Index: src/mpid/ch3/channels/nemesis/nemesis/netmod/tcp/tcp_init.c
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--- src/mpid/ch3/channels/nemesis/nemesis/netmod/tcp/tcp_init.c	(revision 8819)
+++ src/mpid/ch3/channels/nemesis/nemesis/netmod/tcp/tcp_init.c	(working copy)
@@ -270,7 +270,9 @@
     /* If we don't have an IP address, try to get it from the name */
     if (!ifaddrFound) {
 	struct hostent *info;
-	info = gethostbyname( ifname_string );
+        do {
+            info = gethostbyname( ifname_string );
+        } while (!info && h_errno == TRY_AGAIN);
 	if (info && info->h_addr_list) {
 	    /* Use the primary address */
 	    ifaddr->len  = info->h_length;