src/trx-client/src/main.rs

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ async fn async_init() -> DynResult<AppState> {
     }
     loaded.report_unknown_keys(cli.strict_config)?;
 
-    let cfg = loaded.config;
+    let mut cfg = loaded.config;
     cfg.validate()
         .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid client configuration: {}", e))?;
 
@@ -269,6 +269,30 @@ async fn async_init() -> DynResult<AppState> {
         .http_json_listen
         .unwrap_or(cfg.frontends.http_json.listen);
     let http_json_port = cli.http_json_port.unwrap_or(cfg.frontends.http_json.port);
+
+    // Fold the CLI overrides back into the config so validation and the
+    // frontends agree on what is about to be bound.
+    cfg.frontends.http.enabled = frontends.iter().any(|f| f == "http");
+    cfg.frontends.rigctl.enabled = frontends.iter().any(|f| f == "rigctl");
+    cfg.frontends.http_json.enabled = frontends.iter().any(|f| f == "httpjson");
+    cfg.frontends.http.listen = http_listen;
+    cfg.frontends.http.port = http_port;
+    cfg.frontends.rigctl.listen = rigctl_listen;
+    cfg.frontends.http_json.listen = http_json_listen;
+    cfg.frontends.http_json.port = http_json_port;
+
+    // Second validation phase: the per-rig maps are keyed by remote short name,
+    // so they can only be checked once the remote list is final.
+    if cli.url.is_none() {
+        cfg.validate_resolved(&resolved_remotes)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid client configuration: {}", e))?;
+    } else {
+        // --url replaces the configured remotes outright, so only the socket
+        // checks still apply.
+        trx_config::shared::check_socket_conflicts(&cfg.bound_sockets())
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid client configuration: {}", e))?;
+    }
+
     let callsign = cli
         .callsign
         .clone()

src/trx-config/src/client.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use crate::file::{ConfigError, ConfigFile, ConfigLoad};
-use crate::shared::{validate_log_level, validate_tokens};
+use crate::shared::{check_socket_conflicts, validate_log_level, validate_tokens, BoundSocket};
 
 /// Top-level client configuration structure.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -412,6 +412,78 @@ impl ClientConfig {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Checks that only make sense once the remote list is known.
+    ///
+    /// `remotes` is the CLI-merged result of `resolved_remotes()`, so this runs
+    /// after argument parsing rather than at load time.  Every per-rig map is
+    /// keyed by a remote's short name; a typo used to spawn a listener routing
+    /// to a rig that does not exist, in silence.
+    pub fn validate_resolved(&self, remotes: &[RemoteEntry]) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let names: std::collections::HashSet<&str> =
+            remotes.iter().map(|r| r.name.as_str()).collect();
+        let known = || {
+            let mut names: Vec<&str> = remotes.iter().map(|r| r.name.as_str()).collect();
+            names.sort_unstable();
+            names.join(", ")
+        };
+        let check = |value: &str, path: &str| -> Result<(), String> {
+            if names.contains(value) {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            Err(format!(
+                "{path} refers to unknown remote \"{value}\" (configured remotes: {})",
+                known()
+            ))
+        };
+
+        if let Some(name) = &self.frontends.http.default_rig_name {
+            check(name, "[frontends.http].default_rig_name")?;
+        }
+        for name in self.frontends.rigctl.rig_ports.keys() {
+            check(name, "[frontends.rigctl].rig_ports")?;
+        }
+        for name in self.frontends.audio.rig_urls.keys() {
+            check(name, "[frontends.audio].rig_urls")?;
+        }
+        for name in self.frontends.audio.rig_ports.keys() {
+            check(name, "[frontends.audio].rig_ports")?;
+        }
+        for name in self.frontends.http.decode_history_retention_min_by_rig.keys() {
+            check(name, "[frontends.http].decode_history_retention_min_by_rig")?;
+        }
+
+        check_socket_conflicts(&self.bound_sockets())
+    }
+
+    /// Sockets the enabled frontends will bind.
+    pub fn bound_sockets(&self) -> Vec<BoundSocket> {
+        let mut sockets = Vec::new();
+        if self.frontends.http.enabled {
+            sockets.push(BoundSocket::new(
+                self.frontends.http.listen,
+                self.frontends.http.port,
+                "[frontends.http]",
+            ));
+        }
+        if self.frontends.http_json.enabled {
+            sockets.push(BoundSocket::new(
+                self.frontends.http_json.listen,
+                self.frontends.http_json.port,
+                "[frontends.http_json]",
+            ));
+        }
+        if self.frontends.rigctl.enabled {
+            for (name, port) in &self.frontends.rigctl.rig_ports {
+                sockets.push(BoundSocket::new(
+                    self.frontends.rigctl.listen,
+                    *port,
+                    format!("[frontends.rigctl].rig_ports.{name}"),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        sockets
+    }
+
     pub fn validate(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
         validate_log_level(self.general.log_level.as_deref())?;
 
@@ -1203,6 +1275,99 @@ url = "remote.example.com:4530"
             .contains("poll_interval_ms must be > 0"));
     }
 
+    // --- Second-phase validation against the resolved remote list ---
+
+    fn remotes(names: &[&str]) -> Vec<RemoteEntry> {
+        names
+            .iter()
+            .map(|name| RemoteEntry {
+                name: name.to_string(),
+                url: "127.0.0.1:4530".to_string(),
+                rig_id: None,
+                auth: RemoteAuthConfig::default(),
+                poll_interval_ms: 750,
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_resolved_accepts_matching_rig_names() {
+        let mut config = ClientConfig::default();
+        config.frontends.http.default_rig_name = Some("hf".to_string());
+        config
+            .frontends
+            .audio
+            .rig_ports
+            .insert("vhf".to_string(), 4532);
+        assert!(config.validate_resolved(&remotes(&["hf", "vhf"])).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_resolved_rejects_unknown_rigctl_rig() {
+        let mut config = ClientConfig::default();
+        config.frontends.rigctl.enabled = true;
+        config
+            .frontends
+            .rigctl
+            .rig_ports
+            .insert("typo".to_string(), 4532);
+        let err = config.validate_resolved(&remotes(&["hf"])).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(
+            err.contains("rig_ports") && err.contains("typo") && err.contains("hf"),
+            "unexpected error: {err}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_resolved_rejects_unknown_default_rig() {
+        let mut config = ClientConfig::default();
+        config.frontends.http.default_rig_name = Some("nope".to_string());
+        assert!(config.validate_resolved(&remotes(&["hf"])).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_resolved_rejects_unknown_retention_rig() {
+        let mut config = ClientConfig::default();
+        config
+            .frontends
+            .http
+            .decode_history_retention_min_by_rig
+            .insert("ghost".to_string(), 60);
+        assert!(config.validate_resolved(&remotes(&["hf"])).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_resolved_rejects_port_collision() {
+        let mut config = ClientConfig::default();
+        config.frontends.http.port = 8080;
+        config.frontends.http_json.enabled = true;
+        config.frontends.http_json.port = 8080;
+        let err = config.validate_resolved(&remotes(&["hf"])).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("8080"), "unexpected error: {err}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_resolved_rejects_rigctl_colliding_with_http() {
+        let mut config = ClientConfig::default();
+        config.frontends.http.port = 8080;
+        config.frontends.rigctl.enabled = true;
+        config
+            .frontends
+            .rigctl
+            .rig_ports
+            .insert("hf".to_string(), 8080);
+        assert!(config.validate_resolved(&remotes(&["hf"])).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bound_sockets_skips_disabled_frontends() {
+        let mut config = ClientConfig::default();
+        config.frontends.http.enabled = false;
+        config.frontends.http_json.enabled = false;
+        config.frontends.rigctl.enabled = false;
+        assert!(config.bound_sockets().is_empty());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_validate_rejects_invalid_bandplan_region() {
         let mut config = ClientConfig::default();

src/trx-config/src/server.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use crate::file::{ConfigError, ConfigFile, ConfigLoad};
-use crate::shared::{validate_log_level, validate_tokens};
+use crate::shared::{check_socket_conflicts, validate_log_level, validate_tokens, BoundSocket};
 pub use trx_decode_log::DecodeLogsConfig;
 
 use trx_core::rig::state::RigMode;
@@ -495,6 +495,28 @@ impl ServerConfig {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Checks that only make sense once the rig list is known.
+    ///
+    /// `rigs` is the CLI-merged result of `resolved_rigs()`, and `sockets` are
+    /// the addresses the process is actually about to bind — the caller builds
+    /// them because `--listen` overrides both the control and audio addresses.
+    pub fn validate_resolved(
+        &self,
+        rigs: &[RigInstanceConfig],
+        sockets: &[BoundSocket],
+    ) -> Result<(), String> {
+        // Auto-generated ids can collide with explicitly configured ones, which
+        // only shows up after resolution.
+        let mut seen: std::collections::HashSet<&str> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+        for rig in rigs {
+            if !seen.insert(rig.id.as_str()) {
+                return Err(format!("duplicate rig id after resolution: \"{}\"", rig.id));
+            }
+        }
+
+        check_socket_conflicts(sockets)
+    }
+
     /// Check that enabled `[[rigs]]` entries do not collide with one another.
     fn validate_rig_uniqueness(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
         if self.rigs.is_empty() {
@@ -1401,6 +1423,67 @@ port = 4532
         assert_eq!(rigs[0].id, "enabled");
     }
 
+    // --- Second-phase validation against the resolved rig list ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_resolved_rejects_listener_audio_port_collision() {
+        use crate::shared::BoundSocket;
+        let ip: std::net::IpAddr = "127.0.0.1".parse().unwrap();
+        let cfg = ServerConfig::default();
+        let rigs = cfg.resolved_rigs();
+        let sockets = vec![
+            BoundSocket::new(ip, 4530, "[listen]"),
+            BoundSocket::new(ip, 4530, "rig \"default\" [audio]"),
+        ];
+        let err = cfg.validate_resolved(&rigs, &sockets).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("4530"), "unexpected error: {err}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_resolved_accepts_distinct_ports() {
+        use crate::shared::BoundSocket;
+        let ip: std::net::IpAddr = "127.0.0.1".parse().unwrap();
+        let cfg = ServerConfig::default();
+        let rigs = cfg.resolved_rigs();
+        let sockets = vec![
+            BoundSocket::new(ip, 4530, "[listen]"),
+            BoundSocket::new(ip, 4531, "rig \"default\" [audio]"),
+        ];
+        assert!(cfg.validate_resolved(&rigs, &sockets).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_resolved_rejects_id_collision_after_generation() {
+        // The second entry has no id, so resolution names it "<model>_<index>",
+        // which the first entry has already claimed explicitly.
+        let toml_str = r#"
+[[rigs]]
+id = "ft817_1"
+[rigs.rig]
+model = "ft450d"
+[rigs.rig.access]
+type = "serial"
+port = "/dev/ttyUSB0"
+baud = 9600
+[rigs.audio]
+port = 4531
+
+[[rigs]]
+[rigs.rig]
+model = "ft817"
+[rigs.rig.access]
+type = "serial"
+port = "/dev/ttyUSB1"
+baud = 9600
+[rigs.audio]
+port = 4532
+"#;
+        let cfg: ServerConfig = toml::from_str(toml_str).unwrap();
+        let rigs = cfg.resolved_rigs();
+        let err = cfg.validate_resolved(&rigs, &[]).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("ft817_1"), "unexpected error: {err}");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_validate_rejects_duplicate_rig_ids() {
         let toml_str = r#"

src/trx-config/src/shared.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,52 @@
 //! would either bloat both binaries with unused fields or require a trait
 //! abstraction that adds complexity without clear benefit.
 
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+/// A socket a component intends to bind, and what it is for.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct BoundSocket {
+    pub addr: IpAddr,
+    pub port: u16,
+    /// Human-readable owner, e.g. `[listen]` or `[frontends.http]`.
+    pub label: String,
+}
+
+impl BoundSocket {
+    pub fn new(addr: IpAddr, port: u16, label: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            addr,
+            port,
+            label: label.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reject two components trying to bind the same socket.
+///
+/// A wildcard address (`0.0.0.0` / `::`) conflicts with any other address on
+/// the same port, since binding it claims every interface.  Port 0 means "pick
+/// an ephemeral port" and never conflicts.
+pub fn check_socket_conflicts(sockets: &[BoundSocket]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    for (i, a) in sockets.iter().enumerate() {
+        if a.port == 0 {
+            continue;
+        }
+        for b in &sockets[i + 1..] {
+            if b.port != a.port {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if a.addr == b.addr || a.addr.is_unspecified() || b.addr.is_unspecified() {
+                return Err(format!(
+                    "{} and {} would both bind {}:{}",
+                    a.label, b.label, a.addr, a.port
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Validate that a log level string is one of the accepted values.
 ///
 /// Returns `Ok(())` when `level` is `None` (defaulting is handled elsewhere)
@@ -53,6 +99,47 @@ pub fn validate_tokens(path: &str, tokens: &[String]) -> Result<(), String> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    fn sock(addr: &str, port: u16, label: &str) -> BoundSocket {
+        BoundSocket::new(addr.parse().unwrap(), port, label)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_socket_conflicts_detects_exact_duplicate() {
+        let err = check_socket_conflicts(&[
+            sock("127.0.0.1", 8080, "[frontends.http]"),
+            sock("127.0.0.1", 8080, "[frontends.http_json]"),
+        ])
+        .unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("127.0.0.1:8080"), "unexpected error: {err}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_socket_conflicts_detects_wildcard_overlap() {
+        assert!(check_socket_conflicts(&[
+            sock("0.0.0.0", 4530, "[listen]"),
+            sock("127.0.0.1", 4530, "[audio]"),
+        ])
+        .is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_socket_conflicts_allows_distinct_addresses() {
+        assert!(check_socket_conflicts(&[
+            sock("127.0.0.1", 4530, "[listen]"),
+            sock("192.168.1.5", 4530, "[audio]"),
+        ])
+        .is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_socket_conflicts_ignores_ephemeral_ports() {
+        assert!(check_socket_conflicts(&[
+            sock("127.0.0.1", 0, "[frontends.http_json]"),
+            sock("127.0.0.1", 0, "[frontends.http]"),
+        ])
+        .is_ok());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_validate_log_level_none() {
         assert!(validate_log_level(None).is_ok());

src/trx-server/src/main.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 use trx_core::audio::AudioStreamInfo;
 
 use trx_app::{init_logging, normalize_name};
+use trx_config::shared::BoundSocket;
 use trx_backend::{register_builtin_backends_on, RegistrationContext, RigAccess};
 use trx_core::rig::controller::{AdaptivePolling, ExponentialBackoff};
 use trx_core::rig::request::RigRequest;
@@ -986,6 +987,34 @@ async fn main() -> DynResult<()> {
         (callsign, cfg.general.latitude, cfg.general.longitude)
     };
 
+    // Second validation phase: now that CLI overrides have been folded in, check
+    // the things that need the final rig list — chiefly that no two listeners
+    // claim the same socket.
+    {
+        let mut sockets = Vec::new();
+        if cfg.listen.enabled {
+            sockets.push(BoundSocket::new(
+                cli.listen.unwrap_or(cfg.listen.listen),
+                cli.port.unwrap_or(cfg.listen.port),
+                "[listen]",
+            ));
+        }
+        // --listen overrides the audio bind address for every rig; otherwise the
+        // global [audio].listen wins over the per-rig value.
+        let audio_ip = cli.listen.unwrap_or(cfg.audio.listen);
+        for rig in &resolved_rigs {
+            if rig.audio.enabled {
+                sockets.push(BoundSocket::new(
+                    audio_ip,
+                    rig.audio.port,
+                    format!("rig \"{}\" [audio]", rig.id),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        cfg.validate_resolved(&resolved_rigs, &sockets)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid server configuration: {}", e))?;
+    }
+
     info!(
         "Starting trx-server with {} rig(s): {}",
         resolved_rigs.len(),