Hi! I don't exactly know, how brutefir works. But I think there might be an option to tell it about the name of the client to connect to. There you can just enter something like: xmms_1359 (or whatever) Another option could be, have a look if xmms or jack-rack have an option to specify the cleint-name, there choose something without the PID. In the gui-based programs perhaps there might also be a menu-item somewhere. My guess would be, if it's there, then it will be in some config-dialog. HTH. Kindest regards Julien -------- Music was my first love and it will be my last (John Miles) ======== FIND MY WEB-PROJECT AT: ======== http://ltsb.sourceforge.net - the Linux TextBased Studio guide