diff --git a/website/source/docs/faq.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/faq.html.markdown index b1be80f8fa..e4b2571eef 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/faq.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/faq.html.markdown @@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ Using the SCADA service is optional. SCADA is only enabled by opt-in. See the [Atlas integration guide](/docs/guides/atlas.html) for more details. -# Q: Does Consul rely on UDP Broadcast or Multicast? +## Q: Does Consul rely on UDP Broadcast or Multicast? -Consul uses the [Serf](https://serfdom.io) gossip protocol, which only -uses UDP unicast. Broadcast and Multicast are rarely available in a multi-tenant +Consul uses the [Serf](https://serfdom.io) gossip protocol which relies on +TCP and UDP unicast. Broadcast and Multicast are rarely available in a multi-tenant or cloud network environment. For that reason, Consul and Serf were both designed to avoid any dependence on those capabilities.