diff --git a/html/pages/addhost.inc.php b/html/pages/addhost.inc.php
index b2bb5e792..f5a84f420 100644
--- a/html/pages/addhost.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/addhost.inc.php
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ if ($_POST['hostname'])
 
       $snmpver = mres($_POST['snmpver']);
       if ($_POST['port']) { $port = mres($_POST['port']); } else { $port = $config['snmp']['port']; }
-      print_message("Adding host $hostname communit" . (count($config['snmp']['community']) == 1 ? "y" : "ies") . " "  . implode(', ',$config['snmp']['community']) . " port $port");
+      $transport = mres($_POST['transport']);
+      print_message("Adding host $hostname communit" . (count($config['snmp']['community']) == 1 ? "y" : "ies") . " "  . implode(', ',$config['snmp']['community']) . " port $port using $transport");
     }
     elseif ($_POST['snmpver'] === "v3")
     {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ if ($_POST['hostname'])
     {
       print_error("Unsupported SNMP Version. There was a dropdown menu, how did you reach this error ?");
     }
-    $result = addHost($hostname, $snmpver, $port);
+    $result = addHost($hostname, $snmpver, $port, $transport);
     if ($result)
     {
       print_message("Device added ($result)");
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ $pagetitle[] = "Add host";
     </div>
     <div class="form-group">
       <label for="snmpver" class="col-sm-2 control-label">SNMP Version</label>
-      <div class="col-sm-3">
+      <div class="col-sm-2">
         <select name="snmpver" id="snmpver" class="form-control input-sm">
           <option value="v1">v1</option>
           <option value="v2c" selected>v2c</option>
@@ -85,6 +86,14 @@ $pagetitle[] = "Add host";
       <div class="col-sm-2">
         <input type="text" name="port" placeholder="port" class="form-control input-sm">
       </div>
+      <div class="col-sm-1">
+        <select name="transport" id="transport" class="form-control input-sm">
+          <option value="tcp">tcp</option>
+          <option value="udp" selected>udp</option>
+          <option value="tcp6">tcp6</option>
+          <option value="udp6">udp6</option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
       <div class="col-sm-5">
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index c6eefb8de..38932d516 100755
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ function addHost($host, $snmpver, $port = '161', $transport = 'udp')
   if (dbFetchCell("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `devices` WHERE `hostname` = ?", array($host)) == '0')
   {
     // Test DNS lookup
-    if (gethostbyname($host) != $host)
+    //if (gethostbyname($host) != $host)
+    if (!(inet_pton($host))) 
     {
       // Test reachability
       if (isPingable($host))
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ function addHost($host, $snmpver, $port = '161', $transport = 'udp')
         print_error("Could not ping $host"); }
     } else {
       // Failed DNS lookup
-      print_error("Could not resolve $host"); }
+      print_error("$host looks like an IP address, please use FQDN"); }
   } else {
     // found in database
     print_error("Already got host $host");