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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/inet_cfg.xml b/erts/doc/src/inet_cfg.xml
index 18cf65759a..d289c42557 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/inet_cfg.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/inet_cfg.xml
@@ -230,6 +230,13 @@
(use the Erlang DNS client
<seealso marker="kernel:inet_res">inet_res</seealso>
for nameserver queries).</p>
+ <p>The lookup method <c><![CDATA[string]]></c> tries to
+ parse the hostname as a IPv4 or IPv6 string and return
+ the resulting IP address. It is automatically tried
+ first when <c><![CDATA[native]]></c> is <em>not</em>
+ in the <c><![CDATA[Methods]]></c> list. To skip it in this case
+ the pseudo lookup method <c><![CDATA[nostring]]></c> can be
+ inserted anywhere in the <c><![CDATA[Methods]]></c> list.</p>
<p></p>
</item>
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