diff --git a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/eth.rs b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/eth.rs
index 030c961e..dbddfc22 100644
--- a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/eth.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/eth.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ async fn main(spawner: Spawner) -> ! {
 
         socket.set_timeout(Some(embassy_time::Duration::from_secs(10)));
 
+        // You need to start a server on the host machine, for example: `nc -l 8000`
         let remote_endpoint = (Ipv4Address::new(10, 42, 0, 1), 8000);
         info!("connecting...");
         let r = socket.connect(remote_endpoint).await;
diff --git a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/eth_client.rs b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/eth_client.rs
index c6b8243e..17e1d9fb 100644
--- a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/eth_client.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/eth_client.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ async fn main(spawner: Spawner) -> ! {
     let client = TcpClient::new(&stack, &state);
 
     loop {
+        // You need to start a server on the host machine, for example: `nc -l 8000`
         let addr = SocketAddr::V4(SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::new(10, 42, 0, 1), 8000));
 
         info!("connecting...");