diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown index 6c254bbbd..88a8bc9ac 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown @@ -92,7 +92,14 @@ The options below are all specified on the command-line. * `-bind` - The address that should be bound to for internal cluster communications. This is an IP address that should be reachable by all other nodes in the cluster. - By default, this is "0.0.0.0", meaning Consul will use all IPv4 addresses on the local machine. If you specify "[::]", Consul will use the first available public IPv6 address, otherwise the first available private IPv4 address is used. + By default, this is "0.0.0.0", meaning Consul will bind to all addresses on +the local machine and will [advertise](/docs/agent/options.html#_advertise) +the first available private IPv4 address to the rest of the cluster. If there +are multiple private IPv4 addresses available, Consul will exit with an error +at startup. If you specify "[::]", Consul will +[advertise](/docs/agent/options.html#_advertise) the first available public +IPv6 address. If there are multiple public IPv6 addresses available, Consul +will exit with an error at startup. Consul uses both TCP and UDP and the same port for both. If you have any firewalls, be sure to allow both protocols.