Posted this to the Win32 mailing list - but no one offered any fix. I have a simple INET program that opens send and listen sockets on two machines - then sends short messages between them. (Unix to Windows NT4) It worked with MSwin32 ActiveState 5.06 but fails with ActiveState 5.8 (build 806 from ActiveState). When the Unix box opens a receive socket, the Win32 connects and sends no problem. BUT... When the Win32(NT4) box opens a receive socket (IO::SOCKET::INET=GLOB(0x1c8c73c) - and waits for the Unix box to open aconnection. When the Unix box attempts to connect - the Win32 box responds with a 'Reset Connection' - The Win32 box gives the same response if the Unix box attempts to connect to a non-exsistant port. I've got a sniffer on the network to see the conversation between the two systems (posted below). Any suggestions or comments would really be appreciated. Thank you. -- KenMc - conmara@grandcanyonhiker.com http://www.grandcanyonhiker.com See our new video - 'Hiking the Grand Canyon - The Corridor Trails' CODE snip BELOW ----- use IO::Socket; sub openlisten($portnum) { my $self = shift; my $portnum = shift; my $protocol = getprotobyname('tcp'); my $rcvobj = IO::Socket::INET( LocalAddr => 'localhost', LocalPort => $portnum, Proto => $protocol, Listen => 5, Reuse => 1 ); if(!($rcvobj =~ /INET/) { return (undef,$!); } else { $self->{'rcvobj'} = $rcvobj; } return ($rcvobj); } #### Here is the conversation between Unix and Win32 box - note that it looks the same if the Unix box attempts to connect to a non-existant port ##### Page 1 Protocol Decode Output ----- Decoding frame no: 1 ---- PktID Timestamp Size Source Node Destination Node Protocol Info. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 16:09:26.830 0064 unix box win32 DoD TCP 60613->2104 Frame 1 Size 64 Absolute Time Apr 29 16:09:26.830 ASCII MODE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00000: 00 80 5f 25 85 bd 08 00 20 87 90 a9 08 00 45 00 .._%.... .....E. 00016: 00 2c 42 41 40 00 ff 06 cb be 90 96 26 62 90 96 .,BA@.......&b.. 00032: 26 3d ec c5 08 38 16 ca df c1 00 00 00 00 60 02 &=...8........`. 00048: 22 38 1c 99 00 00 02 04 05 b4 55 55 ad a4 02 98 "8........UU.... Frame 1 Size 64 Absolute Time Apr 29 16:09:26.830 ASCII MODE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Level # 1 is ETHERNET Offset: 0 Size: 14 Dest Address : 00-80-5f-25-85-bd 00 80 5f 25 85 bd .._%.. Source Address : Sun -87-90-a9 08 00 20 87 90 a9 .. ... Type : 2048 (DoD IP) 08 00 .. ----- Level # 2 is DoD IP Offset: 14 Size: 20 Version : 4 4 . Header Length : 20 5 . Type Of Service: 0 00 . : 000..... Routine : ...0.... Normal Delay : ....0... Normal Throughput : .....0.. Normal Reliability Total Length : 44 00 2c ., Identification : 16961 42 41 BA Flags : 2 2 . : 0.. Reserved : .1. Don't Fragment : ..0 Last Fragment Fragment Offset: 0 40 00 @. Time To Live : 255 ff . Protocol : 6 (DODTCP) 06 . Header Checksum: 52158 cb be .. Source Address : unix box 90 96 26 62 ..&b Dest Address : win32 90 96 26 3d ..&= ----- Level # 3 is DoD TCP Offset: 34 Size: 24 Source Port : 60613 ec c5 .. Dest Port : 2104 08 38 .8 Seq Number : 382394305 16 ca df c1 .... Ack Number : 0 00 00 00 00 .... Data Offset : 24 6 . Reserved : 0 0 . Flags : 2 02 . : 0..... Invalid Urgent Ptr : .0.... Invalid Ack Field : ..0... Push Not Requested : ...0.. Don't Reset Conn : ....1. Sync Seq No : .....0 Not Final Byte Stream Window : 8760 22 38 "8 Checksum : 7321 1c 99 .. Urgent Ptr : 0 00 00 .. Option : 2 [Maximum Segment Size] 02 . Option Len : 4 04 . Max Seg size : 05 b4 .. ----- Level # 7 is UserData Offset: 58 Size: 6 00048: 55 55 ad a4 02 98 UU.... ##### RESPONSE FROM win32 box ####### PktID Timestamp Size Source Node Destination Node Protocol Info. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 16:09:26.831 0064 win32 unix box DoD TCP 2104->60613 Frame 2 Size 64 Absolute Time Apr 29 16:09:26.831 ASCII MODE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00000: 08 00 20 87 90 a9 00 80 5f 25 85 bd 08 00 45 00 .. ....._%....E. 00016: 00 28 65 6a 00 00 80 06 67 9a 90 96 26 3d 90 96 .(ej....g...&=.. 00032: 26 62 08 38 ec c5 00 00 00 00 16 ca df c2 50 14 &b.8..........P. 00048: 00 00 56 7a 00 00 20 45 42 45 4a 45 c9 ae 93 5b ..Vz.. EBEJE...[ Frame 2 Size 64 Absolute Time Apr 29 16:09:26.831 ASCII MODE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Level # 1 is ETHERNET Offset: 0 Size: 14 Dest Address : Sun -87-90-a9 08 00 20 87 90 a9 .. ... Source Address : 00-80-5f-25-85-bd 00 80 5f 25 85 bd .._%.. Type : 2048 (DoD IP) 08 00 .. ----- Level # 2 is DoD IP Offset: 14 Size: 20 Version : 4 4 . Header Length : 20 5 . Type Of Service: 0 00 . : 000..... Routine : ...0.... Normal Delay : ....0... Normal Throughput : .....0.. Normal Reliability Total Length : 40 00 28 .( Identification : 25962 65 6a ej Flags : 0 0 . : 0.. Reserved : .0. May Fragment : ..0 Last Fragment Fragment Offset: 0 00 00 .. Time To Live : 128 80 . Protocol : 6 (DODTCP) 06 . Header Checksum: 26522 67 9a g. Source Address : win32 90 96 26 3d ..&= Dest Address : unix box 90 96 26 62 ..&b ----- Level # 3 is DoD TCP Offset: 34 Size: 20 Source Port : 2104 08 38 .8 Dest Port : 60613 ec c5 .. Seq Number : 0 00 00 00 00 .... Ack Number : 382394306 16 ca df c2 .... Data Offset : 20 5 . Reserved : 0 0 . Flags : 20 14 . : 0..... Invalid Urgent Ptr : .1.... Valid Ack Field : ..0... Push Not Requested : ...1.. Reset Conn : ....0. Don't Sync Seq No : .....0 Not Final Byte Stream Window : 0 00 00 .. Checksum : 22138 56 7a Vz Urgent Ptr : 0 00 00 .. ----- Level # 7 is UserData Offset: 54 Size: 10 00048: 20 45 42 45 4a 45 c9 ae 93 5b EBEJE...[