Index: code/qcommon/common.c
===================================================================
--- code/qcommon/common.c	(revision 1499)
+++ code/qcommon/common.c	(working copy)
@@ -2509,6 +2509,7 @@
 */
 void Com_Init( char *commandLine ) {
 	char	*s;
+	int		qport;
 
 	Com_Printf( "%s %s %s\n", Q3_VERSION, PLATFORM_STRING, __DATE__ );
 
@@ -2627,7 +2628,12 @@
 	com_version = Cvar_Get ("version", s, CVAR_ROM | CVAR_SERVERINFO );
 
 	Sys_Init();
-	Netchan_Init( Com_Milliseconds() & 0xffff );	// pick a port value that should be nice and random
+
+	// Pick a port value that should be nice and random.
+	// As machines get faster continuing to use Com_Milliseconds 
+	// results in a smaller and smaller range of qport values.
+	Com_RandomBytes( (byte*)&qport, sizeof(int) );
+	Netchan_Init( qport & 0xffff );	
 	VM_Init();
 	SV_Init();
 
Index: code/sys/sys_main.c
===================================================================
--- code/sys/sys_main.c	(revision 1499)
+++ code/sys/sys_main.c	(working copy)
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@
 
 	Sys_PlatformInit( );
 
+	// Set the initial time base.
+	// If not called here com_frameTime will always be zero.
+	// com_frameTime should be pseudo random.
+	Sys_Milliseconds();
+
 	Sys_ParseArgs( argc, argv );
 	Sys_SetBinaryPath( Sys_Dirname( argv[ 0 ] ) );
 	Sys_SetDefaultInstallPath( DEFAULT_BASEDIR );