diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverBase.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverBase.h
index 97d21bec4..41408f7e7 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverBase.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverBase.h
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void setUDPPortNo(int p) = 0;
 
+	/**
+	 * Set UDP Port Number
+	 */
+	virtual void setUDPPortNo2(int p) = 0;
+
 	/**
 	 * Set Ethernet Interface or IP to listen to
 	 */
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
index 2ebfd3826..ef854bc59 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
@@ -613,10 +613,10 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::setup_udp(){
 	ret=OK;
 	strcpy(mess,"could not set up udp connection");
 	char retval[MAX_STR_LENGTH]="";
-	char args[2][MAX_STR_LENGTH];
+	char args[3][MAX_STR_LENGTH];
 
 	string temp;
-	int udpport;
+	int udpport,udpport2;
 	char eth[MAX_STR_LENGTH];
 
 
@@ -641,8 +641,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::setup_udp(){
 		else{
 			//set up udp port
 			 sscanf(args[1],"%d",&udpport);
+			 sscanf(args[2],"%d",&udpport2);
 			 receiverBase->setUDPPortNo(udpport);
-
+			 receiverBase->setUDPPortNo2(udpport2);
 			 //setup udpip
 			 //get ethernet interface or IP to listen to
 			 temp = genericSocket::ipToName(args[0]);
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverUDPFunctions.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverUDPFunctions.cpp
index ac73e78c0..388272b6b 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverUDPFunctions.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverUDPFunctions.cpp
@@ -443,9 +443,16 @@ void slsReceiverUDPFunctions::setEthernetInterface(char* c){
 
 
 void slsReceiverUDPFunctions::setUDPPortNo(int p){
-	for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++){
-		server_port[i] = p+i;
-	}
+	//for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++){
+		server_port[0] = p;
+	//}
+}
+
+
+void slsReceiverUDPFunctions::setUDPPortNo2(int p){
+	//for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++){
+		server_port[1] = p;
+	//}
 }
 
 
@@ -904,7 +911,9 @@ int slsReceiverUDPFunctions::createUDPSockets(){
 	int iret;
 	for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++){
 		iret = udpSocket[i]->getErrorStatus();
-		if(iret){
+		if(!iret)
+			cout << "UDP port opened at port " << server_port[i] << endl;
+		else{
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 			cout << "Could not create UDP socket on port " << server_port[i]  << " error:" << iret << endl;
 #endif
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverUDPFunctions.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverUDPFunctions.h
index c955ee1c4..20c5d7633 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverUDPFunctions.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverUDPFunctions.h
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void setUDPPortNo(int p);
 
+	/**
+	 * Set UDP Port Number2
+	 */
+	void setUDPPortNo2(int p);
+
 	/*
 	 * Returns number of frames to receive
 	 * This is the number of frames to expect to receiver from the detector.