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Cross-reference 'logical host' and host key config docs.

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@ -1758,7 +1758,9 @@ logical host name, you can arrange that PuTTY will not keep asking
you to reconfirm its host key. Conversely, if you expect to use the you to reconfirm its host key. Conversely, if you expect to use the
same local port number for port forwardings to lots of different same local port number for port forwardings to lots of different
servers, you probably didn't want any particular server's host key servers, you probably didn't want any particular server's host key
cached under that local port number. cached under that local port number. (For this latter case, you
could also explicitly configure host keys in the relevant sessions;
see \k{config-ssh-kex-manual-hostkeys}.)
If you just enter a host name for this option, PuTTY will cache the If you just enter a host name for this option, PuTTY will cache the
SSH host key under the default SSH port for that host, irrespective SSH host key under the default SSH port for that host, irrespective
@ -2339,8 +2341,6 @@ special case is that PSCP and PSFTP will \e{never} act as upstreams.
\H{config-ssh-kex} The Kex panel \H{config-ssh-kex} The Kex panel
\# FIXME: This whole section is draft. Feel free to revise.
The Kex panel (short for \q{\i{key exchange}}) allows you to configure The Kex panel (short for \q{\i{key exchange}}) allows you to configure
options related to SSH-2 key exchange. options related to SSH-2 key exchange.
@ -2486,6 +2486,11 @@ that situation, you will probably want to use the \cw{-hostkey}
command-line option to configure the expected host key(s); see command-line option to configure the expected host key(s); see
\k{using-cmdline-hostkey}. \k{using-cmdline-hostkey}.
For situations where PuTTY's automated host key management simply
picks the wrong host name to store a key under, you may want to
consider setting a \q{logical host name} instead; see
\k{config-loghost}.
To configure manual host keys via the GUI, enter some text describing To configure manual host keys via the GUI, enter some text describing
the host key into the edit box in the \q{Manually configure host keys the host key into the edit box in the \q{Manually configure host keys
for this connection} container, and press the \q{Add} button. The text for this connection} container, and press the \q{Add} button. The text