There is a known bug in the SunOs 4.0.3 portmapper that may be the source of your problems. Sun does have a patched version available, but you have to ask for it. Sorry, I can't find the reference number. David LeVine AT&T: 408-721-5317 ARPA: levine at dtg.nsc.com Uucp: {sun,apple}!nsc!dtg!levine