# PetscViewerSocketSetConnection
Sets the machine and port that a PETSc socket viewer is to use 
## Synopsis
```
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerSocketSetConnection(PetscViewer v, const char machine[], int port)
```
Logically Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***v -*** viewer to connect
- ***machine -*** host to connect to, use NULL for the local machine,use "server" to passively wait for
a connection from elsewhere
- ***port -*** the port on the machine one is connecting to, use `PETSC_DEFAULT` for default





## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PETSCVIEWERMATLAB`, `PETSCVIEWERSOCKET`, `PetscViewerSocketOpen()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/socket/send.c.html#PetscViewerSocketSetConnection">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/socket/send.c</A>


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