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diff --git a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
index 3684fab4c..3d255746d 100644
--- a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@ The optional \fIcontroller\fR argument specifies how to connect to
 the OpenFlow controller.  It takes one of the following forms:
 
 .RS
-.TP
-\fBssl:\fIhost\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]
-The specified SSL \fIport\fR (default: 6633) on the given remote
-\fIhost\fR.  The \fB--private-key\fR, \fB--certificate\fR, and
-\fB--ca-cert\fR options are mandatory when this form is used.
+.IP "\fBssl:\fIip\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]"
+The specified SSL \fIport\fR (default: 6633) on the host at the given
+\fIip\fR, which must be expressed as an IP address (not a DNS name).
+The \fB--private-key\fR, \fB--certificate\fR, and \fB--ca-cert\fR
+options are mandatory when this form is used.
 
-.TP
-\fBtcp:\fIhost\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]
-The specified TCP \fIport\fR (default: 6633) on the given remote
-\fIhost\fR.
+.IP "\fBtcp:\fIip\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]"
+The specified TCP \fIport\fR (default: 6633) on the host at the given
+\fIip\fR, which must be expressed as an IP address (not a DNS name).
 
 .TP
 \fBunix:\fIfile\fR
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ switch waits for a message to be received from the controller for
 controller.  After sending the inactivity probe, if no response is
 received for an additional \fIsecs\fR seconds, the switch
 assumes that the connection has been broken and attempts to reconnect.
-The default is 15 seconds, and the minimum value is 5 seconds.
+The default and the minimum value are both 5 seconds.
 
 When fail-open mode is configured, changing the inactivity probe
 interval also changes the interval before entering fail-open mode (see
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ Sets the maximum time between attempts to connect to the controller to
 \fIsecs\fR, which must be at least 1.  The actual interval between
 connection attempts starts at 1 second and doubles on each failing
 attempt until it reaches the maximum.  The default maximum backoff
-time is 15 seconds.
+time is 8 seconds.
 
 .TP
 \fB-l\fR, \fB--listen=\fImethod\fR
@@ -348,9 +347,10 @@ mode (see \fBContacting the Controller\fR above).  When neither option
 is given, the default is in-band control.
 
 .TP
-\fB--netflow=\fIhost\fB:\fIport\fR
-Configures the given UDP \fIport\fR on the specified IP \fIhost\fR as
-a recipient of NetFlow messages for expired flows.
+\fB--netflow=\fIip\fB:\fIport\fR
+Configures the given UDP \fIport\fR on the specified IP \fIip\fR as
+a recipient of NetFlow messages for expired flows.  The \fIip\fR must
+be specified numerically, not as a DNS name.
 
 This option may be specified multiple times to configure additional
 NetFlow collectors.