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<h1class="topictitle1">Creating a second connection to a remote server</h1>
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<p>In the Remote System Explorer, you can create a second connection
to the same, or a different type of server, such as Linux, UNIX, or Windows.
You can also create a second connection to the same server with a separate job
environment, for example, to specify different environment variables or different user IDs.</p>
To create a second connection:
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<li><span>In the Remote Systems view, expand <b>New Connection</b>.</span></li>
<li><span>Click the plus sign beside the type of server you to which you want to make a second connection. For example, Linux, UNIX, or Windows.</span></li>
<li><span>Complete the dialog as you normally would, making sure that you give your new connection a unique name.</span></li>
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<p><bclass="reltaskshd">Related tasks</b><br/>
<ahref="tbeginenv.html"title="">Configuring environment variable support for connections</a><br/>
<ahref="tbeginwindows.html"title="">Connecting to a remote Windows server</a><br/>
<ahref="tbeginlinux.html"title="">Connecting to a remote Linux or UNIX server</a><br/>