<dl>
<dt><code>ssl:<var>ip</var></code>[<code>:<var>port</var></code>]</dt>
<dd>
- <p>The specified SSL <var>port</var> (default: 6633) on the host at
- the given <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
- (not a DNS name). The <ref table="Open_vSwitch" column="ssl"/>
- column in the <ref table="Open_vSwitch"/> table must point to a
- valid SSL configuration when this form is used.</p>
+ <p>The specified SSL <var>port</var> on the host at the
+ given <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP
+ address (not a DNS name). The <ref table="Open_vSwitch"
+ column="ssl"/> column in the <ref table="Open_vSwitch"/>
+ table must point to a valid SSL configuration when this form
+ is used.</p>
+ <p>If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently
+ defaults to 6633. In the future, the default will change to
+ 6653, which is the IANA-defined value.</p>
<p>SSL support is an optional feature that is not always built as
part of Open vSwitch.</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>tcp:<var>ip</var></code>[<code>:<var>port</var></code>]</dt>
- <dd>The specified TCP <var>port</var> (default: 6633) on the host at
- the given <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP address
- (not a DNS name).</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <p>The specified TCP <var>port</var> on the host at the
+ given <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an IP
+ address (not a DNS name).</p>
+ <p>If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently
+ defaults to 6633. In the future, the default will change to
+ 6653, which is the IANA-defined value.</p>
+ </dd>
</dl>
<p>
The following connection methods are currently supported for service
<dl>
<dt><code>pssl:</code>[<var>port</var>][<code>:<var>ip</var></code>]</dt>
<dd>
- <p>
- Listens for SSL connections on the specified TCP <var>port</var>
- (default: 6633). If <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an
- IP address (not a DNS name), is specified, then connections are
- restricted to the specified local IP address.
- </p>
- <p>
- The <ref table="Open_vSwitch" column="ssl"/> column in the <ref
- table="Open_vSwitch"/> table must point to a valid SSL
- configuration when this form is used.
- </p>
+ <p> Listens for SSL connections on the specified TCP
+ <var>port</var>. If <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed
+ as an IP address (not a DNS name), is specified, then
+ connections are restricted to the specified local IP
+ address. The <ref table="Open_vSwitch" column="ssl"/>
+ column in the <ref table="Open_vSwitch"/> table must point
+ to a valid SSL configuration when this form is used.</p>
+ <p>If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently
+ defaults to 6633. In the future, the default will change to
+ 6653, which is the IANA-defined value.</p>
<p>SSL support is an optional feature that is not always built as
part of Open vSwitch.</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>ptcp:</code>[<var>port</var>][<code>:<var>ip</var></code>]</dt>
<dd>
- Listens for connections on the specified TCP <var>port</var>
- (default: 6633). If <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed as an
- IP address (not a DNS name), is specified, then connections are
- restricted to the specified local IP address.
+ <p>Listens for connections on the specified TCP
+ <var>port</var>. If <var>ip</var>, which must be expressed
+ as an IP address (not a DNS name), is specified, then
+ connections are restricted to the specified local IP
+ address.</p>
+ <p>If <var>port</var> is not specified, it currently
+ defaults to 6633. In the future, the default will change to
+ 6653, which is the IANA-defined value.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>When multiple controllers are configured for a single bridge, the