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TCP/IP Configuration Notebook Online Help
Use this page to add, change, or delete SOCKS
servers.
The information entered on this page is stored in the SOCKS.CFG
file.
The fields on this page are:
- SOCKS Server... list box
- Displays the SOCKS server name (or IP address), destination IP address,
and subnet mask of each SOCKS server host on your LAN. Use the push
buttons below to add, change, or delete hosts from this list. When
changing or deleting a host, first highlight the host you want to work with
from the list.
The push buttons on this page are:
- Add
- Insert an entry into the list box. When you click the Add push
button, the SOCKS Server Entry window appears. Use this window to
insert your server list entry.
The fields on this window are:
- SOCKS Server
-
Specify the host name or 32-bit dotted-decimal notation internet protocol
(IP) address of a SOCKS server on your LAN.
An example of a SOCKS server host name is:
socksserv
- Destination IP Address
-
Specify the 32-bit dotted-decimal notation IP destination address for a
host that can be reached through this server.
- Subnet Mask
-
Specify the 32-bit dotted-decimal notation of the subnet mask to be applied
against the destination IP address.
The subnet mask is used to determine whether your direct connection request
will be granted or denied.
Additional push buttons for this window are:
- OK
- Close the window and save any changes.
- Cancel
- Close the window and discard any changes.
- Help
- Get help information for this notebook page.
- Change
-
Modify an entry highlighted in the list box. When you click the
Change push button, the SOCKS Server Entry window appears. Use this
window to update your server list entry.
The fields you can change from this window are:
- SOCKS Server
-
Specify the host name or 32-bit dotted-decimal notation internet protocol
(IP) address of a SOCKS server on your LAN.
An example of a SOCKS server host name is:
socksserv
- Destination IP Address
-
Specify the 32-bit dotted-decimal notation IP destination address for a
host that can be reached through this server.
- Subnet Mask
-
Specify the 32-bit dotted-decimal notation of the subnet mask to be applied
against the destination IP address.
The subnet mask is used to determine whether your direct connection request
will be granted or denied.
Additional push buttons are:
- OK
- Close the window and save any changes.
- Cancel
- Close the window and discard any changes.
- Help
- Get help information for this notebook page.
- Delete
- Erase the list box entry you selected, which will be displayed in a Delete
window. You cannot modify the displayed entry; click OK to delete it,
or Cancel to close the window without deleting.
- Undo
- Remove any changes made since you last accessed this page.
- OK
- Close the TCP/IP Configuration Notebook and save all changes made since
opening it.
- Cancel
- Close the TCP/IP Configuration Notebook and discard any changes made since
opening it.
- Help
- Get help information for this notebook page.
The subtabs on this page are:
- Defaults
- Go to the Configure SOCKS Defaults page.
- Direct Routes
- Go to the Configure Direct Routes page.
- Servers
- Go to the Configure SOCKS Servers page.
How Do I?
For a step-by-step description of key tasks you can do from this page, go
to:
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