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# TCP/IP Configuration Notebook Online Help

### Configure SOCKS Servers Page

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, subnet mask and user ID 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.

  SOCKS User ID
    Specifies your SOCKS user ID. This is a required field.

  SOCKS Password
    Type a unique string of characters for the SOCKS User. The password must be greater than one character in length and less than 254 characters and is case-sensitive.

  Verify SOCKS Password
    Re-enter the password for the SOCKS Password field to confirm that your entry was typed correctly. This field is required.

  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:

- Configuring SOCKS Servers

- Adding a SOCKS Server

- Changing a SOCKS Server

- Deleting a SOCKS Server

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