@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ int main_loop()

 		}

 		for(r=0; r<sock_no;r++){

 			for(i=0;i<children_no;i++){

+				process_no++;

 				if ((pid=fork())<0){

 					LOG(L_CRIT,  "main_loop: Cannot fork\n");

 					goto error;

@@ -574,23 +575,19 @@ int main_loop()

 						LOG(L_ERR, "init_child failed\n");

 						goto error;

 					}

-

-					process_no=i+1; /*0=main*/

-					process_bit = 1 << i;

+					process_bit = 1 << (i+r*children_no); /*or process_no-1*/

 #ifdef STATS

-					setstats( i );

+					setstats( i+r*children_no );

 #endif

 					return udp_rcv_loop();

 				}else{

-						pids[i+1]=pid; /*should be in shared mem.*/

+						pids[process_no]=pid; /*should be in shared mem.*/

 				}

 			}

 			/*parent*/

 			/*close(udp_sock)*/; /*if it's closed=>sendto invalid fd errors?*/

 		}

 	}

-	/* process_no is still at zero ... it was only updated in children */ 

-	process_no=children_no;

 	/*this is the main process*/

 	bind_address=&sock_info[0]; /* main proc -> it shoudln't send anything, */

@@ -609,7 +606,7 @@ int main_loop()

 			goto error;

 		}else if (pid==0){

 			/* child */

-			/* is_main=0; */ /* warning: we don't keep this process pid*/

+			/* is_main=0; */

 			for(;;){

 				/* debug:  instead of doing something usefull */

 				/* (placeholder for timers, etc.) */

@@ -617,11 +614,20 @@ int main_loop()

 				/* if we received a signal => TIMER_TICK may have not elapsed*/

 				timer_ticker();

 			}

+		}else{

+			pids[process_no]=pid;

 		}

 	}

-	process_no=0; /* main */

-	pids[process_no]=getpid();

+	/* main */

+	pids[0]=getpid();

+	/*DEBUG- remove it*/

+	printf("\n% 3d processes, % 3d children * % 3d listening addresses + main + fifo %s\n",

+			process_no+1, children_no, sock_no, (timer_list)?"+ timer":"");

+	for (r=0; r<=process_no; r++){

+		printf("% 3d   % 5d\n", r, pids[r]);

+	}

+	process_no=0; 

 	process_bit = 0;

 	is_main=1;

@@ -1076,17 +1082,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)

 #endif

 	if (working_dir==0) working_dir="/";

-	/*alloc pids*/

-#ifdef SHM_MEM

-	pids=shm_malloc(sizeof(int)*(children_no+1/*timer */+1/*fifo*/));

-#else

-	pids=malloc(sizeof(int)*(children_no+1));

-#endif

-	if (pids==0){

-		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: out  of memory\n");

-		goto error;

-	}

-	memset(pids, 0, sizeof(int)*(children_no+1));

 	if (sock_no==0) {

 		/* try to get all listening ipv4 interfaces */

@@ -1235,8 +1230,27 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)

 	printf("Aliases: ");

 	for(a=aliases; a; a=a->next) printf("%.*s ", a->alias.len, a->alias.s);

 	printf("\n");

-

-

+	if (sock_no==0){

+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: no listening sockets");

+		goto error;

+	}

+	if (dont_fork){

+		fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: no fork mode %s\n", 

+				(sock_no>1)?" and more than one listen address found (will use only the"

+				" the first one)":"");

+	}

+	

+	/*alloc pids*/

+#ifdef SHM_MEM

+	pids=shm_malloc(sizeof(int)*(children_no*sock_no+1/*main*/+1/*timer */+1/*fifo*/));

+#else

+	pids=malloc(sizeof(int)*(children_no*sock_no+1+1+1));

+#endif

+	if (pids==0){

+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: out  of memory\n");

+		goto error;

+	}

+	memset(pids, 0, sizeof(int)*(children_no+1));

 	/* init_daemon? */

 	if (!dont_fork){