diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 7b6c35eb6..6520a1aa1 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 boolean server = true; // true or false but !server == client
 #define client (!server)
 boolean nodownload = false;
-static boolean serverrunning = false;
+boolean serverrunning = false;
 INT32 serverplayer = 0;
 char motd[254], server_context[8]; // Message of the Day, Unique Context (even without Mumble support)
 
diff --git a/src/d_net.h b/src/d_net.h
index 8fd6c67b2..c6fe4a27f 100644
--- a/src/d_net.h
+++ b/src/d_net.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ extern SINT8 nodetoplayer2[MAXNETNODES]; // Say the numplayer for this node if a
 extern UINT8 playerpernode[MAXNETNODES]; // Used specially for splitscreen
 extern boolean nodeingame[MAXNETNODES]; // Set false as nodes leave game
 
+extern boolean serverrunning;
+
 INT32 Net_GetFreeAcks(boolean urgent);
 void Net_AckTicker(void);
 
diff --git a/src/i_tcp.c b/src/i_tcp.c
index 2dd9f0591..502eb6732 100644
--- a/src/i_tcp.c
+++ b/src/i_tcp.c
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ static size_t numbans = 0;
 static boolean SOCK_bannednode[MAXNETNODES+1]; /// \note do we really need the +1?
 static boolean init_tcp_driver = false;
 
-static char port_name[8] = DEFAULTPORT;
+static const char *serverport_name = DEFAULTPORT;
+static const char *clientport_name;/* any port */
 
 #ifndef NONET
 
@@ -887,6 +888,7 @@ static boolean UDP_Socket(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_IPV6
 	const INT32 b_ipv6 = M_CheckParm("-ipv6");
 #endif
+	const char *serv;
 
 
 	for (s = 0; s < mysocketses; s++)
@@ -902,11 +904,16 @@ static boolean UDP_Socket(void)
 	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_DGRAM;
 	hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_UDP;
 
+	if (serverrunning)
+		serv = serverport_name;
+	else
+		serv = clientport_name;
+
 	if (M_CheckParm("-bindaddr"))
 	{
 		while (M_IsNextParm())
 		{
-			gaie = I_getaddrinfo(M_GetNextParm(), port_name, &hints, &ai);
+			gaie = I_getaddrinfo(M_GetNextParm(), serv, &hints, &ai);
 			if (gaie == 0)
 			{
 				runp = ai;
@@ -927,7 +934,7 @@ static boolean UDP_Socket(void)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		gaie = I_getaddrinfo("0.0.0.0", port_name, &hints, &ai);
+		gaie = I_getaddrinfo("0.0.0.0", serv, &hints, &ai);
 		if (gaie == 0)
 		{
 			runp = ai;
@@ -942,8 +949,8 @@ static boolean UDP_Socket(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_MINIUPNPC
 					if (UPNP_support)
 					{
-						I_UPnP_rem(port_name, "UDP");
-						I_UPnP_add(NULL, port_name, "UDP");
+						I_UPnP_rem(serverport_name, "UDP");
+						I_UPnP_add(NULL, serverport_name, "UDP");
 					}
 #endif
 				}
@@ -960,7 +967,7 @@ static boolean UDP_Socket(void)
 		{
 			while (M_IsNextParm())
 			{
-				gaie = I_getaddrinfo(M_GetNextParm(), port_name, &hints, &ai);
+				gaie = I_getaddrinfo(M_GetNextParm(), serv, &hints, &ai);
 				if (gaie == 0)
 				{
 					runp = ai;
@@ -981,7 +988,7 @@ static boolean UDP_Socket(void)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			gaie = I_getaddrinfo("::", port_name, &hints, &ai);
+			gaie = I_getaddrinfo("::", serv, &hints, &ai);
 			if (gaie == 0)
 			{
 				runp = ai;
@@ -1421,15 +1428,19 @@ boolean I_InitTcpNetwork(void)
 	if (!I_InitTcpDriver())
 		return false;
 
-	if (M_CheckParm("-port"))
+	if (M_CheckParm("-port") || M_CheckParm("-serverport"))
 	// Combined -udpport and -clientport into -port
 	// As it was really redundant having two seperate parms that does the same thing
+	/* Sorry Steel, I'm adding these back. But -udpport is a stupid name. */
 	{
-		if (M_IsNextParm())
-			strcpy(port_name, M_GetNextParm());
-		else
-			strcpy(port_name, "0");
+		/*
+		If it's NULL, that's okay! Because then
+		we'll get a random port from getaddrinfo.
+		*/
+		serverport_name = M_GetNextParm();
 	}
+	if (M_CheckParm("-clientport"))
+		clientport_name = M_GetNextParm();
 
 	// parse network game options,
 	if (M_CheckParm("-server") || dedicated)