--- deliantra/server/socket/init.C	2008/12/27 01:25:00	1.60
+++ deliantra/server/socket/init.C	2009/09/02 16:54:20	1.61
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 
   mss = 1500 - 52; // 1500 typical ethernet frame, 66 typical tcp header overhead
 
+  socket_timeout = 16.;
+
   {
     struct linger linger_opt;