diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
index 20b5492f4..de49d7860 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class sockaddr_in;
 #include <ifaddrs.h>
 
 #endif
-
 #include <stdlib.h>  /******exit */
 
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -71,6 +70,8 @@ class sockaddr_in;
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+
+
 using namespace std;
 
 #define DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE 1286
@@ -272,7 +273,11 @@ typedef struct
        if (socketDescriptor >= 0){		\
 	 close(socketDescriptor);		\
        }					\
-       file_des=-1;				\
+       if(is_a_server and getProtocol() == TCP){\
+    	   if(file_des>0)\
+    		   close(file_des);\
+       }
+	   file_des=-1;				\
        serverAddress.sin_port=-1;	\
      };
      
@@ -376,6 +381,7 @@ typedef struct
 #ifdef VERY_VERBOSE
     			 cout << "client connected "<< file_des << endl;
 #endif
+
     		 }
 
     	 }
@@ -392,7 +398,6 @@ typedef struct
     		 cerr << "Can not create socket "<<endl;
     		 file_des = socketDescriptor;
     	 } else {
-
     		 if(connect(socketDescriptor,(struct sockaddr *) &serverAddress,sizeof(serverAddress))<0){
     			 cerr << "Can not connect to socket "<<endl;
     			 file_des = -1;
@@ -413,6 +418,16 @@ typedef struct
 
      int getsocketDescriptor(){return socketDescriptor;};
 
+
+     void exitServer(){
+    	 if(is_a_server){
+    		  if (socketDescriptor>=0){
+    		    close(socketDescriptor);
+    		    socketDescriptor = -1;
+    		  }
+    	 }
+     }
+
      /** @short free connection */
      void Disconnect(){
     	 if (protocol==UDP){
@@ -435,9 +450,8 @@ typedef struct
 
 
      void ShutDownSocket(){
-   		 while(!shutdown(socketDescriptor, SHUT_RDWR));
-   		 close(socketDescriptor);
-   		 socketDescriptor = -1;
+    	 while(!shutdown(socketDescriptor, SHUT_RDWR));
+    	 Disconnect();
      };
 
 
@@ -513,6 +527,9 @@ typedef struct
        }
        mac[sizeof(mac)-1]='\0';
        
+       if(sock!=1){
+    	   close(sock);
+       }
        return string(mac);
        
      };
@@ -534,6 +551,9 @@ typedef struct
        strncpy(addr,p,sizeof(addr)-1);
        addr[sizeof(addr)-1]='\0';
        
+       if(sock!=1){
+    	   close(sock);
+       }
        return string(addr);
        
      };
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp
index e1a630103..40152f581 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp
@@ -745,15 +745,17 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::createUDPSockets(){ FILE_LOG(logDEBUG) << __AT__ << "
 	if(!strlen(eth)){
 		cout<<"warning:eth is empty.listening to all"<<endl;
 
-		for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++)
+		for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++){
 			udpSocket[i] = new genericSocket(server_port[i],genericSocket::UDP,bufferSize);
+		}
 	}
 	//normal socket
 	else{
 		cout<<"eth:"<<eth<<endl;
 
-		for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++)
+		for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++){
 			udpSocket[i] = new genericSocket(server_port[i],genericSocket::UDP,bufferSize,eth);
+		}
 	}
 
 	//error
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
index de95765a2..7b56daa04 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ UDPStandardImplementation::UDPStandardImplementation()
 	  cout << "\nWARNING: Could not change socket receiver buffer size in file /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max" << endl;
 	else if(system("echo 250000 > /proc/sys/net/core/netdev_max_backlog"))
 	  cout << "\nWARNING: Could not change max length of input queue in file /proc/sys/net/core/netdev_max_backlog" << endl;
+
 	/** permanent setting heiner
 	    net.core.rmem_max = 104857600 # 100MiB
 	    net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 250000
@@ -1063,24 +1064,26 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createUDPSockets(){
 	if(!strlen(eth)){
 		cout<<"warning:eth is empty.listening to all"<<endl;
 
-		for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++)
+		for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++){
 			udpSocket[i] = new genericSocket(port[i],genericSocket::UDP,bufferSize);
+		}
 	}
 	//normal socket
 	else{
 		cout<<"eth:"<<eth<<endl;
 
-		for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++)
+		for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++){
 			udpSocket[i] = new genericSocket(port[i],genericSocket::UDP,bufferSize,eth);
+		}
 	}
 
 	//error
 	int iret;
 	for(int i=0;i<numListeningThreads;i++){
 		iret = udpSocket[i]->getErrorStatus();
-		if(!iret)
+		if(!iret){
 			cout << "UDP port opened at port " << port[i] << endl;
-		else{
+		}else{
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 			cprintf(BG_RED,"Could not create UDP socket on port %d error: %d\n", port[i], iret);
 #endif
@@ -1089,6 +1092,8 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createUDPSockets(){
 		}
 	}
 
+
+
 	return OK;
 }
 
@@ -1286,7 +1291,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setupWriter(){
 	numMissingPackets = 0;
 	packetsCaught=0;
 	frameIndex=0;
-	if(sfilefd) sfilefd=NULL;
+	if(sfilefd) {cprintf(RED,"**FILE not closed!\n");fclose(sfilefd);sfilefd=NULL;}
 	guiData = NULL;
 	guiDataReady=0;
 	strcpy(guiFileName,"");
@@ -1414,9 +1419,13 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createNewFile(){
 	if(enableFileWrite && cbAction > DO_NOTHING){
 		//close
 		if(sfilefd){
-			fclose(sfilefd);
+			if(fclose(sfilefd)){
+				cprintf(RED, "file close problem %d\n",fileno(sfilefd));
+				fclose(sfilefd);
+			}
 			sfilefd = NULL;
 		}
+
 		//open file
 		if(!overwrite){
 			if (NULL == (sfilefd = fopen((const char *) (savefilename), "wx"))){
@@ -1430,6 +1439,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createNewFile(){
 		//setting buffer
 		setvbuf(sfilefd,NULL,_IOFBF,BUF_SIZE);
 
+
 		//printing packet losses and file names
 		if(!packetsCaught)
 			cout << savefilename << endl;
@@ -1473,9 +1483,10 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::closeFile(int ithr){
 	if(!dataCompression){
 		if(sfilefd){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
-			cout << "sfield:" << (int)sfilefd << endl;
+			cprintf(YELLOW, "gonna close file:%d\n",fileno(sfilefd));
 #endif
-			fclose(sfilefd);
+			if(fclose(sfilefd))
+				perror("file close ERROR");
 			sfilefd = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1486,7 +1497,8 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::closeFile(int ithr){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 			cout << "sfield:" << (int)sfilefd << endl;
 #endif
-			fclose(sfilefd);
+			if(fclose(sfilefd))
+				perror("close ERRROR");
 			sfilefd = NULL;
 		}
 #endif
@@ -1625,7 +1637,6 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::stopReceiver(){
 	}else cout <<" Not idle to stop receiver" << endl;
 
 
-
 	//sem_post(&smp);
 
 	return OK;
@@ -2483,18 +2494,8 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startFrameIndices(int ithread, int numbytes){
 	FILE_LOG(logDEBUG) << __AT__ << " called";
 
 	//add currframenum later  in this method for scans
-	if (myDetectorType == EIGER){
-		//check if its a header
+	if (myDetectorType == EIGER)
 		startFrameIndex = 0;
-		/*
-		if(EIGER_HEADER_LENGTH == numbytes)
-			startFrameIndex = (htonl(*(unsigned int*)((eiger_image_header *)((char*)(buffer[ithread] + HEADER_SIZE_NUM_TOT_PACKETS)))->fnum))-1;
-		//missed header packet, so default value
-		else
-			startFrameIndex = ((*(uint32_t*)(((eiger_packet_header *)((char*)(buffer[ithread]  + HEADER_SIZE_NUM_TOT_PACKETS)))->num1))-1);
-		cout<<"startFrameIndex["<<ithread<<"]:"<<startFrameIndex<<endl;
-		*/
-	}
 	//gotthard has +1 for frame number and not a short frame
 	else if ((myDetectorType == PROPIX) || ((myDetectorType == GOTTHARD) && (shortFrame == -1)))
 		startFrameIndex = (((((uint32_t)(*((uint32_t*)(buffer[ithread] + HEADER_SIZE_NUM_TOT_PACKETS))))+1)
@@ -2511,11 +2512,6 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startFrameIndices(int ithread, int numbytes){
 		acqStarted = true;
 		cprintf(BLUE,"%d startAcquisitionIndex:%d\n", ithread, startAcquisitionIndex);
 	}
-	/*//for scans, cuz currfraenum resets
-	else if (myDetectorType == EIGER){
-		startFrameIndex += (currframenum+1);
-	}*/
-
 
 	cprintf(BLUE,"%d startFrameIndex: %d\n", ithread,startFrameIndex);
 	prevframenum=startFrameIndex-1; //so that there is no packet loss, when currframenum(max,20) - prevframenum(1)
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
index a4cda39ed..3d16a3c4f 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::slsReceiverTCPIPInterface(int &success, UDPInterface*
 			strcpy(socket->lastClientIP,"none");
 			strcpy(socket->thisClientIP,"none1");
 			strcpy(mess,"dummy message");
-
 			function_table();
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 			cout << "Function table assigned." << endl;
@@ -148,8 +147,18 @@ void slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::stop(){
 
 
 	cout<<"Shutting down TCP Socket and TCP thread"<<endl;
+	cout << "Shutting down UDP Socket" << endl;
+	if(receiverBase){
+		receiverBase->shutDownUDPSockets();
+
+		cout << "Closing Files... " << endl;
+		receiverBase->closeFile();
+	}
+
+
 	killTCPServerThread = 1;
 	socket->ShutDownSocket();
+	socket->exitServer();
 	cout<<"Socket closed"<<endl;
 	void* status;
 	pthread_join(TCPServer_thread, &status);
@@ -207,6 +216,7 @@ void slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::startTCPServer(){
 				receiverBase->closeFile();
 			}
 
+			socket->exitServer();
 			pthread_exit(NULL);
 		}