.NetworkSpeed
+	}
 
 	// Setup the node
 	conf.Node = new(structs.Node)
diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index a800425552d..ecae14d81a7 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 	flags.StringVar(&cmdConfig.Client.NodeClass, "node-class", "", "")
 	flags.StringVar(&servers, "servers", "", "")
 	flags.Var((*sliceflag.StringFlag)(&meta), "meta", "")
+	flags.StringVar(&cmdConfig.Client.NetworkInterface, "network-interface", "", "")
+	flags.IntVar(&cmdConfig.Client.NetworkSpeed, "network-speed", 0, "")
 
 	// General options
 	flags.Var((*sliceflag.StringFlag)(&configPath), "config", "config")
@@ -663,6 +665,13 @@ Client Options:
     parses a single KEY=VALUE pair. Repeat the meta flag for each key/value pair
     to be added.
 
+  -network-interface
+    Forces the network fingerprinter to use the specified network interface.
+
+  -network-speed
+    The default speed for network interfaces in MBits if the link speed can not
+    be determined dynamically.
+
 Atlas Options:
 
   -atlas=<infrastructure>
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 4f12dc99dac..24f45f95500 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 
 	// Interface to use for network fingerprinting
 	NetworkInterface string `hcl:"network_interface"`
+
+	// The network link speed to use if it can not be determined dynamically.
+	NetworkSpeed int `hcl:"network_speed"`
 }
 
 // ServerConfig is configuration specific to the server mode
@@ -236,7 +239,8 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		AdvertiseAddrs: &AdvertiseAddrs{},
 		Atlas:          &AtlasConfig{},
 		Client: &ClientConfig{
-			Enabled: false,
+			Enabled:      false,
+			NetworkSpeed: 100,
 		},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled: false,
@@ -396,6 +400,9 @@ func (a *ClientConfig) Merge(b *ClientConfig) *ClientConfig {
 	if b.NetworkInterface != "" {
 		result.NetworkInterface = b.NetworkInterface
 	}
+	if b.NetworkSpeed != 0 {
+		result.NetworkSpeed = b.NetworkSpeed
+	}
 
 	// Add the servers
 	result.Servers = append(result.Servers, b.Servers...)
diff --git a/command/agent/config_test.go b/command/agent/config_test.go
index 3faac3b6b61..530c4227dbc 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func TestConfig_Merge(t *testing.T) {
 			Options: map[string]string{
 				"foo": "bar",
 			},
+			NetworkSpeed: 100,
 		},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled:         false,
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ func TestConfig_Merge(t *testing.T) {
 				"foo": "bar",
 				"baz": "zip",
 			},
+			NetworkSpeed: 100,
 		},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled:           true,
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@ func TestConfig_LoadConfigString(t *testing.T) {
 				"foo": "bar",
 				"baz": "zip",
 			},
+			NetworkSpeed: 100,
 		},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled:           true,
@@ -429,6 +432,7 @@ client {
 		foo = "bar"
 		baz = "zip"
 	}
+	network_speed = 100
 }
 server {
 	enabled = true
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/config.html.md b/website/source/docs/agent/config.html.md
index 3eb5174f4a3..56532f921e4 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/config.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/config.html.md
@@ -207,10 +207,13 @@ configured on server nodes.
     option is not required and has no default.
   * <a id="meta">`meta`</a>: This is a key/value mapping of metadata pairs. This
     is a free-form map and can contain any string values.
-  * `network_interface`: This is a string to force network fingerprinting to use
-    a specific network interface
   * `options`: This is a key/value mapping of internal configuration for clients,
     such as for driver configuration.
+  * <a id="network_interface">`network_interface`</a>: This is a string to force
+    network fingerprinting to use a specific network interface
+  * <a id="network_speed">`network_speed`</a>: This is an int that sets the
+    default link speed of network interfaces, in megabytes, if their speed can
+    not be determined dynamically.
 
 ## Atlas Options
 
@@ -257,6 +260,10 @@ via CLI arguments. The `agent` command accepts the following arguments:
   Nomad. No other configuration is required to start the agent in this mode.
 * `-log-level=<level>`: Equivalent to the [log_level](#log_level) config option.
 * `-meta=<key=value>`: Equivalent to the Client [meta](#meta) config option.
+* `-network-interface<interface>`: Equivalent to the Client
+   [network_interface](#network_interface) config option.
+* `-network-speed<MBits>`: Equivalent to the Client
+  [network_speed](#network_speed) config option.
 * `-node=<name>`: Equivalent to the [name](#name) config option.
 * `-node-class=<class>`: Equivalent to the Client [node_class](#node_class)
   config option.