RCONIP documentation

Usage | Command line arguments | Navigation keys for server selection screen | Special key combinations for remote console screen | General Notes

Usage

rconip [opts] [host[:port]] [password]

opts:
       -s
OR --ssl        Connect using SSL
       -?
OR --help      Show this usage
       -p host    Connect via Proxy host
       --spx       Proxy connects with SPX
       --sync      Start in screen sync mode (toggle with Alt-F6)

Command-line arguments:

rconip <servername> <password>

Launches a remote console session with server <servername> and password <password>

rconip <servername> <password> -s

Launches a secure remote console session with server <servername> and password <password>

rconip <servername>

Prompts for a password and then launches a remote console session with server <servername> and entered password

rconip -s <servername>

Prompts for a password and then launches a secure remote console session with server <servername> and entered password

rconip

Obtains a list of novell servers through SLP and launches the server selection interface.
See General Notes for limitation of SLP discovery.

rconip -s

Obtains a list of secure connections to novell servers through SLP and lauches the server selection interface.
See General Notes for limitation of SLP discovery.

rconip <servername> -p <proxyhost>

Connects to <servername> via <proxyhost> (with RCONPRXY.NLM loaded)

rconip <servername> -p <proxyhost> --spx

Connects to <servername> via <proxyhost> using SPX between proxyhost and servername

rconip --sync <servername>

Prompts for a password and then launches a remote console session with server <servername> and entered password with Screen Sync mode active

NOTE: the port can be changed from default by adding ':port' to the host name.

eg. rconip host:2033 -p proxy:2038 password

Navigation keys for server selection screen:

Enter

Connect to the selected server

Cursor movement keys

Move in the server selection list

Insert

Enter a server by IP address or hostname

Escape

Exit the program

Special key combinations for remote console screen:

Alt-F1

Display the screen list

Alt-F2

Disconnect from the server

Alt-F3, Alt-F4

Move to previous and next screens, respectively

Alt-F5

"Activate" the currently displayed screen

Alt-F6

Toggle screen Sync mode (activates screen changed to)

Keypad *

Display the screen list

Keypad /

Disconnect from the server

Keypad -, Keypad +

Move to previous and next screens, respectively

Keypad Enter

"Activate" the currently displayed screen

Some general notes:

Logger console

The cursor keys only work when the screen is active.

Keypad special keys

NUMLOCK is required to use the Keypad key described above

SLP Discovery - Message from Andreas Tranquillini

It seems that every SLP query will fail if you are not at least a member of the power users group. The temporary workaround is to give the users group write access to the registry key HKLM\Software\Novell\Winsock 2\ClassInfo.

Changing from default port

The port is specified by adding :port to the host. eg. rconip host:2033 -p proxy:2038 password