yazwas wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I've written a TCP/IP echo server, and I'm trying to run multiple
> instances of it together, but using different port numbers, but I keep
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [1]


> getting
> "bind: address already in use"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [2]

> is this a normal behavior or something is wrong,

Hi

[1] and [2] are almost certainly at odds. Unless you have something else
listening on certain ports, causing [2].

Try a "netstat -apl" first to make sure all the required ports are free,
then check your code.

Cheers

Tim

yazwas wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I've written a TCP/IP echo server, and I'm trying to run multiple
> instances of it together, but using different port numbers, but I keep
> getting
> "bind: address already in use"
> is this a normal behavior or something is wrong,
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
Some other process is already listening on your port.

Robert