Host (-H) command

The -HOST command specifies the host name or TCP/IP address of the remote host. The -HOST command is optional. If you omit it, the adapter uses the name of the local computer as the remote host name.

-HOST command syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram -H  -HOST host_nameIP_address
host_name
Specifies the name of the remote host.
ip_address
Specifies the IP address of the remote host. You can use an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresss or an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address. For example, use 192.168.1.120 as the IPv4 address or 1080:0:0:0:8:800:200C:417A as the IPv6 address.