Install lsof and find out what is actually using that port. Then kill the process. I don't run telnet, but I do run SSH. Here's an example: lsof -iTCP:22 COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE NODE NAME sshd 2621 root 3u IPv6 5928 TCP *:ssh (LISTEN) To kill the process, all you have to do is "kill -9 PID". Good luck. -- Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> http://www.wookimus.net/ assert(expired(knowledge)); /* core dump */