diff --git a/src/pkg/net/dial.go b/src/pkg/net/dial.go
index 354028a157a..409e8bbbb38 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/dial.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/dial.go
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 
 package net
 
-import (
-	"time"
-)
+import "time"
 
-func parseDialNetwork(net string) (afnet string, proto int, err error) {
+func parseNetwork(net string) (afnet string, proto int, err error) {
 	i := last(net, ':')
 	if i < 0 { // no colon
 		switch net {
@@ -37,29 +35,19 @@ func parseDialNetwork(net string) (afnet string, proto int, err error) {
 	return "", 0, UnknownNetworkError(net)
 }
 
-func resolveNetAddr(op, net, addr string, deadline time.Time) (afnet string, a Addr, err error) {
-	afnet, _, err = parseDialNetwork(net)
+func resolveAddr(op, net, addr string, deadline time.Time) (Addr, error) {
+	afnet, _, err := parseNetwork(net)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, &OpError{op, net, nil, err}
+		return nil, &OpError{op, net, nil, err}
 	}
 	if op == "dial" && addr == "" {
-		return "", nil, &OpError{op, net, nil, errMissingAddress}
-	}
-	a, err = resolveAfnetAddr(afnet, addr, deadline)
-	return
-}
-
-func resolveAfnetAddr(afnet, addr string, deadline time.Time) (Addr, error) {
-	if addr == "" {
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, &OpError{op, net, nil, errMissingAddress}
 	}
 	switch afnet {
-	case "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6", "udp", "udp4", "udp6", "ip", "ip4", "ip6":
-		return resolveInternetAddr(afnet, addr, deadline)
 	case "unix", "unixgram", "unixpacket":
 		return ResolveUnixAddr(afnet, addr)
 	}
-	return nil, nil
+	return resolveInternetAddr(afnet, addr, deadline)
 }
 
 // Dial connects to the address addr on the network net.
@@ -86,15 +74,15 @@ func resolveAfnetAddr(afnet, addr string, deadline time.Time) (Addr, error) {
 //	Dial("ip6:ospf", "::1")
 //
 func Dial(net, addr string) (Conn, error) {
-	_, addri, err := resolveNetAddr("dial", net, addr, noDeadline)
+	ra, err := resolveAddr("dial", net, addr, noDeadline)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return dialAddr(net, addr, addri, noDeadline)
+	return dial(net, addr, ra, noDeadline)
 }
 
-func dialAddr(net, addr string, addri Addr, deadline time.Time) (c Conn, err error) {
-	switch ra := addri.(type) {
+func dial(net, addr string, ra Addr, deadline time.Time) (c Conn, err error) {
+	switch ra := ra.(type) {
 	case *TCPAddr:
 		c, err = dialTCP(net, nil, ra, deadline)
 	case *UDPAddr:
@@ -132,30 +120,30 @@ func dialTimeoutRace(net, addr string, timeout time.Duration) (Conn, error) {
 	ch := make(chan pair, 1)
 	resolvedAddr := make(chan Addr, 1)
 	go func() {
-		_, addri, err := resolveNetAddr("dial", net, addr, noDeadline)
+		ra, err := resolveAddr("dial", net, addr, noDeadline)
 		if err != nil {
 			ch <- pair{nil, err}
 			return
 		}
-		resolvedAddr <- addri // in case we need it for OpError
-		c, err := dialAddr(net, addr, addri, noDeadline)
+		resolvedAddr <- ra // in case we need it for OpError
+		c, err := dial(net, addr, ra, noDeadline)
 		ch <- pair{c, err}
 	}()
 	select {
 	case <-t.C:
 		// Try to use the real Addr in our OpError, if we resolved it
 		// before the timeout. Otherwise we just use stringAddr.
-		var addri Addr
+		var ra Addr
 		select {
 		case a := <-resolvedAddr:
-			addri = a
+			ra = a
 		default:
-			addri = &stringAddr{net, addr}
+			ra = &stringAddr{net, addr}
 		}
 		err := &OpError{
 			Op:   "dial",
 			Net:  net,
-			Addr: addri,
+			Addr: ra,
 			Err:  &timeoutError{},
 		}
 		return nil, err
@@ -176,22 +164,14 @@ func (a stringAddr) String() string  { return a.addr }
 // The network string net must be a stream-oriented network:
 // "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6", "unix" or "unixpacket".
 func Listen(net, laddr string) (Listener, error) {
-	afnet, a, err := resolveNetAddr("listen", net, laddr, noDeadline)
+	la, err := resolveAddr("listen", net, laddr, noDeadline)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	switch afnet {
-	case "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6":
-		var la *TCPAddr
-		if a != nil {
-			la = a.(*TCPAddr)
-		}
+	switch la := la.(type) {
+	case *TCPAddr:
 		return ListenTCP(net, la)
-	case "unix", "unixpacket":
-		var la *UnixAddr
-		if a != nil {
-			la = a.(*UnixAddr)
-		}
+	case *UnixAddr:
 		return ListenUnix(net, la)
 	}
 	return nil, UnknownNetworkError(net)
@@ -201,28 +181,16 @@ func Listen(net, laddr string) (Listener, error) {
 // The network string net must be a packet-oriented network:
 // "udp", "udp4", "udp6", "ip", "ip4", "ip6" or "unixgram".
 func ListenPacket(net, laddr string) (PacketConn, error) {
-	afnet, a, err := resolveNetAddr("listen", net, laddr, noDeadline)
+	la, err := resolveAddr("listen", net, laddr, noDeadline)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	switch afnet {
-	case "udp", "udp4", "udp6":
-		var la *UDPAddr
-		if a != nil {
-			la = a.(*UDPAddr)
-		}
+	switch la := la.(type) {
+	case *UDPAddr:
 		return ListenUDP(net, la)
-	case "ip", "ip4", "ip6":
-		var la *IPAddr
-		if a != nil {
-			la = a.(*IPAddr)
-		}
+	case *IPAddr:
 		return ListenIP(net, la)
-	case "unixgram":
-		var la *UnixAddr
-		if a != nil {
-			la = a.(*UnixAddr)
-		}
+	case *UnixAddr:
 		return ListenUnixgram(net, la)
 	}
 	return nil, UnknownNetworkError(net)
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/fd_unix.go b/src/pkg/net/fd_unix.go
index 9f710e2376f..ab9543200fd 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/fd_unix.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/fd_unix.go
@@ -297,11 +297,11 @@ func server(fd int) *pollServer {
 
 func dialTimeout(net, addr string, timeout time.Duration) (Conn, error) {
 	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
-	_, addri, err := resolveNetAddr("dial", net, addr, deadline)
+	ra, err := resolveAddr("dial", net, addr, deadline)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return dialAddr(net, addr, addri, deadline)
+	return dial(net, addr, ra, deadline)
 }
 
 func newFD(fd, family, sotype int, net string) (*netFD, error) {
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go b/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go
index 2f9abcda762..4d52640cd49 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ func dialTimeout(net, addr string, timeout time.Duration) (Conn, error) {
 		return dialTimeoutRace(net, addr, timeout)
 	}
 	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
-	_, addri, err := resolveNetAddr("dial", net, addr, deadline)
+	ra, err := resolveAddr("dial", net, addr, deadline)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return dialAddr(net, addr, addri, deadline)
+	return dial(net, addr, ra, deadline)
 }
 
 // Interface for all IO operations.
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/ipraw_test.go b/src/pkg/net/ipraw_test.go
index db1c7694bb0..463df614a29 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/ipraw_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/ipraw_test.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func newICMPEchoRequest(net string, id, seqnum, msglen int, filler []byte) []byte {
-	afnet, _, _ := parseDialNetwork(net)
+	afnet, _, _ := parseNetwork(net)
 	switch afnet {
 	case "ip4":
 		return newICMPv4EchoRequest(id, seqnum, msglen, filler)
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/iprawsock.go b/src/pkg/net/iprawsock.go
index 13bfd62404a..daccba36695 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/iprawsock.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/iprawsock.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func ResolveIPAddr(net, addr string) (*IPAddr, error) {
 	if net == "" { // a hint wildcard for Go 1.0 undocumented behavior
 		net = "ip"
 	}
-	afnet, _, err := parseDialNetwork(net)
+	afnet, _, err := parseNetwork(net)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/iprawsock_posix.go b/src/pkg/net/iprawsock_posix.go
index 7a8cd4470d6..2ef4db19c6b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/iprawsock_posix.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/iprawsock_posix.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func DialIP(netProto string, laddr, raddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
 }
 
 func dialIP(netProto string, laddr, raddr *IPAddr, deadline time.Time) (*IPConn, error) {
-	net, proto, err := parseDialNetwork(netProto)
+	net, proto, err := parseNetwork(netProto)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func dialIP(netProto string, laddr, raddr *IPAddr, deadline time.Time) (*IPConn,
 // and WriteTo methods can be used to receive and send IP
 // packets with per-packet addressing.
 func ListenIP(netProto string, laddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
-	net, proto, err := parseDialNetwork(netProto)
+	net, proto, err := parseNetwork(netProto)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}