--- src/netconn.c.orig	2006-04-25 16:32:32.000000000 +1000
+++ src/netconn.c	2006-04-25 19:23:29.000000000 +1000
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@
 int openNetConn(NetConn * nc)
 {
   int sock_flag;
+  int buflen = 64000;
   nc->active = 1;               // default to 'active'
 
   // We have to have a port number
@@ -532,6 +533,8 @@
             }
 #endif
           }
+	  if (setsockopt(nc->sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, (void *) &buflen, sizeof(buflen)) < 0) perror("Trying to set SNDBUF");
+	  if (setsockopt(nc->sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (void *) &buflen, sizeof(buflen)) < 0) perror("Trying to set RCVBUF");
 
           if(nc->active) {
             if(nc->is_listener) {