diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 16bd72045d..ad7517c190 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -13982,3 +13982,13 @@ David  2004.06.18
     client/
         client_state.h
         cs_scheduler.C
+
+David  2004.06.18
+    - Aaargh!  I forgot that gethostbyname() is unavoidably used
+        when contacting servers, so all this ping stuff
+        is a total waste of time!
+        Changed things back to the way they were originally.
+
+    client/
+        hostinfo_network.C
+        net_xfer.C
diff --git a/client/hostinfo_network.C b/client/hostinfo_network.C
index a837ab51d2..4721aea709 100644
--- a/client/hostinfo_network.C
+++ b/client/hostinfo_network.C
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
 // get domain name and IP address of this host
 //
-#ifdef _WIN32
 int get_local_network_info(
     char* domain_name, int domlen, char* ip_addr, int iplen
 ) {
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ int get_local_network_info(
     return 0;
 }
 
-#else
+#if 0
 
 // NEW POLICY: on UNIX, get just the hostname.
 // the rest (domain name, IP address) is a can of worms,
diff --git a/client/net_xfer.C b/client/net_xfer.C
index 99ea064404..970c75a39c 100644
--- a/client/net_xfer.C
+++ b/client/net_xfer.C
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int get_socket_error(int fd) {
 }
 
 int NET_XFER::get_ip_addr(int &ip_addr) {
-    return get_ip_addr(hostname,ip_addr);
+    return get_ip_addr(hostname, ip_addr);
 }
 
 int NET_XFER::get_ip_addr(char *hostname, int &ip_addr) {