diff --git a/src/ipxwrapper.h b/src/ipxwrapper.h
index ea34dec..3dde11b 100644
--- a/src/ipxwrapper.h
+++ b/src/ipxwrapper.h
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
 #define IPX_CONNECT_TIMEOUT 6
 #define IPX_CONNECT_TRIES   3
 
+/* Maximum number of milliseconds to block waiting for IPX networking to be ready.
+ *
+ * This blocks functions which usually don't block (e.g. bind()) so that they don't fail right as
+ * the process is starting up because we are still connecting to a DOSBox IPX server.
+*/
+#define IPX_READY_TIMEOUT 3000
+
 #define IPX_FILTER	(int)(1<<0)
 #define IPX_BOUND	(int)(1<<1)
 #define IPX_BROADCAST	(int)(1<<2)
diff --git a/src/router.c b/src/router.c
index e5340d0..8fca7a0 100644
--- a/src/router.c
+++ b/src/router.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ SOCKET private_socket = -1;
 
 struct sockaddr_in dosbox_server_addr;
 static time_t dosbox_connect_begin;
+static HANDLE dosbox_ready_event = NULL;
 
 static void _send_dosbox_registration_request(void);
 static DWORD router_main(void *arg);
@@ -141,6 +142,13 @@ void router_init(void)
 	}
 	else if(ipx_encap_type == ENCAP_TYPE_DOSBOX)
 	{
+		dosbox_ready_event = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
+		if(dosbox_ready_event == NULL)
+		{
+			log_printf(LOG_ERROR, "Error creating event object: %s", w32_error(GetLastError()));
+			abort();
+		}
+		
 		/* TODO: Support DNS. Do this async somewhere within router_main. */
 		
 		_init_socket(&private_socket, 0, FALSE, FALSE);
@@ -522,6 +530,8 @@ static void _handle_dosbox_registration_response(novell_ipx_packet *packet, size
 	addr48_string(local_nodenum_s, dosbox_local_nodenum);
 	
 	log_printf(LOG_INFO, "Connected to DOSBox server, local address: %s/%s", local_netnum_s, local_nodenum_s);
+	
+	SetEvent(dosbox_ready_event);
 }
 
 static void _handle_dosbox_recv(novell_ipx_packet *packet, size_t packet_size)
@@ -787,3 +797,11 @@ static DWORD router_main(void *arg)
 	
 	return exit_status;
 }
+
+void wait_for_ready(DWORD timeout)
+{
+	if(dosbox_ready_event != NULL)
+	{
+		WaitForSingleObject(dosbox_ready_event, timeout);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/router.h b/src/router.h
index 1ee5360..6162221 100644
--- a/src/router.h
+++ b/src/router.h
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ extern struct sockaddr_in dosbox_server_addr;
 void router_init(void);
 void router_cleanup(void);
 
+void wait_for_ready(DWORD timeout);
+
 #endif /* !IPXWRAPPER_ROUTER_H */
diff --git a/src/winsock.c b/src/winsock.c
index 9e086cd..2807cf0 100644
--- a/src/winsock.c
+++ b/src/winsock.c
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ int WSAAPI bind(SOCKET fd, const struct sockaddr *addr, int addrlen)
 	
 	if(sock)
 	{
+		wait_for_ready(IPX_READY_TIMEOUT);
+		
 		struct sockaddr_ipx ipxaddr;
 		
 		if(addrlen < sizeof(ipxaddr) || addr->sa_family != AF_IPX)
@@ -940,6 +942,8 @@ int WSAAPI getsockopt(SOCKET fd, int level, int optname, char FAR *optval, int F
 	
 	if(sock)
 	{
+		wait_for_ready(IPX_READY_TIMEOUT);
+		
 		if(level == NSPROTO_IPX)
 		{
 			if(optname == IPX_PTYPE)
@@ -1477,6 +1481,8 @@ int WSAAPI sendto(SOCKET fd, const char *buf, int len, int flags, const struct s
 	
 	if(sock)
 	{
+		wait_for_ready(IPX_READY_TIMEOUT);
+		
 		if(sock->flags & IPX_IS_SPX)
 		{
 			unlock_sockets();