I try the following /etc/services
netstat 9999/tcp /etc/inetdnetstat stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/netstat netstat - natafinet
$ nc localhost 9999 but I can get any result. then i tried starting inetd -d to get some infos where the problem could be, but no result. My question is how to get this work or how to debug. thanks regards Karl-Heinz