Host name syntax

Note: This special syntax is generally not used from the user interfaces of wc3270 or wx3270, except in scripts or at the x3270&gt; prompt. Those user interfaces allow these options to be specified separately, and construct a properly-formatted host name from them.

Basic syntax
The basic syntax is:


 * [prefix:...]host[:port][=accept-name]

Prefixes
An optional prefix is a single letter and a colon character (:). Multiple prefixes can be specified. Prefixes are listed here.

Host
The host is either a fully-qualified domain name (e.g., ) or a numeric address in either IPv4 dotted-decimal or IPv6 hexadecimal format. A numeric IPv6 addres must be surrounded by square-bracket characters, e.g.,, to keep the colon characters from being misinterpreted.

Port
The optional port is a number separated from the host name by a colon. It overrides the default value of 23 (the TELNET port).

Accept name
The optional accept name is separated from the host and optional port by an equals sign (=). It overrides the value of the acceptHostname resource, specifying a name to match against the host's TLS certificate.

Examples
Connect to  without a TLS tunnel, on port 23. foo.bar.com Connect to  with a TLS tunnel but not verifying the host certificate, on port 9100. L:Y:foo.bar.com:9100 Connect to IPv4 address  on port 23. 1.2.3.4 Connect to IPv6 address  on port 23. [100:200::1] Connect to IPv6 address  on port 9100 with a TLS tunnel, using   to match the name from the host's TLS certificate. L:[100:200::1]:9100=myhost