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diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 4d99a58fc5..accd16a55c 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1061,8 +1061,9 @@ DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
#endif
"-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]\n"
" connect the vlan 'n' to another VLAN using a socket connection\n"
- "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]\n"
+ "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port[,localaddr=addr]]\n"
" connect the vlan 'n' to multicast maddr and port\n"
+ " use 'localaddr=addr' to specify the host address to send packets from\n"
#ifdef CONFIG_VDE
"-net vde[,vlan=n][,name=str][,sock=socketpath][,port=n][,group=groupname][,mode=octalmode]\n"
" connect the vlan 'n' to port 'n' of a vde switch running\n"
@@ -1256,7 +1257,7 @@ qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
-net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
@end example
-@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}] [,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}]
+@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}[,localaddr=@var{addr}]]
Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
@@ -1296,6 +1297,12 @@ qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
/path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
@end example
+Example (send packets from host's 1.2.3.4):
+@example
+qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
+ -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102,localaddr=1.2.3.4
+@end example
+
@item -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,sock=@var{socketpath}] [,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}