C:\test>start /b lsn.pl 25000 C:\test>Running with pid:12100 C:\test>lsn.pl 25000 Running with pid:11664 Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted at C:\test\lsn.pl line 7. C:\test>taskkill /f /pid 12100 SUCCESS: The process with PID 12100 has been terminated.