Index: impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/ClusterManager.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/ClusterManager.java	(revision 1731)
+++ impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/ClusterManager.java	(working copy)
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
         if (bindInterfaceAddress != null && !bindInterfaceAddress.equals("")) {
             InetAddress inetAddress = null;
             try {
-                inetAddress = InetAddress.getByName( bindInterfaceAddress );
+                inetAddress = NetworkUtility.resolveBindInterfaceName( bindInterfaceAddress );
                 if( inetAddress instanceof Inet6Address ) {
                     bindInterfaceEndpointAddress = TCP_SCHEME + "[" + bindInterfaceAddress + "]" + PORT;
                 } else {
Index: impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/transport/NetworkUtility.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/transport/NetworkUtility.java	(revision 1731)
+++ impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/transport/NetworkUtility.java	(working copy)
@@ -400,10 +400,11 @@
             // allow loopback address.  only work on a single machine. used for development.
             //if( anAddr.isLoopbackAddress() || anAddr.isAnyLocalAddress() )
             //    continue;
-            if (firstInetAddressV6 == null && anAddr instanceof Inet6Address)
+            if (firstInetAddressV6 == null && anAddr instanceof Inet6Address) {
                 firstInetAddressV6 = anAddr;
-            else if (firstInetAddressV4 == null && anAddr instanceof Inet4Address)
+            } else if (firstInetAddressV4 == null && anAddr instanceof Inet4Address) {
                 firstInetAddressV4 = anAddr;
+            }
             if (firstInetAddressV6 != null && firstInetAddressV4 != null)
                 break;
         }
@@ -670,25 +671,8 @@
     public static boolean isBindAddressValid(String addressString) {
         ServerSocket socket = null;
         try {
-            InetAddress ia = null;
-            try {
-                ia = Inet4Address.getByName(addressString);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
-                    LOG.log(Level.FINE, "in isBindAddressValid(" + addressString + "): Inet4Address.getByName(" +
-                            addressString + ")", e);
-                } else {
-                    LOG.log(Level.INFO, "in isBindAddressValid(" + addressString + "): Inet4Address.getByName(" +
-                            addressString + ") handled exception " + e.getClass().getSimpleName());
-                }
-            }
+            InetAddress ia = resolveBindInterfaceName(addressString);
 
-            if (ia == null) {
-                // check if address string is a network interface.
-               NetworkInterface netInt = NetworkInterface.getByName(addressString);
-               ia = getNetworkInetAddress(netInt, false);
-            }
-
             // calling ServerSocket with null for ia means to use any local address that is available.
             // thus, if ia is not non-null at this point, must return false here.
             if (ia == null) {
@@ -722,41 +706,60 @@
 
     public static InetAddress resolveBindInterfaceName(String addressString) {
         InetAddress ia = null;
+        NetworkInterface ni = null;
+
+        if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+            LOG.fine("enter NetworkUtility.resolveBindInterfaceName(" + addressString + ")");
+        }
+
+        // due GLASSFISH-18047, check if addressString is a network interface before checking
+        // if it is a host name or ip address.
         try {
+            ni = NetworkInterface.getByName(addressString);
+        } catch (Throwable ignored) {
+             if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+                LOG.log(Level.FINE,
+                        "resolveBindInterfaceName: call to NetworkInterface.getByName ignoring thrown exception",
+                        ignored);
+             }
+        }
+
+        if (ni != null) {
             try {
-                ia = Inet4Address.getByName(addressString);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+                ia = getNetworkInetAddress(ni, getPreferIpv6Addresses());
+            } catch (Throwable ignored) {
+                if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+                    LOG.log(Level.FINE, "resolveBindInterfaceName: call to getNetworkAddress ignoring thrown exception",
+                            ignored);
+                }
             }
             if (ia == null) {
                 try {
-                    ia = Inet6Address.getByName(addressString);
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                }
-
-                // if ia is still null, check if address string is a network interface name.
-                if (ia == null) {
-                    NetworkInterface netInt = NetworkInterface.getByName(addressString);
-                    if (netInt != null) {
-                        try {
-                            ia = getNetworkInetAddress(netInt, false);  // get IPv4
-                        } catch (IOException ioe) {
-                        }
-                        if (ia == null) {
-                            try {
-                                ia = getNetworkInetAddress(netInt, true);  // get IPv6
-                            } catch (IOException ioe) {
-                            }
-                        }
+                    ia = getNetworkInetAddress(ni, ! getPreferIpv6Addresses());
+                } catch(Throwable ignored) {
+                    if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+                        LOG.log(Level.FINE,
+                        "resolveBindInterfaceName: call to NetworkUtility.getNetworkAddress ignoring thrown exception",
+                                ignored);
                     }
                 }
             }
-            return ia;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            LOG.log(Level.WARNING, "resolveBindInterfaceName", e);
-            LOG.log(Level.WARNING, "netutil.validate.bind.address.exception",
-                    new Object[]{addressString, e.toString()});
-            return null;
         }
+        if (ia == null) {
+            try {
+                ia = InetAddress.getByName(addressString);
+            } catch (Throwable ignored) {
+                if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+                    LOG.log(Level.FINE,
+                            "resolveBindInterfaceName: call to InetAddress.getByName ignoring thrown exception",
+                            ignored);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+            LOG.fine("return NetworkUtility.resolveBindInterfaceName(" + addressString + ")=" + ia);
+        }
+        return ia;
     }
 
     public static void main( String[] args ) throws IOException {
@@ -765,7 +768,8 @@
         boolean preferIPv6Addrs = Boolean.parseBoolean(preferIPv6PropertyValue);
         System.out.println( "AllLocalAddresses() = " + getAllLocalAddresses() );
         System.out.println( "getFirstNetworkInterface() = " +getFirstNetworkInterface() );
-        System.out.println( "getFirstInetAddress(preferIPv6Addresses:" + preferIPv6Addrs + ")=" + getFirstInetAddress(preferIPv6Addrs));
+        System.out.println( "getFirstInetAddress(preferIPv6Addresses:" + preferIPv6Addrs + ")=" +
+                getFirstInetAddress(preferIPv6Addrs));
         System.out.println( "getFirstInetAddress()=" + getFirstInetAddress());
         System.out.println( "getFirstInetAddress( true ) = " + getFirstInetAddress( true ) );
         InetAddress ia = getFirstInetAddress(false);
Index: impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/transport/grizzly/GrizzlyNetworkManager.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/transport/grizzly/GrizzlyNetworkManager.java	(revision 1731)
+++ impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/transport/grizzly/GrizzlyNetworkManager.java	(working copy)
@@ -154,23 +154,7 @@
             try {
                 InetAddress inetAddr = null;
                 NetworkInterface ni = null;
-                try {
-                    inetAddr = InetAddress.getByName(host);
-                } catch (UnknownHostException he) {
-                    ni = NetworkInterface.getByName(host);
-                    if (ni != null) {
-                        try  {
-                            inetAddr = NetworkUtility.getNetworkInetAddress(ni, false);
-                        } catch (IOException ignore) {}
-                        if (inetAddr == null) {
-                            try {
-                                inetAddr = NetworkUtility.getNetworkInetAddress(ni, true);
-                            } catch (IOException ignore) {}
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        shoalLogger.log(Level.WARNING, "grizzlynetmgr.invalidbindaddr", new Object[]{he.getLocalizedMessage()});
-                    }
-                }
+                inetAddr = NetworkUtility.resolveBindInterfaceName(host);
                 if (ni == null) {
                     ni = NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(inetAddr);
                 }
@@ -178,6 +162,7 @@
                     networkInterfaceName = ni.getName();
                 }
                 if (inetAddr != null) {
+                    String oldhost = host;
                     host = inetAddr.getHostAddress();
                     properties.put(BIND_INTERFACE_ADDRESS.toString(), host);
                 }
Index: impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/transport/grizzly/grizzly1_9/GrizzlyNetworkManager1_9.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/transport/grizzly/grizzly1_9/GrizzlyNetworkManager1_9.java	(revision 1731)
+++ impl/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/mgmt/transport/grizzly/grizzly1_9/GrizzlyNetworkManager1_9.java	(working copy)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 
         InetAddress localInetAddress = null;
         if( host != null ) {
-            localInetAddress = InetAddress.getByName( host );
+            localInetAddress = NetworkUtility.resolveBindInterfaceName(host);
         }
         ThreadPoolConfig threadPoolConfig = new ThreadPoolConfig("GMS-GrizzlyControllerThreadPool-Group-" + groupName,
                 corePoolSize,