commit b599f489ae3a1ec8e4f0742243c41dc15f040930
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org>
Date: Mon Mar 8 11:15:37 2021 -0500
Fix documentation formatting for VirtualAddrNetworkIPv6
Fixes bug #40256; bugfix on 0.2.9.4-alpha.
---
changes/bug40256_045 | 3 +++
doc/man/tor.1.txt | 5 +++--
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/changes/bug40256_045 b/changes/bug40256_045
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14e67659e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug40256_045
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ o Minor bugfixes (documentation):
+ - Fix a formatting error on the documentation for
+ VirtualAddrNetworkIPv6. Fixes bug 40256; bugfix on 0.2.9.4-alpha.
diff --git a/doc/man/tor.1.txt b/doc/man/tor.1.txt
index 58774e555f..b57c6ec70a 100644
--- a/doc/man/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/man/tor.1.txt
@@ -1797,8 +1797,9 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
The default **VirtualAddrNetwork** address ranges on a
properly configured machine will route to the loopback or link-local
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
+ for IPv6 and 16 for IPv4. However, a larger network
+ (that is, one with a 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.