diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index 8daf5a725..618e78a3f 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -4629,7 +4629,8 @@ int slsDetector::setUDPConnection(){
 	strcpy(args[0],thisDetector->receiverUDPIP);
 	sprintf(args[1],"%d",thisDetector->receiverUDPPort);
 #ifdef VERBOSE
-	std::cout << "Receiver ip address: " << thisDetector->receiverUDPIP << std::endl;
+	std::cout << "Receiver udp ip address: " << thisDetector->receiverUDPIP << std::endl;
+	std::cout << "Receiver udp port: " << thisDetector->receiverUDPPort << std::endl;
 #endif
 
 	//set up receiver for UDP Connection and get receivermac address
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver.cpp
index 6e3601f1a..0339c7671 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	//parse command line for config
 	for(int iarg=1;iarg<argc;iarg++){
-		if(!strcasecmp(argv[iarg],"-config")){
+		if((!strcasecmp(argv[iarg],"-config"))||(!strcasecmp(argv[iarg],"-f"))){
 			if(iarg+1==argc){
 				cout << "no config file name given. Exiting." << endl;
 				return -1;
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp
index 5b6d5b3e9..b99fd0110 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ slsReceiverFuncs::slsReceiverFuncs(MySocketTCP *&mySocket,string const fname,int
 						 sstr >> sargname;
 
 					 //value
-					 if(sargname=="dataport"){
+					 if(sargname=="rx_tcpport"){
 						 if(sstr.good()) {
 							 sstr >> sargname;
 							 sscanf(sargname.c_str(),"%d",&port_no);
+							 cout<<"dataport:"<<port_no<<endl;
 						 }
 					 }
 				 }
@@ -73,9 +74,9 @@ slsReceiverFuncs::slsReceiverFuncs(MySocketTCP *&mySocket,string const fname,int
 			cout << "Error opening configuration file " << fname << endl;
 			success = FAIL;
 		}
-//#ifdef VERBOSE
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 		cout << "Read configuration file of " << iline << " lines" << endl;
-//#endif
+#endif
 
 	}