diff --git a/src/test/server/readme.md b/src/test/server/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3194d3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/server/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+forking server example in oberon
+================================
+
+to compile
+
+>make
+
+run
+
+>./s
+
+test
+
+>telnet localhost 2055
+
+write something
+
+>հեյ
+
+stdout of the client
+
+> $ telnet localhost 2055
+Trying ::1...
+telnet: connect to address ::1: Connection refused
+Trying 127.0.0.1...
+Connected to localhost.
+Escape character is '^]'.
+հեյ
+Affirmative, DaveConnection closed by foreign host.
+
+stdout of the server:
+
+>$ ./s
+socket created.
+binding completed.
+listen okay
+accept okay
+forked okay
+received message is հեյ
diff --git a/src/test/server/s.Mod b/src/test/server/s.Mod
index ae49093d..5232f50e 100644
--- a/src/test/server/s.Mod
+++ b/src/test/server/s.Mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ BEGIN
    IF n < 0 THEN
       Out.String("error reading from socket"); Out.Ln;
    END;
-   Out.String("message is "); Out.String(str); Out.Ln;
+   Out.String("received message is "); Out.String(str); Out.Ln;
    s := 17;
    n := Unix.Write(sock, S.ADR(aff), s);
    IF n < 2 THEN
@@ -26,13 +26,27 @@ BEGIN
       
 END DoSmth;
 
+PROCEDURE htons(in: Int16; VAR out : Int16);
+BEGIN
+   out[0] := in[1];
+   out[1] := in[0];
+END htons;
+
+
+PROCEDURE ZeroByteArr(VAR a : ARRAY OF S.BYTE);
+VAR i : LONGINT;
+BEGIN
+   FOR i := 0 TO LEN(a)-1 DO
+      a[i] := 0
+   END;
+END ZeroByteArr;
 
 PROCEDURE serve;
 VAR sockfd, newsockfd, portno, clilen, pid: sockets.Int32;
     ServAddr, CliAddr: sockets.SockAddrIn;
     Null : Int32;
     Port, maxQueue, res : Int32;
-    afinet, port: Int16;
+    afinet, port, port0: Int16;
 BEGIN
    Port := 2055;
    maxQueue := 5;
@@ -47,12 +61,14 @@ BEGIN
    
    types.IntegerToInt16(sockets.AfInet, afinet);
    types.IntegerToInt16(Port, port);
+   htons(port, port0); (* only necessary on little endian computers *)
    ServAddr.SinFamily := afinet;
-   ServAddr.SinPort := port;
-   Out.String("listening on port ");Out.Int(S.VAL(INTEGER, ServAddr.SinPort), 0); Out.Ln;
+   ServAddr.SinPort := port0;
+   ZeroByteArr(ServAddr.SinZero);
+   (*Out.String("listening on port ");Out.Int(S.VAL(INTEGER, ServAddr.SinPort), 0); Out.Ln;*)
    ServAddr.SinAddr.SAddr := 0(*sockets.InAddrAny*);
    
-   res := sockets.Bind(sockfd, S.VAL(sockets.SockAddr, ServAddr), (SIZE(sockets.SockAddrIn)));
+   res := sockets.Bind(sockfd, S.VAL(sockets.SockAddr, ServAddr), (SIZE(sockets.SockAddr)));
    IF res < 0 THEN
       Out.String("error on binding")
    ELSE
diff --git a/src/test/server/types.Mod b/src/test/server/types.Mod
index cece8767..57e24f4a 100644
--- a/src/test/server/types.Mod
+++ b/src/test/server/types.Mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ TYPE
      Int64* = LONGINT;
      String* = ARRAY 256 OF CHAR;
      
-     PROCEDURE LongintToInt16*(int: LONGINT; VAR int16: Int16)(* : Int16*);
+     PROCEDURE LongintToInt16*(int: LONGINT; VAR int16: Int16);
       VAR longintarr : intarr64;
    BEGIN
       (*RETURN SYS.VAL(Int16, int)*)
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ TYPE
       int16[1] := longintarr[1]; (* this will work for little endian -- noch *)
    END LongintToInt16;
 
-   PROCEDURE IntegerToInt16*(int: INTEGER; VAR int16: Int16)(* : Int16*);
+   PROCEDURE IntegerToInt16*(int: INTEGER; VAR int16: Int16);
       VAR intarr : intarr32;
    BEGIN
-      (*RETURN SYS.VAL(Int16, int)*)
-      intarr := SYS.VAL(intarr32, int);
+      int16 := SYS.VAL(Int16, int)
+      (*intarr := SYS.VAL(intarr32, int);
       int16[0] := intarr[0];
-      int16[1] := intarr[1]; (* this will work for little endian -- noch *)
+      int16[1] := intarr[1];*) (* this will work for little endian -- noch *)
    END IntegerToInt16;
 
 END types.