> What I have seen from at the application layer is that > all return response will ONLY be received until all > requests have been sent. What network device are you using? Ethernet? If so, if it is not in full-duplex mode and the server is continuously sending, the client ethernet card just can't get onto the cable because the cable is used. If you stop sending for a small amount of time, the client ethernet card sees that the cable is unused and can send it's data. The other way is to put the ethernet cards in full-duplex mode (not with coax and only some cards can do this, and if you're using a hub, big chance the hub does not support it). Erik. - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu