1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGridService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGridService.cs
index 88ac5b3..e3c70d3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGridService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGridService.cs
@@ -341,9 +341,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Interfaces
                 }
                 catch (SocketException e)
                 {
-                    throw new Exception(
+                    /*throw new Exception(
                         "Unable to resolve local hostname " + m_externalHostName + " innerException of type '" +
-                        e + "' attached to this exception", e);
+                        e + "' attached to this exception", e);*/
+                    // Don't throw a fatal exception here, instead, return Null and handle it in the caller.
+                    // Reason is, on systems such as OSgrid it has occured that known hostnames stop
+                    // resolving and thus make surrounding regions crash out with this exception.
+                    return null;
                 }
 
                 return new IPEndPoint(ia, m_internalEndPoint.Port);
@@ -402,6 +406,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Interfaces
             if (kvp.ContainsKey("regionName"))
                 RegionName = (string)kvp["regionName"];
 
+            if (kvp.ContainsKey("access"))
+            {
+                byte access = Convert.ToByte((string)kvp["access"]);
+                Maturity = (int)Util.ConvertAccessLevelToMaturity(access);
+            }
+
             if (kvp.ContainsKey("serverIP"))
             {
                 //int port = 0;