diff --git a/src/doomdef.h b/src/doomdef.h
index ee9e6c2d9..b65ed0527 100644
--- a/src/doomdef.h
+++ b/src/doomdef.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ extern char logfilename[1024];
 // The maximum number of players, multiplayer/networking.
 // NOTE: it needs more than this to increase the number of players...
 
-#define MAXPLAYERS 43	// 42 + host slot
+#define MAXPLAYERS 32	// 32 + host slot
 #define MAXPLAYERNAME 21
 #define MAXSPLITSCREENPLAYERS 4 // Max number of players on a single computer
 #define MAXGAMEPADS (MAXSPLITSCREENPLAYERS * 2) // Number of gamepads we'll be allowing
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ extern char logfilename[1024];
 #define ENCOREFADECOLOR 209 // 122
 
 // the highest number of playerinfo entries we can fit into a single packet
-#define MAXPLAYERINFO 42
+#define MAXPLAYERINFO 32
 
 // State updates, number of tics / second.
 // NOTE: used to setup the timer rate, see I_StartupTimer().
diff --git a/src/i_net.h b/src/i_net.h
index 1d85d860a..aeb2ffc69 100644
--- a/src/i_net.h
+++ b/src/i_net.h
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 
 /// \def MAXPACKETLENGTH
 /// For use in a LAN
-#define MAXPACKETLENGTH 1450
+#define MAXPACKETLENGTH 2048
 /// \def INETPACKETLENGTH
 ///  For use on the internet
-#define INETPACKETLENGTH 1024
+#define INETPACKETLENGTH 1450
 
 #define NO_BAN_TIME (time_t)(-1)