cur_msg = client_recv( forker->connection, -1 );
received_from_network = 1;
} else {
- // See if any messages are immediately available
- cur_msg = client_recv( forker->connection, 0 );
+ // We have queued messages, which means all of our drones
+ // are occupied. See if any new messages are available on the
+ // network while waiting up to 1 second to allow time for a drone
+ // to become available to handle the next request in the queue.
+ cur_msg = client_recv( forker->connection, 1 );
if ( cur_msg != NULL )
received_from_network = 1;
}