diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd8005f..538e4e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ if (BUILD_TESTS)
     add_executable(${NETSERVICE_TEST_APP} tests/adc_netservice_test.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(${NETSERVICE_TEST_APP} OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto)
 
+    if (ASIO_LIBRARY)
+        find_package(cxxopts CONFIG)
+        set(ASIO_NETSERVER_TEST_APP adc_asio_netserver_test)
+        add_executable(${ASIO_NETSERVER_TEST_APP} tests/adc_asio_netserver_test.cpp)
+        target_link_libraries(${ASIO_NETSERVER_TEST_APP} PUBLIC cxxopts::cxxopts)
+    endif()
+
     if (NOT doctest_FOUND)
         include(FetchContent)
         FetchContent_Declare(
@@ -167,6 +174,7 @@ if (BUILD_TESTS)
     # add_test(VALUE_HOLDER ${VALUEHOLDER_TEST_APP})
     add_test(VALUE_HOLDER ${DEVATTR_TEST_APP})
     add_test(NETMSG_TEST ${NETMSG_TEST_APP})
+    add_test(ASIO_NETSRV_TEST ${ASIO_NETSERVER_TEST_APP})
     enable_testing()
 endif(BUILD_TESTS)
 
diff --git a/net/adc_device_netserver.h b/net/adc_device_netserver.h
index b7316c2..a49715c 100644
--- a/net/adc_device_netserver.h
+++ b/net/adc_device_netserver.h
@@ -377,12 +377,16 @@ public:
         // _devices.try_emplace(dev_ptr, dev_ptr, std::forward<IdSerialT>(id_ser_func),
         //                      std::forward<AttrIdDeserialT>(attr_id_deser_func),
         //                      std::forward<CmdIdDeserialT>(cmd_id_deser_func));
+
+        return *this;
     }
 
     template <interfaces::adc_device_c DeviceT>
     AdcDeviceNetServer& delDevice(DeviceT* dev_ptr)
     {
         _devices.erase(dev_ptr);
+
+        return *this;
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/net/adc_endpoint.h b/net/adc_endpoint.h
index b863406..e1f96c8 100644
--- a/net/adc_endpoint.h
+++ b/net/adc_endpoint.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace adc
 
 class AdcEndpointParser
 {
+    typedef std::span<char> host_part_t;
+
 public:
     static constexpr std::string_view protoHostDelim = "://";
     static constexpr std::string_view hostPortDelim = ":";
@@ -115,16 +117,19 @@ public:
 
         _proto = validProtoMarks[idx];
 
-        _host = std::string_view{found.end(), _endpoint.end()};
+        // _host = std::string_view{found.end(), _endpoint.end()};
+        _host = host_part_t{found.end(), _endpoint.end()};
 
         auto f1 = std::ranges::search(_host, portPathDelim);
         std::string_view port_sv;
         if (f1.empty() && isLocal()) {  // no path, but it is mandatory for 'local'!
             return _isValid;
         } else {
-            _host = std::string_view(_host.begin(), f1.begin());
+            // _host = std::string_view(_host.begin(), f1.begin());
+            _host = host_part_t{found.end(), _endpoint.end()};
 
-            _path = std::string_view(f1.end(), &*_endpoint.end());
+            // _path = std::string_view(f1.end(), &*_endpoint.end());
+            _path = std::string_view(&*f1.end(), &*_endpoint.end());
 
             f1 = std::ranges::search(_host, hostPortDelim);
             if (f1.empty() && !isLocal()) {  // no port, but it is mandatory for non-local!
@@ -133,7 +138,8 @@ public:
 
             port_sv = std::string_view(f1.end(), _host.end());
             if (port_sv.size()) {
-                _host = std::string_view(_host.begin(), f1.begin());
+                // _host = std::string_view(_host.begin(), f1.begin());
+                _host = host_part_t{found.end(), _endpoint.end()};
 
                 if (!isLocal()) {
                     // convert port string to int
@@ -159,7 +165,7 @@ public:
                         }
                         return ok;
                     })) {
-                    _host = validLocalProtoTypes[idx];
+                    // _host = validLocalProtoTypes[idx];
                 } else {
                     return _isValid;
                 }
@@ -223,17 +229,20 @@ public:
 
     bool isLocalStream() const
     {
-        return host() == localProtoTypeStream;
+        // return host() == localProtoTypeStream;
+        return utils::AdcCharRangeCompare(host(), localProtoTypeStream, true);
     }
 
     bool isLocalDatagram() const
     {
-        return host() == localProtoTypeDatagram;
+        // return host() == localProtoTypeDatagram;
+        return utils::AdcCharRangeCompare(host(), localProtoTypeDatagram, true);
     }
 
     bool isLocalSeqpacket() const
     {
-        return host() == localProtoTypeSeqpacket;
+        // return host() == localProtoTypeSeqpacket;
+        return utils::AdcCharRangeCompare(host(), localProtoTypeSeqpacket, true);
     }
 
 
@@ -264,7 +273,9 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     std::string _endpoint;
-    std::string_view _proto, _host, _path;
+    // std::string_view _proto, _host, _path;
+    std::string_view _proto, _path;
+    host_part_t _host;
     int _port;
     bool _isValid;
 
@@ -298,28 +309,54 @@ protected:
         //     return res;
         // }
 
-        auto part = _proto;
+        // auto part = _proto;
+
+        // switch (what) {
+        //     case PROTO_PART:
+        //         part = _proto;
+        //         break;
+        //     case HOST_PART:
+        //         part = _host;
+        //         break;
+        //     case PATH_PART:
+        //         part = _path;
+        //         break;
+        //     default:
+        //         break;
+        // }
+
+        // if constexpr (std::ranges::view<R>) {
+        //     return R(part.begin(), part.end());
+        // } else {
+        //     std::ranges::copy(part, std::back_inserter(res));
+        // }
 
         switch (what) {
             case PROTO_PART:
-                part = _proto;
+                if constexpr (std::ranges::view<R>) {
+                    res = R(_proto.begin(), _proto.size());
+                } else {
+                    std::ranges::copy(_proto, std::back_inserter(res));
+                }
                 break;
             case HOST_PART:
-                part = _host;
+                if constexpr (std::ranges::view<R>) {
+                    res = R(_host.begin(), _host.end());
+                } else {
+                    std::ranges::copy(_host, std::back_inserter(res));
+                }
                 break;
             case PATH_PART:
-                part = _path;
+                if constexpr (std::ranges::view<R>) {
+                    res = R(_path.begin(), _path.end());
+                } else {
+                    std::ranges::copy(_path, std::back_inserter(res));
+                }
                 break;
             default:
                 break;
         }
 
-        if constexpr (std::ranges::view<R>) {
-            return {part.begin(), part.end()};
-        } else {
-            std::ranges::copy(part, res);
-        }
-
         return res;
     }
 };
diff --git a/net/asio/adc_device_netserver_asio.h b/net/asio/adc_device_netserver_asio.h
index 1d2abb8..ed7f980 100644
--- a/net/asio/adc_device_netserver_asio.h
+++ b/net/asio/adc_device_netserver_asio.h
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class AdcDeviceNetServerASIO : public AdcDeviceNetServer
 {
 public:
     template <traits::adc_input_char_range R>
-    AdcDeviceNetServerASIO(const R& id, asio::io_context& io_context) : AdcDeviceNetServer(id), _ioContext(io_context)
+    AdcDeviceNetServerASIO(const R& id, asio::io_context& io_context)
+        : AdcDeviceNetServer(id), _ioContext(io_context), _stopSignal(io_context), _restartSignal(io_context)
     {
     }
 
@@ -53,10 +54,10 @@ public:
                 asio::local::stream_protocol::endpoint ept(endpoint.template path<std::string>());
                 using srv_t = AdcNetServiceASIO<asio::local::stream_protocol, SessProtoT>;
                 AdcDeviceNetServer::start<Session<srv_t>>("LOCAL STREAM", this, _ioContext, ept);
-            } else if (endpoint.isLocalDatagram()) {
-                asio::local::datagram_protocol::endpoint ept(endpoint.template path<std::string>());
-                using srv_t = AdcNetServiceASIO<asio::local::datagram_protocol, SessProtoT>;
-                AdcDeviceNetServer::start<Session<srv_t>>("LOCAL DGRAM", this, _ioContext, ept);
+                // } else if (endpoint.isLocalDatagram()) {
+                //     asio::local::datagram_protocol::endpoint ept(endpoint.template path<std::string>());
+                //     using srv_t = AdcNetServiceASIO<asio::local::datagram_protocol, SessProtoT>;
+                //     AdcDeviceNetServer::start<Session<srv_t>>("LOCAL DGRAM", this, _ioContext, ept);
             } else if (endpoint.isLocalSeqpacket()) {
                 asio::local::seq_packet_protocol::endpoint ept(endpoint.template path<std::string>());
                 using srv_t = AdcNetServiceASIO<asio::local::seq_packet_protocol, SessProtoT>;
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public:
     // some default endpoint?!!
     void start() {}
 
-    template <std::ranges::range RST, std::ranges::range RRT>
+    template <std::ranges::range RST = std::vector<int>, std::ranges::range RRT = std::vector<int>>
     void setupSignals(const RST& stop_sig_num = std::vector<int>{SIGINT, SIGTERM},
                       const RRT& restart_sig_num = std::vector<int>{SIGUSR1})
         requires(std::convertible_to<std::ranges::range_value_t<RST>, int> &&
diff --git a/net/asio/adc_netservice_asio.h b/net/asio/adc_netservice_asio.h
index 8bc4941..a5c2cb0 100644
--- a/net/asio/adc_netservice_asio.h
+++ b/net/asio/adc_netservice_asio.h
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ class AdcBaseNetServiceASIO : public SESSION_PROTOT
 {
 public:
 #ifdef USE_OPENSSL_WITH_ASIO
-    static_assert(!(USE_TLS && adc_asio_tls_transport_proto_c<TRANSPORT_PROTOT>),
-                  "INVALID 'TRANSPORT_PROTOT' TEMPLATE ARGUMENT!");
+    // static_assert(!(USE_TLS && adc_asio_tls_transport_proto_c<TRANSPORT_PROTOT>),
+    //               "INVALID 'TRANSPORT_PROTOT' TEMPLATE ARGUMENT!");
 
     static constexpr bool isTLS = USE_TLS;
 #else  // ignore USE_TLS
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ public:
         template <traits::adc_time_duration_c DT = decltype(DEFAULT_ACCEPT_TIMEOUT)>
         auto accept(const endpoint_t& endpoint, const DT& timeout = DEFAULT_ACCEPT_TIMEOUT)
         {
-            return accept(endpoint, timeout);
+            _acceptor = srv_acceptor_t(_ioContext, endpoint);
+            return accept(timeout);
         }
 
     private:
diff --git a/tests/adc_asio_netserver_test.cpp b/tests/adc_asio_netserver_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0b65dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/adc_asio_netserver_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#include <cxxopts.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "../net/adc_endpoint.h"
+#include "../net/adc_netproto.h"
+#include "../net/asio/adc_device_netserver_asio.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    /*  COMMANDLINE OPTS  */
+    cxxopts::Options options(argv[0], "ADC-library test device network server (ASIO implementation)\n");
+
+    options.allow_unrecognised_options();
+
+    options.add_options()("h,help", "Print usage");
+    options.add_options()(
+        "endpoints", "endpoints server will be listening for",
+        cxxopts::value<std::vector<std::string>>()->default_value("local://stream/tmp/ADC_ASIO_TEST_SERVER"));
+
+    options.parse_positional({"endpoints"});
+
+    try {
+        auto opt_result = options.parse(argc, argv);
+
+        if (opt_result["help"].count()) {
+            std::cout << options.help();
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        asio::io_context io_ctx;
+        adc::impl::AdcDeviceNetServerASIO server("TEST SRV", io_ctx);
+        server.setupSignals();
+
+        auto epnt = opt_result["endpoints"].as<std::vector<std::string>>();
+
+        for (auto& ep : epnt) {
+            adc::AdcEndpointParser epn(ep);
+            if (epn.isValid()) {
+                if (epn.isLocalSeqpacket() || epn.isLocalStream()) {
+                    if (opt_result["abstract"].as<bool>()) {
+                        auto s = epn.path<std::span<char>>();
+                        if (s[0] == '@') {  // replace '@' to '\0' (use of UNIX abstract namespace)
+                            s[0] = '\0';
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                std::cout << "try to start listenning at '" << ep << "' ...";
+                server.start<adc::AdcStopSeqSessionProto<>>(epn);
+                std::cout << "\tOK\n";
+            } else {
+                std::cerr << "Unrecognized endpoint: '" << ep << "'! Ignore!\n";
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        io_ctx.run();
+
+    } catch (const cxxopts::exceptions::exception& ex) {
+        std::cerr << "\nAn error occured while parsing input options: " << ex.what() << "\n";
+        return 127;
+    } catch (const std::system_error& ex) {
+        std::cerr << "\nAn error ocured: " << ex.what() << "\n";
+        return 128;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}