diff --git a/cmd/geth/config.go b/cmd/geth/config.go
index 74e18f381d..4e263bcadb 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/contracts/release"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/naoina/toml"
 )
@@ -53,15 +52,6 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-var defaultNodeConfig = node.Config{
-	Name:        clientIdentifier,
-	Version:     params.VersionWithCommit(gitCommit),
-	DataDir:     node.DefaultDataDir(),
-	P2P:         p2p.Config{MaxPeers: 25},
-	HTTPModules: []string{"eth", "net", "web3"},
-	WSModules:   []string{"eth", "net", "web3"},
-}
-
 // These settings ensure that TOML keys use the same names as Go struct fields.
 var tomlSettings = toml.Config{
 	NormFieldName: func(rt reflect.Type, key string) string {
@@ -104,11 +94,20 @@ func loadConfig(file string, cfg *gethConfig) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func defaultNodeConfig() node.Config {
+	cfg := node.DefaultConfig
+	cfg.Name = clientIdentifier
+	cfg.Version = params.VersionWithCommit(gitCommit)
+	cfg.HTTPModules = append(cfg.HTTPModules, "eth")
+	cfg.WSModules = append(cfg.WSModules, "eth")
+	return cfg
+}
+
 func makeConfigNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, gethConfig) {
 	// Load defaults.
 	cfg := gethConfig{
 		Eth:  eth.DefaultConfig,
-		Node: defaultNodeConfig,
+		Node: defaultNodeConfig(),
 	}
 
 	// Load config file.
diff --git a/node/defaults.go b/node/defaults.go
index bfe257c8e9..519c2d3741 100644
--- a/node/defaults.go
+++ b/node/defaults.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/nat"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -31,6 +34,21 @@ const (
 	DefaultWSPort    = 8546        // Default TCP port for the websocket RPC server
 )
 
+// DefaultConfig contains reasonable default settings.
+var DefaultConfig = Config{
+	DataDir:     DefaultDataDir(),
+	HTTPPort:    DefaultHTTPPort,
+	HTTPModules: []string{"net", "web3"},
+	WSPort:      DefaultWSPort,
+	WSModules:   []string{"net", "web3"},
+	IPCPath:     DefaultIPCSocket,
+	P2P: p2p.Config{
+		ListenAddr: ":30303",
+		MaxPeers:   25,
+		NAT:        nat.Any(),
+	},
+}
+
 // DefaultDataDir is the default data directory to use for the databases and other
 // persistence requirements.
 func DefaultDataDir() string {