diff -uNr a/bitcoin/src/net.cpp b/bitcoin/src/net.cpp
--- a/bitcoin/src/net.cpp 0124234fe388c52595cd67f193728e2fe9a8e5025418df317fe4e4e447572c54fd205578695d61fd7f8d42efe141ee7da9c6435edf2063ffc5ed81fa6d3c64ab
+++ b/bitcoin/src/net.cpp af873d2709b3b975201a350582e23855d08663d8f18908f1fcf0d1377a5e64d20c34e1717d9937c26c73e71bf91bd3469bdd82085d12b4f2a4991fc47bb4ed3e
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace boost;
 
-static const int MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS = 8;
-
 void ThreadMessageHandler2(void* parg);
 void ThreadSocketHandler2(void* parg);
 void ThreadOpenConnections2(void* parg);
@@ -741,7 +739,7 @@
                 if (WSAGetLastError() != WSAEWOULDBLOCK)
                     printf("socket error accept failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
             }
-            else if (nInbound >= GetArg("-maxconnections", 125) - MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS)
+            else if (nInbound >= GetArg("-maxconnections", 125))
             {
                 closesocket(hSocket);
             }
@@ -830,6 +828,9 @@
             //
             if (pnode->hSocket == INVALID_SOCKET)
                 continue;
+            if ((nTimeBestReceived - GetTime()) > 20 * 60) {
+                pnode->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, uint256(0));
+            }
             if (FD_ISSET(pnode->hSocket, &fdsetSend))
             {
                 TRY_CRITICAL_BLOCK(pnode->cs_vSend)
@@ -974,8 +975,7 @@
                 BOOST_FOREACH(CNode* pnode, vNodes)
                     if (!pnode->fInbound)
                         nOutbound++;
-            int nMaxOutboundConnections = MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS;
-            nMaxOutboundConnections = min(nMaxOutboundConnections, (int)GetArg("-maxconnections", 125));
+            int nMaxOutboundConnections = GetArg("-maxconnections", 125);
             if (nOutbound < nMaxOutboundConnections)
                 break;
             vnThreadsRunning[1]--;
@@ -991,13 +991,6 @@
         CAddress addrConnect;
         int64 nBest = INT64_MIN;
 
-        // Only connect to one address per a.b.?.? range.
-        // Do this here so we don't have to critsect vNodes inside mapAddresses critsect.
-        set<unsigned int> setConnected;
-        CRITICAL_BLOCK(cs_vNodes)
-            BOOST_FOREACH(CNode* pnode, vNodes)
-                setConnected.insert(pnode->addr.ip & 0x0000ffff);
-
         int64 nANow = GetAdjustedTime();
 
         CRITICAL_BLOCK(cs_mapAddresses)
@@ -1005,7 +998,7 @@
             BOOST_FOREACH(const PAIRTYPE(vector<unsigned char>, CAddress)& item, mapAddresses)
             {
                 const CAddress& addr = item.second;
-                if (!addr.IsIPv4() || !addr.IsValid() || setConnected.count(addr.ip & 0x0000ffff))
+                if (!addr.IsIPv4() || !addr.IsValid())
                     continue;
                 int64 nSinceLastSeen = nANow - addr.nTime;
                 int64 nSinceLastTry = nANow - addr.nLastTry;