--- fdlog.py.org	2015-02-05 22:21:10.000000000 -0700
+++ fdlog.py	2015-02-08 12:56:49.766465940 -0700
@@ -2210 +2210,16 @@
-    my_addr = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)                # fails on some systems
+    # are we on a Linux system, get the local address the hard way
+    if os.name == "posix":
+        try:
+            my_addr = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
+        except:
+            my_addr = ''
+        if not my_addr or my_addr.startswith('127.'):
+            s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+            try:
+                s.connect(('8.8.8.8', 0))
+                my_addr = s.getsockname()[0]
+            except:
+                my_addr = '127.0.0.1'
+    else:
+        my_addr = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)                # fails on some systems
+