IP address or host name of the SOCKS server
Your entry will first be checked to see if it is a valid IP address. If it is not, it is assumed to be a host name.
Syntax rules:
For an IP address:
- The internet address, specified in dotted decimal notation, in which a 32-bit internet address is
represented as four decimal numbers, one for each 8 bits, separated by dots (periods).
- Each of the four decimal numbers is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 255. For example:
- 00001010 00000001 10110100 11111110 a 32-bit address
10
1
180
254
dotted decimal notation (10.1.180.254)
For a host name:
- 1 - 39 characters.
- Input must consist of one or more labels, separated by a period.
- Each label must begin with a letter or digit and have at least 1 character.
- Every character after the first must be alphanumeric or hyphen.
For example:
mycomputer.city.company.com