diff --git a/src/common/dcc.c b/src/common/dcc.c
index a8fb68fa..f052d78d 100644
--- a/src/common/dcc.c
+++ b/src/common/dcc.c
@@ -304,29 +304,24 @@ dcc_check_timeouts (void)
 static int
 dcc_lookup_proxy (char *host, struct sockaddr_in *addr)
 {
-	struct hostent *h;
 	static char *cache_host = NULL;
 	static guint32 cache_addr;
 
-	/* too lazy to thread this, so we cache results */
 	if (cache_host)
 	{
 		if (strcmp (host, cache_host) == 0)
 		{
-			memcpy (&addr->sin_addr, &cache_addr, 4);
+			addr->sin_addr.s_addr = cache_addr;
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 		g_free (cache_host);
 		cache_host = NULL;
 	}
 
-	h = gethostbyname (host);
-	if (h != NULL && h->h_length == 4 && h->h_addr_list[0] != NULL)
+	if (net_lookup_ipv4 (host, &addr->sin_addr.s_addr))
 	{
-		memcpy (&addr->sin_addr, h->h_addr_list[0], 4);
-		memcpy (&cache_addr, h->h_addr_list[0], 4);
+		cache_addr = addr->sin_addr.s_addr;
 		cache_host = g_strdup (host);
-		/* cppcheck-suppress memleak */
 		return TRUE;
 	}
 
@@ -1614,25 +1609,14 @@ dcc_accept (GIOChannel *source, GIOCondition condition, struct DCC *dcc)
 }
 
 guint32
-dcc_get_my_address (session *sess)	/* the address we'll tell the other person */
+dcc_get_my_address (session *sess)
 {
-	struct hostent *dns_query;
 	guint32 addr = 0;
 
 	if (prefs.hex_dcc_ip_from_server && sess->server->dcc_ip)
 		addr = sess->server->dcc_ip;
 	else if (prefs.hex_dcc_ip[0])
-	{
-	   dns_query = gethostbyname ((const char *) prefs.hex_dcc_ip);
-
-	   if (dns_query != NULL &&
-	       dns_query->h_length == 4 &&
-	       dns_query->h_addr_list[0] != NULL)
-		{
-			/*we're offered at least one IPv4 address: we take the first*/
-			addr = *((guint32*) dns_query->h_addr_list[0]);
-		}
-	}
+		net_lookup_ipv4 ((const char *) prefs.hex_dcc_ip, &addr);
 
 	return addr;
 }
diff --git a/src/common/inbound.c b/src/common/inbound.c
index 6f575888..978c4aee 100644
--- a/src/common/inbound.c
+++ b/src/common/inbound.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "ignore.h"
 #include "fe.h"
 #include "modes.h"
+#include "network.h"
 #include "notify.h"
 #include "outbound.h"
 #include "inbound.h"
@@ -1476,14 +1477,13 @@ inbound_uback (server *serv, const message_tags_data *tags_data)
 void
 inbound_foundip (session *sess, char *ip, const message_tags_data *tags_data)
 {
-	struct hostent *HostAddr;
+	struct in_addr addr;
 
-	HostAddr = gethostbyname (ip);
-	if (HostAddr)
+	if (net_lookup_ipv4 (ip, &addr.s_addr))
 	{
-		sess->server->dcc_ip = ((struct in_addr *) HostAddr->h_addr_list[0])->s_addr;
+		sess->server->dcc_ip = addr.s_addr;
 		EMIT_SIGNAL_TIMESTAMP (XP_TE_FOUNDIP, sess->server->server_session,
-									  inet_ntoa (*((struct in_addr *) HostAddr->h_addr_list[0])),
+									  inet_ntoa (addr),
 									  NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, tags_data->timestamp);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/common/network.c b/src/common/network.c
index d821fb68..a7178ce5 100644
--- a/src/common/network.c
+++ b/src/common/network.c
@@ -96,6 +96,30 @@ net_ip (uint32_t addr)
 	return inet_ntoa (ia);
 }
 
+int
+net_lookup_ipv4 (const char *hostname, uint32_t *addr)
+{
+	struct addrinfo hints;
+	struct addrinfo *res;
+	struct sockaddr_in *sin;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset (&hints, 0, sizeof (hints));
+	hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+	hints.ai_flags = AI_ADDRCONFIG;
+
+	ret = getaddrinfo (hostname, NULL, &hints, &res);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	sin = (struct sockaddr_in *) res->ai_addr;
+	*addr = sin->sin_addr.s_addr;
+	freeaddrinfo (res);
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 void
 net_store_destroy (netstore * ns)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/network.h b/src/common/network.h
index 537f2a84..7a59e528 100644
--- a/src/common/network.h
+++ b/src/common/network.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ int net_connect (netstore *ns, int sok4, int sok6, int *sok_return);
 char *net_resolve (netstore *ns, char *hostname, int port, char **real_host);
 void net_bind (netstore *tobindto, int sok4, int sok6);
 char *net_ip (uint32_t addr);
+int net_lookup_ipv4 (const char *hostname, uint32_t *addr);
 void net_sockets (int *sok4, int *sok6);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/server.c b/src/common/server.c
index 239f42de..70d8e288 100644
--- a/src/common/server.c
+++ b/src/common/server.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ server_read_child (GIOChannel *source, GIOCondition condition, server *serv)
 			if (prefs.hex_net_auto_reconnectonfail)
 				auto_reconnect (serv, FALSE, -1);
 		break;
-	case '3':						  /* gethostbyname finished */
+	case '3':						  /* resolver finished */
 		waitline2 (source, host, sizeof host);
 		waitline2 (source, ip, sizeof ip);
 		waitline2 (source, outbuf, sizeof outbuf);
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ server_read_child (GIOChannel *source, GIOCondition condition, server *serv)
 		waitline2 (source, tbuf, sizeof tbuf);
 		prefs.local_ip = inet_addr (tbuf);
 		break;
-	case '7':						  /* gethostbyname (prefs.hex_net_bind_host) failed */
+	case '7':						  /* prefs.hex_net_bind_host resolve failed */
 		sprintf (outbuf,
 					_("Cannot resolve hostname %s\nCheck your IP Settings!\n"),
 					prefs.hex_net_bind_host);