diff -up ypbind-mt-1.20.4/src/ypbind_dbus_nm.c.nm ypbind-mt-1.20.4/src/ypbind_dbus_nm.c
--- ypbind-mt-1.20.4/src/ypbind_dbus_nm.c.nm	2007-02-14 14:01:57.000000000 +0100
+++ ypbind-mt-1.20.4/src/ypbind_dbus_nm.c	2009-01-26 16:05:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -320,13 +320,13 @@ dbus_init (void)
       if (check_online (connection) == 1)
 	{
 	  if (debug_flag)
-	    log_msg (LOG_DEBUG, "Are already online");
-	  is_online = 1;
+	    log_msg (LOG_DEBUG, "Network is available now");
+	  go_online();
 	}
       else
 	{
 	  if (debug_flag)
-	    log_msg (LOG_DEBUG, "Are offline");
+	    log_msg (LOG_DEBUG, "No network is available now");
 	  is_online = 0;
 	}
       return 1;
diff -up ypbind-mt-1.20.4/src/ypbind-mt.c.nm ypbind-mt-1.20.4/src/ypbind-mt.c
--- ypbind-mt-1.20.4/src/ypbind-mt.c.nm	2009-01-26 16:05:58.000000000 +0100
+++ ypbind-mt-1.20.4/src/ypbind-mt.c	2009-01-26 16:05:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -765,9 +765,17 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	       BINDINGDIR, strerror (errno));
       exit (1);
     }
-
-  if (!use_broadcast && (load_config (0) != 0))
-    use_broadcast = 1;
+  /*
+   * Load config if we're not using DBUS/NetworkManager, since we
+   * assume the network is available now.  If we're using NetworkManager,
+   * the config will be loaded when a network becomes available.
+   */
+  if (disable_dbus)
+    {
+      /* Load the configuration.  If the load fails, set up broadcast mode. */
+      if (!use_broadcast && (load_config (0) != 0))
+        use_broadcast = 1;
+    }
   if (use_broadcast)
     add_server (domain, NULL, 0);