Client Connections

For 4C Client Versions 4.4.4 and higher, connection info is stored in one or more connection files rather than in the windows registry. These files are simple text files that can be edited with a text editor or with the 4C Client Connection Dialog. There are 2 default connection files, ${FC_APPDATA}/cl-conn.txt and ${FC_COMMONAPPDATA}/cl-conn.txt. You can change these defaults using the 4c preferences dialog. The format of the connection text file is as follows:

Lines starting with '#' are comments
Name <name> - The Name entry specifies the label that should show up on the connection menu for this file when this file has submenus. There should only be one Name entry per connection file.
Path <path> - Path entries help organize connections in a heirarchical manner.
Label <label> - A Label entry inserts a label in the current path of the connection menu hierarchy.
Separator A Separator entry inserts a separator in the current path of the connection menu hierarchy.
Connection <ConnName> - The rest of the connection info is on successive lines each starting with white space.

Most users will be able to get by with simple connection files, but if you need to store connection info for hundreds of users, it will be worthwhile to organize this file a bit. Here's an example of a simple connection file:

#
# 4CClient Connections
#
Name  Global
Connection  fedora4c
  Machine=10.0.0.16,Type=TCP,Port=1414
  Version=444
  Usr=kjenglish
Connection  localhost
  Machine=localhost,Type=TCP,Port=1412
  Version=444
  Usr=kevin

Here's a little more complicated one:

#
# 4CClient Connections
#
Name  Private
Path /Main
Connection  fedora4c
  Machine=10.0.0.16,Type=TCP,Port=1414
  Version=444
  Usr=kjenglish
  Ping=300
Connection  4cDemoMachine
  Machine=4chelp.com,Type=TCP,Port=1412
  Version=444
  Usr=kjenglish
  Ping=300
Separator
Path  /Trafxs/System1
Connection  Production
  Machine=10.0.0.65,Type=TCP,Port=1412
  Version=444
  Usr=trafxs
  Ping=300
Path  /Trafxs/System2
Connection  "Test"
  Machine=test1,Type=TCP,Port=1412
  Version=444
  Usr=trafxs
  Ping=300
Connection  "Production"
  Machine=prod1,Type=TCP,Port=1412
  Version=444
  Usr=trafxs
  Ping=300
Path  /Main
Connection  fedora4c-dsl
  Machine=206.228.139.110,Type=TCP,Port=1416
  Version=444
  Usr=kjenglish
  Ping=300
Connection  centos4c
  Machine=10.0.0.17,Type=TCP,Port=1412
  Version=444
  Usr=kjenglish
  Ping=300
Connection  fc60
  Machine=10.0.0.60,Type=TCP,Port=1412
  Version=444
  Usr=kjenglish
  Ping=300
Connection  vista-23
  Machine=10.0.0.23,Type=TCP,Port=1412
  Version=444
  Usr=kevin
  Ping=300
Connection  localhost
  Machine=localhost,Type=TCP,Port=1412
  Version=444
  Usr=kevin
  Ping=300
Connection  centos4c-dev
  Machine=10.0.0.17,Type=TCP,Port=1414
  Version=444
  Usr=kjenglish
  Ping=300