diff -ruN tcp_wrappers_7.6.orig/hosts_access.5 tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.5 --- tcp_wrappers_7.6.orig/hosts_access.5 2004-04-25 12:17:59.000000000 +0200 +++ tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.5 2004-04-25 12:17:53.000000000 +0200 @@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ bitwise AND of the address and the `mask\'. For example, the net/mask pattern `131.155.72.0/255.255.254.0\' matches every address in the range `131.155.72.0\' through `131.155.73.255\'. +`255.255.255.255\' is not a valid mask value, so a single host can be +matched just by its IP. .IP \(bu An expression of the form `n.n.n.n/mm' is interpreted as a `net/masklength' pair, where `mm' is the number of consecutive `1'