i've been working with it alittle bit more, still dont fully understand it
its working great. I havent tried restarting yet, but i've kept
a full download query since i started gnucache (which hasnt happened in a while).

the problem with the ports kindof fixed itself, i guess you have to exit the program
to re-assign the ports. They are working fine now, but Its still kindof tricky getting
xolox to connect to the cache server. I've tried using the add host feature in xolox,
connecting to my ip address, and also 127.0.0.1 (which
i understand is a loopback, right?) but it is hard to tell if that works. The best way
i have found so far to refresh you hosts in xolox is to enter the loopback ip (127.0.0.1) in gnucache. It will automatically connect to xolox on the default port of 6346, and it will usually give xolox a jump start.

Also if your going to install gnucache, i'd suggest also installing a firewall, here is
a link to a very good <b>free</b> firewall. You can also use it to monitor what xolox
is connecting to.

www.tinysoftware.com

Gbrayut