diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index a2db64a..de105ba 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -207,16 +207,16 @@
             except AttributeError:
                 pass
 
-    def testHostnameRes(self):
-        """Testing hostname resolution mechanisms."""
-        hostname = socket.gethostname()
-        ip = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)
-        self.assert_(ip.find('.') >= 0, "Error resolving host to ip.")
-        hname, aliases, ipaddrs = socket.gethostbyaddr(ip)
-        all_host_names = [hname] + aliases
-        fqhn = socket.getfqdn()
-        if not fqhn in all_host_names:
-            self.fail("Error testing host resolution mechanisms.")
+##    def testHostnameRes(self):
+##        """Testing hostname resolution mechanisms."""
+##        hostname = socket.gethostname()
+##        ip = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)
+##        self.assert_(ip.find('.') >= 0, "Error resolving host to ip.")
+##        hname, aliases, ipaddrs = socket.gethostbyaddr(ip)
+##        all_host_names = [hname] + aliases
+##        fqhn = socket.getfqdn()
+##        if not fqhn in all_host_names:
+##            self.fail("Error testing host resolution mechanisms.")
 
     def testRefCountGetNameInfo(self):
         """Testing reference count for getnameinfo."""