} catch( UnknownHostException uhe ) {
                /* Java cannot determine the localhost. This is basically a config
                 * issue on the host. There's not much we can do about it. Just
                 * to suppress NPEs that would result we can create a possibly bogus
                 * address. Pretty sure the below cannot actually thrown a UHE tho.
                 */

 *
 * <p>
 * <b>About NetBIOS:</b> The NetBIOS name
 * service is a dynamic distributed service that allows hosts to resolve
 * names by broadcasting a query, directing queries to a server such as
 * Samba or WINS. NetBIOS is currently the primary networking layer for
 * providing name service, datagram service, and session service to the
 * Microsoft Windows platform. A NetBIOS name can be 15 characters long