PEEK can be added as a known object via NCP on a target node either permanently or temporarily using the NCP DEFINE or SET command. The basic NCP commands to add the PEEK object on a target node permanently are: $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:NCP NCP> DEFINE OBJECT PEEK NUMBER 0 FILE PEEK$LOCATION:PEEKNET_Vx.EXE For SPY use: NCP> DEFINE OBJECT SPY NUMBER 0 FILE PEEK$LOCATION:SPYNET_Vx.EXE To permanently enable both incoming and outgoing proxy access to PEEK and SPY on a target node use: NCP> DEFINE OBJECT PEEK NUMBER 0 - FILE PEEK$LOCATION:PEEKNET_Vx.EXE PROXY BOTH NCP> DEF OBJECT SPY NUMBER 0 - FILE PEEK$LOCATION:SPYNET_Vx.EXE PROXY BOTH Note that the correct VMS version number for your system (_V5 _V6 _V7) must replace the _Vx in the file specifications above. Also note that the .EXE suffix is required syntax on the file specification. Use SET instead of DEFINE in the above NCP commands if you only want the PEEK/SPY objects added to the network datebase temporarily, not permanently. See the appropriate VMS Networking manual for more information about granting access to PEEK as a network object, and for the appropriate NCP commands for doing this, based on the security considerations of your site.