diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/ClientRepository.py b/direct/src/distributed/ClientRepository.py
index 5d4e63a525..a59a37002b 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/ClientRepository.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/ClientRepository.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class ClientRepository(DirectObject.DirectObject):
         readResult = self.dcFile.read(fname)
         if not readResult:
             self.notify.error("Could not read dcfile: " + dcFileName)
+        self.hashVal = self.dcFile.getHash()
         return self.parseDcClasses(self.dcFile)
 
     def parseDcClasses(self, dcFile):
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedNode.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedNode.py
index 5f4c635639..aff0cfd4fa 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedNode.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedNode.py
@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ class DistributedNode(DistributedObject.DistributedObject, NodePath.NodePath):
         taskMgr.removeTasksNamed(taskName)
         return self.deadReckoningFlag
 
+    ### setParent ###
+
+    def b_setParent(self, parentString):
+        self.setParent(parentString)
+        self.d_setParent(parentString)
+        return None
+
+    def d_setParent(self, parentString):
+        self.sendUpdate("setParent", [parentString])
+        return None
+
+    def setParent(self, parentString):
+        print "setting parent of %s to %s" % (self.getName(), parentString)
+        assert(self.cr.name2nodePath.has_key(parentString))
+        parent = self.cr.name2nodePath[parentString]
+        self.wrtReparentTo(parent)
+        return None
+
     ###### set pos and hpr functions #######
 
     # setX provided by NodePath