diff --git a/p2p/net/conn/dial.go b/p2p/net/conn/dial.go
index a9df7d3c4..9c4b78431 100644
--- a/p2p/net/conn/dial.go
+++ b/p2p/net/conn/dial.go
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package conn
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net"
 	"strings"
 
 	context "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/go.net/context"
 	ma "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
 	manet "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net"
+	reuseport "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-reuseport"
 
 	peer "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/p2p/peer"
 	debugerror "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util/debugerror"
@@ -22,32 +25,7 @@ func (d *Dialer) String() string {
 // Example: d.DialAddr(ctx, peer.Addresses()[0], peer)
 func (d *Dialer) Dial(ctx context.Context, raddr ma.Multiaddr, remote peer.ID) (Conn, error) {
 
-	_, _, err := manet.DialArgs(raddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if strings.HasPrefix(raddr.String(), "/ip4/0.0.0.0") {
-		return nil, debugerror.Errorf("Attempted to connect to zero address: %s", raddr)
-	}
-
-	if len(d.LocalAddrs) > 0 {
-		laddrs := manet.AddrMatch(raddr, d.LocalAddrs)
-		if len(laddrs) < 1 {
-			return nil, debugerror.Errorf("No local address matches %s %s", raddr, d.LocalAddrs)
-		}
-
-		// TODO pick with a good heuristic
-		// we use a random one for now to prevent bad addresses from making nodes unreachable
-		// with a random selection, multiple tries may work.
-		// laddr := laddrs[rand.Intn(len(laddrs))]
-
-		// TODO: try to get reusing addr/ports to work.
-		// d.Dialer.LocalAddr = laddr
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("%s dialing %s %s", d.LocalPeer, remote, raddr)
-	maconn, err := d.Dialer.Dial(raddr)
+	maconn, err := d.rawConnDial(ctx, raddr, remote)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -92,6 +70,78 @@ func (d *Dialer) Dial(ctx context.Context, raddr ma.Multiaddr, remote peer.ID) (
 	return connOut, errOut
 }
 
+// rawConnDial dials the underlying net.Conn + manet.Conns
+func (d *Dialer) rawConnDial(ctx context.Context, raddr ma.Multiaddr, remote peer.ID) (manet.Conn, error) {
+
+	// before doing anything, check we're going to be able to dial.
+	// we may not support the given address.
+	_, _, err := manet.DialArgs(raddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(raddr.String(), "/ip4/0.0.0.0") {
+		return nil, debugerror.Errorf("Attempted to connect to zero address: %s", raddr)
+	}
+
+	// get local addr to use.
+	laddr := pickLocalAddr(d.LocalAddrs, raddr)
+
+	log.Debugf("%s dialing %s -- %s --> %s", d.LocalPeer, remote, laddr, raddr)
+	if laddr != nil {
+		// dial using reuseport.Dialer, because we're probably reusing addrs.
+		// this is optimistic, as the reuseDial may fail to bind the port.
+		log.Debugf("trying to reuse: %s", laddr)
+		if nconn, err := d.reuseDial(laddr, raddr); err == nil {
+			// if it worked, wrap the raw net.Conn with our manet.Conn
+			log.Debugf("reuse worked! %s %s %s", laddr, nconn.RemoteAddr(), nconn)
+			return manet.WrapNetConn(nconn)
+		}
+		// if not, we fall back to regular Dial without a local addr specified.
+	}
+
+	// no local addr, or failed to reuse. just dial straight with a new port.
+	return d.Dialer.Dial(raddr)
+}
+
+func (d *Dialer) reuseDial(laddr, raddr ma.Multiaddr) (net.Conn, error) {
+	// give reuse.Dialer the manet.Dialer's Dialer.
+	// (wow, Dialer should've so been an interface...)
+	rd := reuseport.Dialer{d.Dialer.Dialer}
+
+	// get the local net.Addr manually
+	var err error
+	rd.D.LocalAddr, err = manet.ToNetAddr(laddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// get the raddr dial args for rd.dial
+	network, netraddr, err := manet.DialArgs(raddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// rd.Dial gets us a net.Conn with SO_REUSEPORT and SO_REUSEADDR set.
+	return rd.Dial(network, netraddr)
+}
+
+func pickLocalAddr(laddrs []ma.Multiaddr, raddr ma.Multiaddr) (laddr ma.Multiaddr) {
+	if len(laddrs) < 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	laddrs = manet.AddrMatch(raddr, laddrs)
+	if len(laddrs) < 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// TODO pick with a good heuristic
+	// we use a random one for now to prevent bad addresses from making nodes unreachable
+	// with a random selection, multiple tries may work.
+	return laddrs[rand.Intn(len(laddrs))]
+}
+
 // MultiaddrProtocolsMatch returns whether two multiaddrs match in protocol stacks.
 func MultiaddrProtocolsMatch(a, b ma.Multiaddr) bool {
 	ap := a.Protocols()
diff --git a/p2p/net/conn/listen.go b/p2p/net/conn/listen.go
index 32011651e..05d3c229e 100644
--- a/p2p/net/conn/listen.go
+++ b/p2p/net/conn/listen.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	ctxgroup "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-ctxgroup"
 	ma "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
 	manet "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net"
+	reuseport "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-reuseport"
 	tec "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-temp-err-catcher"
+
 	ic "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/p2p/crypto"
 	peer "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/p2p/peer"
 )
@@ -123,11 +125,23 @@ func (l *listener) Loggable() map[string]interface{} {
 // Listen listens on the particular multiaddr, with given peer and peerstore.
 func Listen(ctx context.Context, addr ma.Multiaddr, local peer.ID, sk ic.PrivKey) (Listener, error) {
 
-	ml, err := manet.Listen(addr)
+	network, naddr, err := manet.DialArgs(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// _ := reuseport.Listen
+	// ml, err := manet.Listen(addr)
+	nl, err := reuseport.Listen(network, naddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to listen on %s: %s", addr, err)
 	}
 
+	ml, err := manet.WrapNetListener(nl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	l := &listener{
 		Listener: ml,
 		local:    local,