thanks for the tip, but -g didn't seem to work. what's wierd is that netstat -na reports: Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) tcp4 0 0 127.0.0.1.8080 *.* LISTEN tcp6 0 0 ::1.8080 *.* LISTEN -- ,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸, RichardBronosky ,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,