--- a/src/proto2/NetworkPacket.cc	Mon Nov 10 16:49:09 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/proto2/NetworkPacket.cc	Mon Nov 10 18:21:23 2008 +0000
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 NetworkPacket::NetworkPacket (void) :
-    size(0), offset(0) {
+    size(NETWORK_PACKET_SIZE), offset(0) {
     
     // nothing
 }