diff --git a/dhcp/conn.go b/dhcp/conn.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbdf5bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dhcp/conn.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+// Copyright 2016 Google Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package dhcp
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/ipv4"
+)
+
+// defined as a var so tests can override it.
+var dhcpClientPort = 68
+
+var platformConn func(string) (Conn, error)
+
+func NewConn(addr string) (Conn, error) {
+	if platformConn != nil {
+		c, err := platformConn(addr)
+		if err == nil {
+			return c, nil
+		}
+	}
+	// Always try falling back to the portable implementation
+	return newPortableConn(addr)
+}
+
+type portableConn struct {
+	conn *ipv4.PacketConn
+}
+
+func newPortableConn(addr string) (Conn, error) {
+	c, err := net.ListenPacket("udp4", addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	l := ipv4.NewPacketConn(c)
+	if err = l.SetControlMessage(ipv4.FlagInterface, true); err != nil {
+		l.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &portableConn{l}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *portableConn) Close() error {
+	return c.conn.Close()
+}
+
+func (c *portableConn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return c.conn.SetReadDeadline(t)
+}
+
+func (c *portableConn) RecvDHCP() (*Packet, *net.Interface, error) {
+	var buf [1500]byte
+	for {
+		n, cm, _, err := c.conn.ReadFrom(buf[:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		pkt, err := Unmarshal(buf[:n])
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		intf, err := net.InterfaceByIndex(cm.IfIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		// TODO: possibly more validation that the source lines up
+		// with what the packet.
+		return pkt, intf, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *portableConn) SendDHCP(pkt *Packet, intf *net.Interface) error {
+	b, err := pkt.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch pkt.TxType() {
+	case TxBroadcast, TxHardwareAddr:
+		cm := ipv4.ControlMessage{
+			IfIndex: intf.Index,
+		}
+		addr := net.UDPAddr{
+			IP:   net.IPv4bcast,
+			Port: dhcpClientPort,
+		}
+		_, err = c.conn.WriteTo(b, &cm, &addr)
+		return err
+	case TxRelayAddr:
+		// Send to the server port, not the client port.
+		addr := net.UDPAddr{
+			IP:   pkt.RelayAddr,
+			Port: 67,
+		}
+		_, err = c.conn.WriteTo(b, nil, &addr)
+		return err
+	case TxClientAddr:
+		addr := net.UDPAddr{
+			IP:   pkt.ClientAddr,
+			Port: dhcpClientPort,
+		}
+		_, err = c.conn.WriteTo(b, nil, &addr)
+		return err
+	default:
+		return errors.New("unknown TX type for packet")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dhcp/conn_linux.go b/dhcp/conn_linux.go
index 635c260..8816ec7 100644
--- a/dhcp/conn_linux.go
+++ b/dhcp/conn_linux.go
@@ -31,15 +31,16 @@ const (
 	udpProtocolNumber = 17
 )
 
-// defined as a var so tests can override it.
-var dhcpClientPort = uint16(68)
-
 type linuxConn struct {
 	port uint16
 	conn *ipv4.RawConn
 }
 
-func NewLinuxConn(addr string) (Conn, error) {
+func init() {
+	platformConn = newLinuxConn
+}
+
+func newLinuxConn(addr string) (Conn, error) {
 	if addr == "" {
 		addr = ":67"
 	}
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@ func (c *linuxConn) RecvDHCP() (*Packet, *net.Interface, error) {
 		}
 		pkt, err := Unmarshal(p[8:])
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
 			continue
 		}
 		intf, err := net.InterfaceByIndex(cm.IfIndex)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (c *linuxConn) SendDHCP(pkt *Packet, intf *net.Interface) error {
 	// src port
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(raw[:2], c.port)
 	// dst port
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(raw[2:4], dhcpClientPort)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(raw[2:4], uint16(dhcpClientPort))
 	// length
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(raw[4:6], uint16(8+len(b)))
 	copy(raw[8:], b)
diff --git a/dhcp/conn_linux_test.go b/dhcp/conn_test.go
similarity index 81%
rename from dhcp/conn_linux_test.go
rename to dhcp/conn_test.go
index d1026b7..c541757 100644
--- a/dhcp/conn_linux_test.go
+++ b/dhcp/conn_test.go
@@ -23,26 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-func TestConnLinux(t *testing.T) {
-	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
-		t.Skipf("not supported on %s", runtime.GOOS)
-	}
-	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
-		t.Skipf("must be root on %s", runtime.GOOS)
-	}
-
-	// Use a listener to grab a free port, but we don't use it beyond
-	// that.
-	l, err := net.ListenPacket("udp4", "127.0.0.1:0")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	c, err := NewLinuxConn(l.LocalAddr().String())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("creating the linuxconn: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	s, err := net.Dial("udp4", l.LocalAddr().String())
+func testConn(t *testing.T, c Conn, addr string) {
+	s, err := net.Dial("udp4", addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -85,7 +67,7 @@ func TestConnLinux(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test writing
 	p.ClientAddr = net.IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1)
-	dhcpClientPort = uint16(s.LocalAddr().(*net.UDPAddr).Port)
+	dhcpClientPort = s.LocalAddr().(*net.UDPAddr).Port
 	bs, err = p.Marshal()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("marshaling packet: %s", err)
@@ -129,3 +111,43 @@ func TestConnLinux(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("DHCP packet not the same as when it was sent")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPortableConn(t *testing.T) {
+	// Use a listener to grab a free port, but we don't use it beyond
+	// that.
+	l, err := net.ListenPacket("udp4", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	addr := l.LocalAddr().String()
+	l.Close()
+
+	c, err := newPortableConn(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("creating the conn: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	testConn(t, c, addr)
+}
+
+func TestLinuxConn(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
+		t.Skipf("not supported on %s", runtime.GOOS)
+	}
+	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
+		t.Skipf("must be root on %s", runtime.GOOS)
+	}
+
+	// Use a listener to grab a free port, but we don't use it beyond
+	// that.
+	l, err := net.ListenPacket("udp4", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	c, err := newLinuxConn(l.LocalAddr().String())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("creating the linuxconn: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	testConn(t, c, l.LocalAddr().String())
+}