are supported:
.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
If \fImiss-len\fR is provided, \fBovs\-ofctl\fR sends an OpenFlow ``set
configuration'' message at connection setup time that requests
\fImiss-len\fR bytes of each packet that misses the flow table. The
-OpenFlow reference implementation not send these messages to the
+OpenFlow reference implementation does not send these messages to the
\fBovs\-ofctl monitor\fR client connection unless a nonzero value is
specified on this argument.