diff --git a/stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.cpp
index 2843811432..52de2b5f2f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 NetworkSyncManager *NSMAN;
 
 #if defined(WITHOUT_NETWORKING)
-NetworkSyncManager::NetworkSyncManager() { useSMserver=false; }
+NetworkSyncManager::NetworkSyncManager(LoadingWindow * ld) { useSMServer=false }
 NetworkSyncManager::~NetworkSyncManager () { }
 void NetworkSyncManager::CloseConnection() { }
 void NetworkSyncManager::PostStartUp( CString ServerIP ) { }
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@ bool NetworkSyncManager::ChangedScoreboard(int Column) { return false; }
 #include "Steps.h"
 #include "PrefsManager.h"
 #include "ProductInfo.h"
+#include "ScreenMessage.h"
+#include "arch\LoadingWindow\LoadingWindow.h"
 
-NetworkSyncManager::NetworkSyncManager()
+const ScreenMessage SM_NET_UpdateScoreboard	= ScreenMessage(SM_User+12);
+const ScreenMessage SM_NET_SelectSong		= ScreenMessage(SM_User+2);
+
+
+NetworkSyncManager::NetworkSyncManager(LoadingWindow * ld)
 {
+	ld->SetText("Initilizing Network...");
     NetPlayerClient = new EzSockets;
 	NetPlayerClient->blocking = false;
 	m_ServerVersion = 0;
@@ -445,13 +452,19 @@ void NetworkSyncManager::ProcessInput()
 						}
 					break;
 				}
+				SCREENMAN->SendMessageToTopScreen(SM_NET_UpdateScoreboard);
 				m_Scoreboard[ColumnNumber] = ColumnData;
 				m_scoreboardchange[ColumnNumber]=true;
 			}
 			break;
 		case 6:	//System message from server
-			CString SysMSG = ReadNT(m_packet);
-			SCREENMAN->SystemMessage(SysMSG);
+			{
+				CString SysMSG = ReadNT(m_packet);
+				SCREENMAN->SystemMessage(SysMSG);
+			}
+			break;
+		case 7:
+			SCREENMAN->SendMessageToTopScreen(SM_NET_SelectSong);
 			break;
 		}
 		ClearPacket(m_packet);
@@ -467,6 +480,15 @@ bool NetworkSyncManager::ChangedScoreboard(int Column)
 }
 
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+//Functions to deal with this protocol
+
+
 uint8_t NetworkSyncManager::Read1(NetPacket &Packet)
 {
 	if (Packet.Position>=NETMAXBUFFERSIZE)
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.h b/stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.h
index 42035b2fde..ebfc628a66 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define NetworkSyncManager_H
 
 #include "PlayerNumber.h"
+#include "arch\LoadingWindow\LoadingWindow.h"
 
 const int NETPROTOCOLVERSION=1;
 const int NETMAXBUFFERSIZE=1020; //1024 - 4 bytes for EzSockets
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ class EzSockets;
 class NetworkSyncManager 
 {
 public:
-	NetworkSyncManager();
+	NetworkSyncManager(LoadingWindow * ld = NULL);
 	~NetworkSyncManager();
 
     //If "useSMserver" then send score to server
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index a45b0857ea..b0257daaca 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const ScreenMessage	SM_PlayGo				= ScreenMessage(SM_User+1);
 // received while STATE_DANCING
 const ScreenMessage	SM_NotesEnded			= ScreenMessage(SM_User+10);
 const ScreenMessage	SM_LoadNextSong			= ScreenMessage(SM_User+11);
+const ScreenMessage SM_NET_UpdateScoreboard	= ScreenMessage(SM_User+12);
 
 // received while STATE_OUTRO
 const ScreenMessage	SM_SaveChangedBeforeGoingBack	= ScreenMessage(SM_User+20);
@@ -1574,17 +1575,10 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	CLAMP( fPercentPositionSong, 0, 1 );
 	m_meterSongPosition.SetPercent( fPercentPositionSong );
 
-	if (NSMAN->useSMserver) {
+	if (NSMAN->useSMserver) 
 		FOREACH_EnabledPlayer( pn2 )
-		{
 			if( m_pLifeMeter[pn2] )
 				NSMAN->m_playerLife[pn2] = int(m_pLifeMeter[pn2]->GetLife()*10000);
-		}
-		if (m_ShowScoreboard)
-			FOREACH_NSScoreBoardColumn (cn)
-				if (NSMAN->ChangedScoreboard(cn))
-					m_Scoreboard[cn].SetText(NSMAN->m_Scoreboard[cn]);
-	}
 }
 
 void ScreenGameplay::AbortGiveUp()
@@ -2329,6 +2323,14 @@ void ScreenGameplay::HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM )
 	case SM_StopMusic:
 		m_soundMusic.Stop();
 		break;
+	case SM_NET_UpdateScoreboard:
+		if (!NSMAN->useSMserver)
+			break;
+		if (m_ShowScoreboard)
+			FOREACH_NSScoreBoardColumn (cn)
+				if (NSMAN->ChangedScoreboard(cn))
+					m_Scoreboard[cn].SetText(NSMAN->m_Scoreboard[cn]);
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
index 60fe884876..1bf37b3e15 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const int NUM_SCORE_DIGITS	=	9;
 #define CODES								THEME->GetMetric (m_sName,"Codes")
 
 static const ScreenMessage	SM_AllowOptionsMenuRepeat	= ScreenMessage(SM_User+1);
+const ScreenMessage SM_NET_SelectSong		= ScreenMessage(SM_User+2);
 CString g_sFallbackCDTitlePath;
 
 ScreenSelectMusic::ScreenSelectMusic( CString sClassName ) : ScreenWithMenuElements( sClassName )
@@ -1021,6 +1022,9 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM )
 	case SM_LoseFocus:
 		CodeDetector::RefreshCacheItems(); /* reset for other screens */
 		break;
+	case SM_NET_SelectSong:
+		//Code will be added shortly
+		break;
 	}
 
 	Screen::HandleScreenMessage( SM );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index fb191eb6b1..82e0764a17 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -1050,11 +1050,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	PROFILEMAN	= new ProfileManager;
 	PROFILEMAN->Init();				// must load after SONGMAN
 	UNLOCKMAN	= new UnlockSystem;
+    NSMAN       = new NetworkSyncManager( loading_window ); 
+
 	delete loading_window;		// destroy this before init'ing Display
     
-    NSMAN       = new NetworkSyncManager; 
-		//Load Network Sync manager, but do not connect
-
 	ProcessArgsFirst();