diff --git a/src/dp_doom/linuxdoom-1.10/ib_video/ib_video_nng.c b/src/dp_doom/linuxdoom-1.10/ib_video/ib_video_nng.c
index 9b3bc79..4ffac20 100644
--- a/src/dp_doom/linuxdoom-1.10/ib_video/ib_video_nng.c
+++ b/src/dp_doom/linuxdoom-1.10/ib_video/ib_video_nng.c
@@ -346,11 +346,27 @@ void IB_InitGraphics(const char *title, size_t screen_width, size_t screen_heigh
 
     signal(SIGINT, I_Quit_Wrapper);
 
-
     dp_nng_init_limits(1, 1, 1);
 
-    g_doomContext.pub = make_doom_pub(DoomUrlIpc);
-    g_doomContext.sub = make_doom_sub(CtrlUrlIpc);
+    int p = M_CheckParm("-dp-host");
+
+    if (p)
+    {
+        // use tcp transport with the host given on the command line
+        char url[1024];
+        snprintf(url, 1024, "tcp://%s:%d", myargv[p+1], DoomPort);
+        g_doomContext.pub = make_doom_pub(url);
+        snprintf(url, 1024, "tcp://%s:%d", myargv[p+1], CtrlPort);
+        g_doomContext.sub = make_doom_sub(url);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        assert(false);
+        // use unix domain sockets
+        g_doomContext.pub = make_doom_pub(DoomUrlIpc);
+        g_doomContext.sub = make_doom_sub(CtrlUrlIpc);
+    }
+
     g_doomContext.id = getpid();
     g_doomContext.state = DP_DS_Ready;
     g_doomContext.f = do_doom_ready;