diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/client/ClientConnection.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/client/ClientConnection.java
index b84949a0b25..70924719ce1 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/client/ClientConnection.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/client/ClientConnection.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * David McKnight   (IBM) - [225507][api][breaking] RSE dstore API leaks non-API types
  * David McKnight   (IBM) - [226561] [apidoc] Add API markup to RSE Javadocs where extend / implement is allowed
  * David Dykstal (IBM) [235284] Cancel password change causes problem
+ * David McKnight   (IBM) - [257321] [dstore] "Error binding socket" should include port of the failed socket
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.dstore.core.client;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ import org.eclipse.dstore.internal.core.client.ClientCommandHandler;
 import org.eclipse.dstore.internal.core.client.ClientReceiver;
 import org.eclipse.dstore.internal.core.client.ClientUpdateHandler;
 import org.eclipse.dstore.internal.core.server.ServerCommandHandler;
+import org.eclipse.dstore.internal.core.server.ServerReturnCodes;
 import org.eclipse.dstore.internal.core.util.ExternalLoader;
 import org.eclipse.dstore.internal.core.util.Sender;
 import org.eclipse.dstore.internal.core.util.ssl.DStoreSSLContext;
@@ -912,11 +914,16 @@ public class ClientConnection
 
 	public boolean isKnownStatus(String status)
 	{
-		return  status.equals(IDataStoreConstants.CONNECTED) ||
+		boolean known = status.equals(IDataStoreConstants.CONNECTED) ||
 		status.equals(IDataStoreConstants.AUTHENTICATION_FAILED) ||
 		status.equals(IDataStoreConstants.UNKNOWN_PROBLEM) ||
 		status.startsWith(IDataStoreConstants.SERVER_FAILURE) ||
 		status.equals(IDataStoreConstants.PASSWORD_EXPIRED) ||
 		status.equals(IDataStoreConstants.NEW_PASSWORD_INVALID);
+		
+		if (!known){ // check for bind error
+			known = status.startsWith(ServerReturnCodes.RC_BIND_ERROR);
+		}
+		return known;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/server/ConnectionEstablisher.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/server/ConnectionEstablisher.java
index c2934f01ec9..66126bebbe9 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/server/ConnectionEstablisher.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/server/ConnectionEstablisher.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  * Noriaki Takatsu  (IBM) - [226237] [dstore] Move the place where the ServerLogger instance is made
  * David McKnight   (IBM) - [226561] [apidoc] Add API markup to RSE Javadocs where extend / implement is allowed
  * Noriaki Takatsu  (IBM) - [242968] [multithread] serverSocket must be closed when an exception happens in Accept
+ * David McKnight   (IBM) - [257321] [dstore] "Error binding socket" should include port of the failed socket
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.dstore.core.server;
@@ -330,7 +331,6 @@ public class ConnectionEstablisher
 						}
 						catch (Exception e)
 						{
-							e.printStackTrace();
 						}
 					}
 					else
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ public class ConnectionEstablisher
 					return serverSocket;
 				}
 			}
+			if (serverSocket == null){
+				_msg = ServerReturnCodes.RC_BIND_ERROR  + " on ports " + portStr; //$NON-NLS-1$
+				System.err.println(_msg); 				
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -360,6 +364,10 @@ public class ConnectionEstablisher
 				{
 					serverSocket = sslContext.getServerSocketFactory().createServerSocket(port);
 				}
+				catch (BindException e){
+					_msg = ServerReturnCodes.RC_BIND_ERROR  + " on port " + port + ": " + e.getMessage(); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+					System.err.println(_msg);
+				}
 				catch (Exception e)
 				{
 					_dataStore.trace(e);
@@ -371,6 +379,10 @@ public class ConnectionEstablisher
 				{
 					serverSocket = new ServerSocket(port);
 				}
+				catch (BindException e){
+					_msg = ServerReturnCodes.RC_BIND_ERROR  + " on port " + port + ": " + e.getMessage(); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+					System.err.println(_msg);
+				}
 				catch (Exception e)
 				{
 					_dataStore.trace(e);
@@ -425,8 +437,6 @@ public class ConnectionEstablisher
 			_serverSocket = createSocket(portStr);
 			if (_serverSocket == null)
 			{
-				System.err.println(ServerReturnCodes.RC_BIND_ERROR);
-				_msg = ServerReturnCodes.RC_BIND_ERROR;
 				_continue = false;
 			}
 			else
@@ -461,25 +471,25 @@ public class ConnectionEstablisher
 		}
 		catch (UnknownHostException e)
 		{
-			System.err.println(ServerReturnCodes.RC_UNKNOWN_HOST_ERROR);
+			System.err.println(ServerReturnCodes.RC_UNKNOWN_HOST_ERROR + ':' + e.getMessage());
 			_msg = ServerReturnCodes.RC_UNKNOWN_HOST_ERROR;
 			_continue = false;
 		}
-		catch (BindException e)
+	   catch (BindException e)
 		{
-			System.err.println(ServerReturnCodes.RC_BIND_ERROR);
+			System.err.println(ServerReturnCodes.RC_BIND_ERROR + ':' + e.getMessage());
 			_msg = ServerReturnCodes.RC_BIND_ERROR;
 			_continue = false;
 		}
 		catch (IOException e)
 		{
-			System.err.println(ServerReturnCodes.RC_GENERAL_IO_ERROR);
+			System.err.println(ServerReturnCodes.RC_GENERAL_IO_ERROR + ':' + e.getMessage());
 			_msg = ServerReturnCodes.RC_GENERAL_IO_ERROR;
 			_continue = false;
 		}
 		catch (SecurityException e)
 		{
-			System.err.println(ServerReturnCodes.RC_SECURITY_ERROR);
+			System.err.println(ServerReturnCodes.RC_SECURITY_ERROR + ':' + e.getMessage());
 			_msg = ServerReturnCodes.RC_SECURITY_ERROR;
 			_continue = false;
 		}