I think I'm confused about what you are trying to do. Usually, you configure remote devices you want to talk to. For example, if I have an Ethernet-based Tektronix TDS 3054B scope that I want to talk to, I can set up a VISA alias for its IP address (e.g., TCPIP::128.129.130.131::INSTR, for a VXI-11 device like the Tek scopes).
>From your description, it sounds like you're trying to add yourself as a device you want to talk to. Do you have some sort of TCP listener set up on your own machine? If so, you could use the loopback address of 127.0.0.1 to talk to yourself. (Perhaps with the SOCKET resource type.) Anyway, if you can clarify what you are trying to do, we might be able to provide more help. Brian
