diff --git a/src/libstd/net/addr.rs b/src/libstd/net/addr.rs
index 44a7823f82a..b93ca8277e6 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net/addr.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net/addr.rs
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ impl hash::Hash for SocketAddrV6 {
 /// some other type (e.g. a string) just for it to be converted back to
 /// `SocketAddr` in constructor methods is pointless.
 ///
+/// Addresses returned by the operating system that are not IP addresses are
+/// silently ignored.
+///
 /// Some examples:
 ///
 /// ```no_run
diff --git a/src/libstd/net/mod.rs b/src/libstd/net/mod.rs
index 95df7f7eaeb..ac13b23ebee 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net/mod.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ impl Iterator for LookupHost {
 /// This method may perform a DNS query to resolve `host` and may also inspect
 /// system configuration to resolve the specified hostname.
 ///
+/// The returned iterator will skip over any unknown addresses returned by the
+/// operating system.
+///
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```no_run
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ impl Iterator for LookupHost {
 ///
 /// # fn foo() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 /// for host in try!(net::lookup_host("rust-lang.org")) {
-///     println!("found address: {}", try!(host));
+///     println!("found address: {}", host);
 /// }
 /// # Ok(())
 /// # }