#17564: merge with 3.3.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllib2_localnet.py b/Lib/test/test_urllib2_localnet.py
index 5880b3a..08250c3 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib2_localnet.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib2_localnet.py
@@ -546,6 +546,11 @@
def test_bad_address(self):
# Make sure proper exception is raised when connecting to a bogus
# address.
+
+ # as indicated by the comment below, this might fail with some ISP,
+ # so we run the test only when -unetwork/-uall is specified to
+ # mitigate the problem a bit (see #17564)
+ support.requires('network')
self.assertRaises(OSError,
# Given that both VeriSign and various ISPs have in
# the past or are presently hijacking various invalid