diff --git a/telnet/telnet.1 b/telnet/telnet.1
index f30e034..e3a873e 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