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diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 2e73b2784c..9f4eb31445 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -1275,8 +1275,11 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if "172.16.0.0/12" and change the IPv6 network to "[FC00::]/7". The default **VirtualAddrNetwork** address ranges on a properly configured machine will route to the loopback or link-local - interface. For - local use, no change to the default VirtualAddrNetwork setting is needed. + interface. The maximum number of bits for the network prefix is set to 104 + for IPv6 and 16 for IPv4. However, a wider network - smaller prefix length + - is preferable since it reduces the chances for an attacker to guess the + used IP. For local use, no change to the default VirtualAddrNetwork setting + is needed. [[AllowNonRFC953Hostnames]] **AllowNonRFC953Hostnames** **0**|**1**:: When this option is disabled, Tor blocks hostnames containing illegal |