# OSC Receiver port reuse

**URL:** <https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/osc-receiver-port-reuse/339>\
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**Created:** [9 March 2021 17:50 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/osc-receiver-port-reuse/339 "2021-03-09T17:50:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![vasco.f.santos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9adbd/32.png) [@vasco.f.santos](https://iplug2.discourse.group/u/vasco.f.santos)\
**Post date:** [9 March 2021 17:50 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/osc-receiver-port-reuse/339/1 "2021-03-09T17:50:53Z")

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Is it possible to reuse OSC receiver ports across different instances of the same iPlug2 plugin?  
I was reading about UDP port reuse (SO\_REUSEPORT flag) and it seems plausible…

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**Author:** ![olilarkin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/iplug2.discourse.group/olilarkin/32/2_2.png) [@olilarkin](https://iplug2.discourse.group/u/olilarkin)\
**Post date:** [9 March 2021 18:43 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/osc-receiver-port-reuse/339/2 "2021-03-09T18:43:03Z")

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I think it should be possible. I am tracking an issue here

> <https://github.com/iPlug2/iPlug2/issues/585>
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> statics are not correct in IPlugOSC to permit multiple instances of plug-ins using OSCSender/OSCReceiver.