A simple tcp monitor ?
DanielBMarkham: Sounds like a simple-enough prog to build: check the port regularly and shell out a command if conditions are met.The trick will be just limiting it to simple functionality. Easy for these types of apps to get out of hand.About ten years ago I wanted to write a windows app that allowed text to appear as a window -- no rectangular frame, menu, or close button. Just text. The text was the window, and there was nothing else but the text.I figured out how to do it, and ended up writing something that had a properties page that looked like it could launch Trident Missiles. Fun project, but definitely overkill for what I needed.