diff --git a/Nasal/gui.nas b/Nasal/gui.nas
index b661c4cd8..1d52fa82f 100644
--- a/Nasal/gui.nas
+++ b/Nasal/gui.nas
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ _setlistener("/sim/signals/nasal-dir-initialized", func {
       return 1;
     }
     menuEnable("autopilot", isAutopilotMenuEnabled() );
-    menuEnable("multiplayer", multiplayer.is_active());
     menuEnable("joystick-info", size(props.globals.getNode("/input/joysticks").getChildren("js")));
 
     # frame-per-second display
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/multiplayer.xml b/gui/dialogs/multiplayer.xml
index 6ee1c17cd..dd30738b2 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/multiplayer.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/multiplayer.xml
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@
             <pref-width>16</pref-width>
             <pref-height>16</pref-height>
             <legend></legend>
-            <default>1</default>
             <keynum>27</keynum>
             <border>2</border>
-
             <binding>
                 <command>dialog-close</command>
             </binding>
@@ -66,6 +64,11 @@
           <halign>left</halign>
           <property>/sim/multiplay/callsign</property>
         </input>
+        <text>
+          <row>0</row><col>2</col>
+          <halign>left</halign>
+          <label>(requires reconnect)</label>
+        </text>
         <text>
           <row>1</row><col>0</col>
           <halign>right</halign>
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@
         <combo>
             <name>host</name>
             <row>1</row><col>1</col>
+            <colspan>2</colspan>
             <pref-width>350</pref-width>
             <property>/sim/multiplay/selected-server</property>
             <editable>false</editable>
@@ -90,7 +94,6 @@
             <value>mpserver12.flightgear.org (Amsterdam, Netherlands)</value>
             <value>mpserver13.flightgear.org (Grenoble, France)</value>
         </combo>
-        
     <!-- status area -->
         <text>
             <visible>
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@
             <row>3</row>
             <col>1</col>
             <halign>left</halign>
-            <label>Not connected</label>
+             <label>Not connected</label>
         </text>
         
         <text>
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@
 
         <button>
           <legend>Connect</legend>
+          <equal>true</equal>
           <enable>
             <not>
               <property>/sim/multiplay/online</property>
@@ -140,6 +144,10 @@
               # the hostname and the comment.
               server = split(" ", server)[0];
               setprop("/sim/multiplay/txhost", server);
+
+              # Standard port is 5000
+              setprop("/sim/multiplay/txport", 5000);
+              setprop("/sim/multiplay/rxport", 5000);
             </script> 
           </binding>
           <binding>
@@ -149,6 +157,7 @@
         </button>
         <button>
           <legend>Disconnect</legend>
+          <equal>true</equal>
           <enable>
             <property>/sim/multiplay/online</property>
           </enable>
@@ -158,7 +167,7 @@
           <binding>
             <command>nasal</command>
             <script>
-              setprop("/sim/multiplay/txhost", "0.0.0.0");
+              setprop("/sim/multiplay/txhost", "");
             </script> 
           </binding>
           <binding>
@@ -166,8 +175,17 @@
             <subsystem>mp</subsystem>
           </binding>
         </button>
+        <button>
+            <row>1</row><col>2</col>
+            <legend>Server Status</legend>
+            <binding>
+                <command>open-browser</command>
+                <path>http://mpmap01.flightgear.org/mpstatus/</path>
+            </binding>
+        </button>
         <button>
           <legend>Close</legend>
+          <default>true</default>
           <equal>true</equal>
           <binding>
             <command>dialog-close</command>