Hi, In netstat README file one can read : "route/netstat -r do not yet support different address families cleanly. IPX/DDP/AX25 people, please feel free to add the code." This is why I am sending this patch against netstat v 1.42 included in net-tools 1.60-23. The patch adds AMPR ROSE address family support as may be seen here : [root@f6bvp-11 net-tools-1.60-23]# netstat -V net-tools 1.60 netstat 1.42 (2001-04-15) Fred Baumgarten, Alan Cox, Bernd Eckenfels, Phil Blundell, Tuan Hoang and others +NEW_ADDRT +RTF_IRTT +RTF_REJECT -FW_MASQUERADE -I18N AF: (inet) +UNIX +INET -INET6 -IPX +AX25 +NETROM -X25 -ATALK -ECONET +ROSE HW: +ETHER -ARC -SLIP -PPP -TUNNEL -TR +AX25 +NETROM -X25 -FR +ROSE -ASH -SIT -FDDI -HIPPI -HDLC/LAPB [root@f6bvp-11 net-tools-1.60-23]# netstat -h usage: netstat [-veenNcCF] [] -r netstat {-V|--version|-h|--help} ------ ------ ={-t|--tcp} {-u|--udp} {-w|--raw} {-x|--unix} --ax25 --ipx --netrom --rose =Use '-A ' or '--'; default: inet List of possible address families (which support routing): inet (DARPA Internet) ax25 (AMPR AX.25) netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) rose (AMPR ROSE) [root@f6bvp-11 net-tools-1.60-23]# netstat --rose Active ROSE sockets dest_addr dest_call src_addr src_call dev lci neigh state 2080175520 WP-0 2080175502 WP-0 rose0 32 16 ESTABLISHED * * 2080175502 FE6BVP-1 rose0 0 0 LISTENING 2080175520 F6BVP-1 2080175502 F6BVP-12 rose0 0 0 LISTENING 2080175502 FPAD-0 2080175502 WP-0 rose0 32 1 ESTABLISHED 2080428501 F4BWT-10 2080175502 F6BVP-0 rose0 0 0 LISTENING * * 2080175502 ROUTE-0 rose0 0 0 LISTENING * * 2080175502 F6BVP-15 rose0 0 0 LISTENING * * 2080175502 WP-0 rose0 0 0 LISTENING 2080175502 WP-0 2080175502 FPAD-0 rose0 1 1 ESTABLISHED * * 2080175502 ??????-? rose0 0 0 LISTENING Bernard Pidoux