diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
index a10e07649..63de4b5de 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
   UDP /**< UDP */
 };
 
+typedef struct
+{
+	unsigned char header_before[20];
+	unsigned char  fnum[4];
+	unsigned char  header_after[24];
+} eiger_image_header;
+
  genericSocket(const char* const host_ip_or_name, unsigned short int const port_number, communicationProtocol p, int ps = DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE) :
    //   portno(port_number), 
 	 protocol(p),
@@ -578,8 +585,33 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
 
 	 //if length given, listens to length, else listens for packetsize till length is reached
 	 if(length){
+
+/*int k =0;*/
 		 while(length>0){
 			 nsending = (length>packet_size) ? packet_size:length;
+
+/*
+			 //created for debugging on 11.05.2015
+			 nsending=5000;
+
+			 nsent = recvfrom(socketDescriptor,(char*)buf,nsending, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &clientAddress, &clientAddress_length);
+
+			 if(nsent <1000){
+				 if(nsent < 48){
+					 cout << " "<<nsent<<" ";
+				 }else{
+					 cout << "nsent: " << nsent << "\tfnum:" <<
+						 htonl(*(unsigned int*)((eiger_image_header *)((char*)(buf)))->fnum)<< "\t";
+
+				 	 cout << k <<" packets" << endl;
+				 	 k = 0;
+				 }
+			 }
+			 else
+				 k++;
+*/
+
+
 			 nsent = recvfrom(socketDescriptor,(char*)buf+total_sent,nsending, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &clientAddress, &clientAddress_length);
 			 if(!nsent) break;
 			 length-=nsent;
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
index 93ad2c8d1..1b9a97c7f 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
@@ -1950,9 +1950,8 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::startWriting(){
 					currframenum = tempframenum;
 				pthread_mutex_unlock(&progress_mutex);
 			}
-#ifdef VERYDEBUG
-			if(myDetectorType == EIGER)
-				cout << endl <<ithread << " tempframenum:" << dec << tempframenum << " curframenum:" << currframenum << endl;
+#ifdef EIGER_DEBUG2
+			cout << endl <<ithread << " tempframenum:" << dec << tempframenum << " curframenum:" << currframenum << endl;
 #endif