diff --git a/docs/INTERFACES b/docs/INTERFACES
index 24ca6742c..7119d164e 100644
--- a/docs/INTERFACES
+++ b/docs/INTERFACES
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ irclib.Irc:
             prefix: The current prefix of the bot.
 
             server: The current server the bot is connected to.
-                    Usually consists of a (host, port) pair.
+
+	    network: The current network name the bot is connected to.
 
             afterConnect: False until the bot has received a
                           command sent after the connection is finished --
diff --git a/src/irclib.py b/src/irclib.py
index 01a871358..4d9119db6 100644
--- a/src/irclib.py
+++ b/src/irclib.py
@@ -539,7 +539,11 @@ class Irc(IrcCommandDispatcher):
 
     def do001(self, msg):
         """Does some logging."""
-        log.info('Received 001 from the server.')
+        welcome = msg.args[1]
+        assert welcome.startswith('Welcome to the ')
+        words = welcome.split()
+        self.network = words[3].lower()
+        log.info('Setting network to %s.', self.network)
 
     def do002(self, msg):
         """Logs the ircd version."""