[DOC] document IPv6 support for server
diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index d06ad98..0fdc2ad 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -4629,7 +4629,7 @@
manipulation, and section 7 about ACLs.
-server <name> <address>[:port] [param*]
+server <name> <address>[:[port]] [param*]
Declare a server in a backend
May be used in sections : defaults | frontend | listen | backend
no | no | yes | yes
@@ -4637,10 +4637,10 @@
<name> is the internal name assigned to this server. This name will
appear in logs and alerts.
- <address> is the IPv4 address of the server. Alternatively, a resolvable
- hostname is supported, but this name will be resolved during
- start-up. Address "0.0.0.0" or "*" has a special meaning. It
- indicates that the connection will be forwarded to the same IP
+ <address> is the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the server. Alternatively, a
+ resolvable hostname is supported, but this name will be resolved
+ during start-up. Address "0.0.0.0" or "*" has a special meaning.
+ It indicates that the connection will be forwarded to the same IP
address as the one from the client connection. This is useful in
transparent proxy architectures where the client's connection is
intercepted and haproxy must forward to the original destination