1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGridService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGridService.cs
index 77230a3..ac234dc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGridService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGridService.cs
@@ -260,9 +260,13 @@ 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);