diff --git a/telnet/telnet.1 b/telnet/telnet.1

index f30e034..595056c 100644

--- a/telnet/telnet.1

+++ b/telnet/telnet.1

@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ If it is invoked with arguments, it performs an

 .Ic open

 command with those arguments.

 .Pp

+If a hostname is resolved to multiple IP addresses, 

+.Nm 

+attempts to establish a connection with each address until one of them is successful or until no more addresses are left.

+.Pp

 The options are as follows:

 .Bl -tag -width Ds

 .It Fl 4