diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index fe8449884f..061743d1b6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -1009,6 +1009,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         public static IPAddress GetHostFromDNS(string dnsAddress)
         {
             // If it is already an IP, avoid possible broken mono from seeing it 
+            if(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dnsAddress))
+                return null;
+
             IPAddress ia = null;
             if (IPAddress.TryParse(dnsAddress, out ia) && ia != null)
             {
@@ -1016,31 +1019,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                     return null;
                 return ia;
             }
-            // Reset for next check
-            ia = null;
+
+            IPHostEntry IPH;
             try
             {
-                foreach (IPAddress Adr in Dns.GetHostAddresses(dnsAddress))
-                {
-                    if (ia == null)
-                        ia = Adr;
-
-                    if (Adr.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
-                    {
-                        ia = Adr;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
+                IPH = Dns.GetHostEntry(dnsAddress);
             }
             catch // (SocketException e)
             {
-                /*throw new Exception(
-                    "Unable to resolve local hostname " + m_externalHostName + " innerException of type '" +
-                    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;
+            }
+
+            if(IPH == null || IPH.AddressList.Length == 0)
                 return null;
+
+            ia = null;
+            foreach (IPAddress Adr in IPH.AddressList)
+            {
+                if (ia == null)
+                    ia = Adr;
+
+                if (Adr.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
+                {
+                    ia = Adr;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
             return ia;
         }
@@ -1075,26 +1078,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                     return null;
                 return getEndPoint(ia, port);
             }
-                    
-            // Reset for next check
-            ia = null;
+            
+            IPHostEntry IPH;
             try
             {
-                foreach (IPAddress Adr in Dns.GetHostAddresses(hostname))
-                {
-                    if (ia == null)
-                        ia = Adr;
-
-                    if (Adr.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
-                    {
-                        ia = Adr;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
+                IPH = Dns.GetHostEntry(hostname);
             }
             catch // (SocketException e)
             {
-                    ia = null;
+                    return null;
+            }
+
+            if(IPH == null || IPH.AddressList.Length == 0)
+                return null;
+
+            ia = null;
+            foreach (IPAddress Adr in IPH.AddressList)
+            {
+                if (ia == null)
+                    ia = Adr;
+
+                if (Adr.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
+                {
+                    ia = Adr;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
 
             return getEndPoint(ia,port);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
index 9959f6e606..7214414b22 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
                     m_idCache = new ExpiringCache<ulong, DateTime>();
                     m_bannedRegions.Add(pAgentID, m_idCache, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(newTime));
                 }
-                m_idCache.Add(pRegionHandle, DateTime.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(extendTime), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(extendTime));
+                m_idCache.Add(pRegionHandle, DateTime.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(extendTime), extendTime);
             }
 
             // Remove the agent from the region's banned list
@@ -1488,13 +1488,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
                                 Math.Max(scene.RegionInfo.RegionSizeX, scene.RegionInfo.RegionSizeY));
 
             if (neighbourRegion == null)
-            {
-                failureReason = "no region found"; // debug -> to remove
                 return null;
-            }
+
             if (m_bannedRegionCache.IfBanned(neighbourRegion.RegionHandle, agentID))
             {
-                failureReason = "Access Denied";
+                failureReason = "Access Denied or Temporary not possible";
                 return null;
             }
 
@@ -1506,14 +1504,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
                                       pos.Z);
 
             string homeURI = scene.GetAgentHomeURI(agentID);
-
+           
             if (!scene.SimulationService.QueryAccess(
                     neighbourRegion, agentID, homeURI, false, newpos,
                     scene.GetFormatsOffered(), ctx, out failureReason))
             {
                 // remember the fail
                 m_bannedRegionCache.Add(neighbourRegion.RegionHandle, agentID);
-                failureReason = "Access Denied";
+                if(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(failureReason))
+                    failureReason = "Access Denied";
                 return null;
             }
 
@@ -2171,7 +2170,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
                                     InformClientOfNeighbourAsync(sp, cagents[count], neighbour, ipe, true);
                                 else
                                 {
-                                    m_log.DebugFormat("[ENTITY TRANSFER MODULE]: DNS for neighbour {0} lost", neighbour.ExternalHostName);
+                                    m_log.DebugFormat("[ENTITY TRANSFER MODULE]:  lost DNS resolution for neighbour {0}", neighbour.ExternalHostName);
                                 }
                                 count++;
                             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs
index b261675572..f2bb52aa4d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs
@@ -70,9 +70,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
                 {
                     Uri m_Uri = new Uri(m_ServerURL);
                     IPAddress ip = Util.GetHostFromDNS(m_Uri.Host);
-                    m_ServerURL = m_ServerURL.Replace(m_Uri.Host, ip.ToString());
-                    if (!m_ServerURL.EndsWith("/"))
-                        m_ServerURL += "/";
+                    if(ip != null)
+                    {
+                        m_ServerURL = m_ServerURL.Replace(m_Uri.Host, ip.ToString());
+                        if (!m_ServerURL.EndsWith("/"))
+                            m_ServerURL += "/";
+                    }
+                    else
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[USER AGENT CONNECTOR]: Failed to resolv address of {0}", url);
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {