struct pbuf *p;
        struct eth_hdr *ethhdr;
        static int ticks = 0;
+       int i = 15;     /* Don't process more than 15 packets at a time; we don't want the host to get TOO badly slowed down... */
        
        if (!_nic)
                return;
                tcp_tmr();
        ticks++;
 
-       if ((p = _nic->recv(_nic)) != NULL)
+       while ((i--) && ((p = _nic->recv(_nic)) != NULL))
        {
 //             outputf("NIC: Packet: %d bytes", p->tot_len);
                        
 
                /* FALL THROUGH */
 
        case SST_SENDING:
-
                while (1) {
                        unsigned char mbuf[8192 /* XXX magic */];
                        
                        if (left > 8192)
                                left = 8192;
 
-                       if (left > tcp_mss(pcb)) {
-                               sndlength = tcp_mss(pcb);
-                       } else {
-                               sndlength = left;
-                       }
+                       memcpy(mbuf, fb->fbaddr + state->update_pos, left);     /* It's OK if it becomes smaller later. */
                        
-                       memcpy(mbuf, fb->fbaddr + state->update_pos, sndlength);        /* It's OK if it becomes smaller later. */
-
+                       sndlength = left;
                        do {
                                err = tcp_write(pcb, mbuf, sndlength, TCP_WRITE_FLAG_COPY /* This is my memory on the stack, thank you very much. */);
-                               if (err == ERR_MEM) {
-                                       outputf("RFB: ERR_MEM sending %d", sndlength);
+                               if (err == ERR_MEM)             /* Back down until lwip says we've got space. */
                                        sndlength /= 2;
-                               }
                        } while (err == ERR_MEM && sndlength > 1);
 
-                       if (err == ERR_OK) {
-                               outputf("RFB: attempting send %d", sndlength);
-                       } else {
-                               outputf("RFB: send error %d", err);
+                       if (err != ERR_OK) {
+                               /* We'll just give up for now and come back when we have space later. */
+                               //outputf("RFB: send error %d", err);
                                break;
                        }
 
                case OK:
                        outputf("RFB FSM: ok");
 
-                       /* Might as well send now... */
+                       /* Kick off a send. */
                        if (state->send_state == SST_IDLE
                            && state->update_requested) {
                                send_fsm(pcb, state);