diff --git a/include/network.h b/include/network.h
index 1c54289..526fc52 100644
--- a/include/network.h
+++ b/include/network.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: network.h,v 1.16 2004/02/04 22:56:55 patty21 Exp $
+/* $Id: network.h,v 1.17 2004/02/08 22:49:42 stpohle Exp $
  * network.h file... for everything what have to do with the network stuff 
  */
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #define MAX_UDPDATA 1024
 #define PKG_RESENDCACHE_SIZE (64*1024)
-#define PKG_IN_INDEX_NUM 256
+#define PKG_IN_INDEX_NUM 512
 #define RESENDCACHE_TIMEOUT 400
 #define RESENDCACHE_TIMEOUT_MENU 3000
 #define RESENDCACHE_RETRY 10
diff --git a/src/packets.c b/src/packets.c
index 5de72cc..60c99e0 100644
--- a/src/packets.c
+++ b/src/packets.c
@@ -1461,16 +1461,21 @@ inpkg_delplayer (int pl_nr) {
 void
 send_pkg (struct pkg *packet, _net_addr * addr)
 {
-    /* if the packet would be send to the ai player so ignore it */
-    if (PS_IS_aiplayer (players[addr->pl_nr].state))
+    /* check if the packet would be send to
+	 * an AI_Player, so ignore it. */
+    if ((addr->pl_nr >= 0 && addr->pl_nr < MAX_PLAYERS) && PS_IS_aiplayer (players[addr->pl_nr].state))
         return;
 
+	/* set the id for the packet and the network flags 
+	 * the id is needed for the inpkg index to check for 
+	 * double reached packets */
     packet->h.id = HTON16 (pkg_lastid++);
     if (bman.net_ai_family != PF_INET)
         packet->h.flags = packet->h.flags | PKGF_ipv6;
     udp_send (bman.sock, (char *) packet, NTOH16 (packet->h.len), &addr->sAddr, bman.net_ai_family);
 
-    /* test if we have any important packet if so put it in the resend_cache */
+    /* if PKGF_ackreq is set add the packet to the resendcache
+	 * so we can resend it if no PKF_ackreq returned for the packet. */
     if (packet->h.flags & PKGF_ackreq) {
         if (rscache_add (addr, packet) == -1)
             d_printf ("resend_cache overrun.... packet throw away.\n");
@@ -1521,18 +1526,26 @@ do_pkg (struct pkg *packet, _net_addr * addr)
     	players[addr->pl_nr].net.pingreq = players[addr->pl_nr].net.pingack + 5;
 
 	    /* test if we have any important packet */
-    	if (packet->h.flags & PKGF_ackreq)
+    	if (packet->h.flags & PKGF_ackreq) {
+			
+			/* we need to send an acknolege so the client 
+			 * knows we have got this packet and delete 
+			 * it from the resend cache. */
         	send_pkgack (addr, packet->h.typ, NTOH16 (packet->h.id));
+			
+		    /* check the packet with the index so we can 
+			 * ignore packets we already have got 
+			 * this is important to keep away from 
+			 * the bomb is dropped twice bug. */
+    		if (inpkg_check (packet->h.typ, NTOH16 (packet->h.id), addr) != -1) {
+        		/* we have got this packet already */
+        		d_printf ("do_pkg: double packet ignoring addr->pl_nr=%d\n", addr->pl_nr);
+        		if (addr->pl_nr >= 0 && addr->pl_nr < MAX_PLAYERS)
+            		players[addr->pl_nr].net.pkgopt.to_2sec++;
+        			return 0;
+    		}
+		}
 
-	    /* check the packet with the index */
-    	if (inpkg_check (packet->h.typ, NTOH16 (packet->h.id), addr) != -1) {
-        	/* we have got this packet already */
-        	d_printf ("do_pkg: double packet ignoring addr->pl_nr=%d\n", addr->pl_nr);
-        	if (addr->pl_nr >= 0 && addr->pl_nr < MAX_PLAYERS)
-            	players[addr->pl_nr].net.pkgopt.to_2sec++;
-        	return 0;
-    	}
-		
 	    /* forward packet */
     	if (GT_MP_PTPM)
         	fwd_pkg (packet, addr);