The Proxy Command Line
Proxy can be given instructions right on the command line that you use to run it.
This allows you to create separate Proxy icons in Program Manager that operate
Proxy in different ways.
(In fact, when you use the Create Shortcut function in Proxy, you are
specifying and saving Proxy command lines.)
You can set up:
You can also customize the title bar of your Proxy window using a command line
switch.
Connecting by IPX Address
To connect to a particular station by IPX address, use the /P switch with the name
of the protocol, then specify the station's IPX address, preceded by the @
symbol:
or
For example:
Connecting by Name with IPX
To connect by name to a particular IPX station, use the /P switch with the name
of the protocol followed by the name of the station you would like to connect to,
optionally preceded by the network segment:
or
Tips and Techniques
Shortcuts that automatically open Proxy windows and connect to
particular host PCs, either by station name, IPX address, or IP address
Shortcuts that automatically open Proxy windows and run particular
tasks
PROXY /PIPX @node
PROXY /PIPX @network:node
PROXY /PIPX @20:1B31DAE9
PROXY /PIPX stationname
PROXY /PIPX network:stationname
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