diff --git a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/Domains.java b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/Domains.java
index 254441884..7df76b942 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/Domains.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/Domains.java
@@ -1076,26 +1076,37 @@ public class Domains {
         return localHostAddresses;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * this method is deprecated in some way because it is not applicable on IPv6
+     * TODO: remove / replace
+     * @param hostName
+     * @return
+     */
     public static boolean isThisHostIP(final String hostName) {
         if ((hostName == null) || (hostName.isEmpty())) return false;
+        if (hostName.indexOf(':') > 0) return false; // IPv6 addresses do not count because they are always host IPs
         return isThisHostIP(Domains.dnsResolve(hostName));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * this method is deprecated in some way because it is not applicable on IPv6
+     * TODO: remove / replace
+     * @param hostName
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static boolean isThisHostIP(final Set<String> hostNames) {
+        if ((hostNames == null) || (hostNames.isEmpty())) return false;
+        for (String hostName: hostNames) {
+            if (hostName.indexOf(':') > 0) return false; // IPv6 addresses do not count because they are always host IPs
+            if (isThisHostIP(Domains.dnsResolve(hostName))) return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public static boolean isThisHostIP(final InetAddress clientAddress) {
         if (clientAddress == null) return false;
-
-        boolean isThisHostIP = false;
-        try {
-            if (clientAddress.isAnyLocalAddress() || clientAddress.isLoopbackAddress()) return true;
-
-            for (final InetAddress a: myHostAddresses) {
-                if (a.equals(clientAddress)) {
-                    isThisHostIP = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (final Exception e) {}
-        return isThisHostIP;
+        if (clientAddress.isAnyLocalAddress() || clientAddress.isLoopbackAddress()) return true;
+        return myHostAddresses.contains(clientAddress);
     }
 
     public static int getDomainID(final String host, final InetAddress hostaddress) {
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/http/ProxyHandler.java b/source/net/yacy/http/ProxyHandler.java
index 3d176ff42..ff75d5760 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/http/ProxyHandler.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/http/ProxyHandler.java
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ public class ProxyHandler extends AbstractRemoteHandler implements Handler {
      * adds specific header elements for the connection of the internal
      * httpclient to the remote server according to local config
      *
-     * @param header header f��r http client (already preset with headers from
-     * original ServletRequest
+     * @param header header for http client (already preset with headers from
+     * original ServletRequest)
      * @param origServletRequest original request/header
      */
     private void setProxyHeaderForClient(final HttpServletRequest origServletRequest, final HeaderFramework header) {
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/peers/Protocol.java b/source/net/yacy/peers/Protocol.java
index 2cdc5f14c..1fa8e2a39 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/peers/Protocol.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/peers/Protocol.java
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ public final class Protocol {
         }
         mySeed.setFlagRootNode(
                 (mytype.equals(Seed.PEERTYPE_SENIOR) || mytype.equals(Seed.PEERTYPE_PRINCIPAL)) &&
-                responseTime < 1000 && Domains.isThisHostIP(mySeed.getIP())
+                Switchboard.getSwitchboard().index.fulltext().connectedLocalSolr() &&
+                responseTime < 1000 && Domains.isThisHostIP(mySeed.getIPs())
                 );
         
         // change our seed-type