--- lib/PXElator/client.pm	2009/08/28 22:29:08	330
+++ lib/PXElator/client.pm	2009/09/07 21:53:45	391
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@
 	my $mac = shift;
 	$mac = format::mac($mac);
 
+	if ( my $clients_left = server::shared( 'new_clients' ) ) {
+		server::shared( 'new_clients', $clients_left - 1 );
+	} else {
+		warn "W: no new clients accepted";
+		return '0.0.0.0';
+	}
+
 	my $prefix = $server::ip;
 	$prefix =~ s{\.\d+$}{.};
 	my $addr = $server::ip_from || die;