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@@ -664,7 +664,11 @@ one is input, the second one output.
* The fd channel - use file descriptor numbers for input/output. Example:
``con1=fd:0,fd:1.``
-* The port channel - listen on TCP port number. Example: ``con1=port:4321``
+* The port channel - start a telnet server on TCP port number. Example:
+ ``con1=port:4321``. The host must have /usr/sbin/in.telnetd (usually part of
+ a telnetd package) and the port-helper from the UML utilities (see the
+ information for the xterm channel below). UML will not boot until a client
+ connects.
* The pty and pts channels - use system pty/pts.