diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs
index 88b62e0d52..baef32a3bb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             else
                 m_externalHostName = externalName;
 
-
             // Master avatar cruft
             //
             string masterAvatarUUID;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index 72150863f4..48435cb90e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -589,11 +589,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
         public static IPAddress GetLocalHost()
         {
-            string dnsAddress = "localhost";
+            IPAddress[] iplist = GetLocalHosts();
 
-            IPAddress[] hosts = Dns.GetHostEntry(dnsAddress).AddressList;
+            if (iplist.Length == 0) // No accessible external interfaces
+            {
+                IPAddress[] loopback = Dns.GetHostAddresses("localhost");
+                IPAddress localhost = loopback[0];
 
-            foreach (IPAddress host in hosts)
+                return localhost;
+            }
+
+            foreach (IPAddress host in iplist)
             {
                 if (!IPAddress.IsLoopback(host) && host.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
                 {
@@ -601,15 +607,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                 }
             }
 
-            if (hosts.Length > 0)
+            if (iplist.Length > 0)
             {
-                foreach (IPAddress host in hosts)
+                foreach (IPAddress host in iplist)
                 {
                     if (host.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
                         return host;
                 }
                 // Well all else failed...
-                return hosts[0];
+                return iplist[0];
             }
 
             return null;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 96eceb07df..05e283e4b8 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
             PrintFileToConsole("startuplogo.txt");
 
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NETWORK]: Using {0} as SYSTEMIP", Util.GetLocalHost().ToString());
+
             // For now, start at the 'root' level by default
             if (m_sceneManager.Scenes.Count == 1) // If there is only one region, select it
                 ChangeSelectedRegion("region",