--- src/common/xmpp/transports.py	(revision 9949)
+++ src/common/xmpp/transports.py	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 import os
 import errno
 
+import ctypes
+libc = ctypes.CDLL("libc.so.6")
+
 DATA_RECEIVED='DATA RECEIVED'
 DATA_SENT='DATA SENT'
 
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@
         try:
             if not server:
                 server=self._server
+            libc.res_init()
             for ai in socket.getaddrinfo(server[0],server[1],socket.AF_UNSPEC,socket.SOCK_STREAM):
                 try:
                     self._sock=socket.socket(*ai[:3])