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diff --git a/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod b/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod
index 47e56eb..979c2c1 100644
--- a/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod
+++ b/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ master configuration file. The section name must match the hostname of the
slave. If some configuration parameter must be set to a special value for
the slave, use an override section to configure this.
+The slave names must be the names the hosts think they have not their
+outside hostnames or ip addresses or anything like that. When the slave
+calls the master to get its config or report its measurements it will tell
+the master its 'hostname'. This together with the shared secret is used to
+authenticate and identify who is who.
+
*** slaves ****
secrets=/etc/smokeping/slavesecrets.conf
+slave1