diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceRequestManager.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceRequestManager.cs
index 4058229af3..e75b705eef 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceRequestManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceRequestManager.cs
@@ -57,24 +57,35 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
         private bool m_running = true;
         private int slowCount = 0;
 
-        private SmartThreadPool m_threadPool = new SmartThreadPool(20000, 12, 2);
+        private SmartThreadPool m_threadPool;
 
         public PollServiceRequestManager(BaseHttpServer pSrv, uint pWorkerThreadCount, int pTimeout)
         {
             m_server = pSrv;
             m_WorkerThreadCount = pWorkerThreadCount;
             m_workerThreads = new Thread[m_WorkerThreadCount];
+
+            STPStartInfo startInfo = new STPStartInfo();
+            startInfo.IdleTimeout = 30000;
+            startInfo.MaxWorkerThreads = 15;
+            startInfo.MinWorkerThreads = 1;
+            startInfo.ThreadPriority = ThreadPriority.Normal;
+            startInfo.StartSuspended = true;
+            startInfo.ThreadPoolName = "PoolService";
+
+            m_threadPool = new SmartThreadPool(startInfo);
         }
 
         public void Start()
         {
+            m_threadPool.Start();
             //startup worker threads
             for (uint i = 0; i < m_WorkerThreadCount; i++)
             {
                 m_workerThreads[i]
                     = Watchdog.StartThread(
                         PoolWorkerJob,
-                        string.Format("PollServiceWorkerThread{0}:{1}", i, m_server.Port),
+                        string.Format("PollServiceWorkerThread {0}:{1}", i, m_server.Port),
                         ThreadPriority.Normal,
                         false,
                         false,
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index b8b78fa45b..d807e2a028 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
             STPStartInfo startInfo = new STPStartInfo();
             startInfo.ThreadPoolName = "Util";
-            startInfo.IdleTimeout = 2000;
+            startInfo.IdleTimeout = 20000;
             startInfo.MaxWorkerThreads = maxThreads;
             startInfo.MinWorkerThreads = minThreads;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index e1e3d87f89..369e79dec3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(asyncCallMethodStr) && Utils.EnumTryParse<FireAndForgetMethod>(asyncCallMethodStr, out asyncCallMethod))
                     Util.FireAndForgetMethod = asyncCallMethod;
 
-                stpMinThreads = startupConfig.GetInt("MinPoolThreads", 15);
-                stpMaxThreads = startupConfig.GetInt("MaxPoolThreads", 15);
+                stpMinThreads = startupConfig.GetInt("MinPoolThreads", 2 );
+                stpMaxThreads = startupConfig.GetInt("MaxPoolThreads", 25);
                 m_consolePrompt = startupConfig.GetString("ConsolePrompt", @"Region (\R) ");
             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
index 99e7aba1d0..ac4a877aa6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
@@ -1305,7 +1305,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             PacketsSentCount++;
 
             // Put the UDP payload on the wire
-            AsyncBeginSend(buffer);
+            //AsyncBeginSend(buffer);
+            SyncSend(buffer);
 
             // Keep track of when this packet was sent out (right now)
             outgoingPacket.TickCount = Environment.TickCount & Int32.MaxValue;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
index 881e76876d..1d76c1414b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
@@ -375,12 +375,28 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
 
                     // Synchronous mode waits until the packet callback completes
                     // before starting the receive to fetch another packet
-                    if (!m_asyncPacketHandling)
+//                    if (!m_asyncPacketHandling)
                         AsyncBeginReceive();
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        public void SyncSend(UDPPacketBuffer buf)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                m_udpSocket.SendTo(
+                    buf.Data,
+                    0,
+                    buf.DataLength,
+                    SocketFlags.None,
+                    buf.RemoteEndPoint
+                    );
+            }
+            catch (SocketException) { }
+            catch (ObjectDisposedException) { }
+        }
+
         public void AsyncBeginSend(UDPPacketBuffer buf)
         {
 //            if (IsRunningOutbound)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/HttpRequest/ScriptsHttpRequests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/HttpRequest/ScriptsHttpRequests.cs
index d27869a64d..6880f56159 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/HttpRequest/ScriptsHttpRequests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/HttpRequest/ScriptsHttpRequests.cs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Scripting.HttpRequest
             m_proxyurl = config.Configs["Startup"].GetString("HttpProxy");
             m_proxyexcepts = config.Configs["Startup"].GetString("HttpProxyExceptions");
 
-            int maxThreads = 50;
+            int maxThreads = 15;
 
             IConfig httpConfig = config.Configs["HttpRequestModule"];
             if (httpConfig != null)
@@ -336,12 +336,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Scripting.HttpRequest
                 STPStartInfo startInfo = new STPStartInfo();
                 startInfo.IdleTimeout = 20000;
                 startInfo.MaxWorkerThreads = maxThreads;
-                startInfo.MinWorkerThreads = 5;
+                startInfo.MinWorkerThreads = 1;
                 startInfo.ThreadPriority = ThreadPriority.BelowNormal;
                 startInfo.StartSuspended = true;
+                startInfo.ThreadPoolName = "ScriptsHttpReq";
 
                 ThreadPool = new SmartThreadPool(startInfo);
-
                 ThreadPool.Start();
             }
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/ODEMeshWorker.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/ODEMeshWorker.cs
index 5030cec783..a6bdaa0727 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/ODEMeshWorker.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/ODEMeshWorker.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             }
             m_running = true;
             m_thread = new Thread(DoWork);
+            m_thread.Name = "OdeMeshWorker";
             m_thread.Start();
         }