--- test_urllib2.py.old	2010-12-15 14:27:13.000000000 +0100
+++ test_urllib2.py	2010-12-15 14:28:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
             "file://%s%s" % (socket.gethostbyname('localhost'), urlpath),
             ]
         try:
-            localaddr = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
+            localaddr = socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())[2][0]
         except socket.gaierror:
             localaddr = ''
         if localaddr: