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Make clear the local host limitation #286

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Expand Up @@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ ranges and port ranges.
NOTE: masscan uses a **custom TCP/IP stack**. Anything other than simple port
scans will cause conflict with the local TCP/IP stack. This means you need to
either use the `-S` option to use a separate IP address, or configure your
operating system to firewall the ports that masscan uses.
operating system to firewall the ports that masscan uses. Because
masscan uses a custom stack, it cannot scan the local host.

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