Select Host dialog box
Selecting Select Host dialog box.
opens theThe
menu on this dialog box contains a list of hosts to which the IDE has connected, excluding the current host. This list is editable, and you can directly specify a new host name or IP address.Port is for specifying a remote host server port number. This is pre-populated with the port number found in client.ini. If no port is found, then it uses the default RMI registry port.
If you specify a host name or IP address that is pointing to the current host, then a message opens: The remote host cannot be the same as the current host.
When you click
, the BOX Manager attempts to connect to the target host.If the connection is successful, then the Select Host dialog box closes and the target host name/IP address is shown. The panel context is refreshed with the BOX list from the new host.
An error message opens if the connection attempt fails.