diff -Naur FORTE-0.3.5.orig/src/arch/pc/pcsochan.cpp FORTE-0.3.5/src/arch/pc/pcsochan.cpp
--- FORTE-0.3.5.orig/src/arch/pc/pcsochan.cpp	2009-01-13 16:17:18.000000000 +0000
+++ FORTE-0.3.5/src/arch/pc/pcsochan.cpp	2009-02-16 10:08:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@
   }
   // switch between client/server:
   if (pa_stConnectionInformation.m_enServiceType == e_Server) {
+    unsigned int opt = 1;
+
+    if (setsockopt(sock_id, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(opt)) != 0)
+    {
+      char acError[80] = { "TCP-Socket setsockopt() failed: " };
+      strcat(acError, strerror(errno));
+      DEVLOG_ERROR(cg_nID_CSocketHandler, 0x10, acError);
+      return -1;
+    }
+
     sock_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
     if (bind(sock_id, (struct sockaddr *)&sock_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr)) != 0) {
       DEVLOG_ERROR_2(cg_nID_CSocketHandler, 0x02, "TCP-Socket bind() failed: %s", strerror(errno) );