Netconf client not working

Netconf client on ODL had been working fine, but after downloading the most recent distribution (today) it has stopped working and at the same time I started get the messages below and wireshark shows not Netconf packets in the network.

For reference:

http://blog.leon-rosenberg.net/2012/08/oracle-kills-getlocalhost-on-macos-x-in.html
http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7180557

23:53:52,429 |-ERROR in ch.qos.logback.core.util.ContextUtil@4b636311 - Failed to get local hostname java.net.UnknownHostException: repenno-mac: repenno-mac: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
at java.net.UnknownHostException: repenno-mac: repenno-mac: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
at at java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost(InetAddress.java:1473)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.util.ContextUtil.getLocalHostName(ContextUtil.java:32)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.util.ContextUtil.addHostNameAsProperty(ContextUtil.java:41)
at at ch.qos.logback.classic.joran.action.ConfigurationAction.begin(ConfigurationAction.java:56)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.callBeginAction(Interpreter.java:276)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.startElement(Interpreter.java:148)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.startElement(Interpreter.java:130)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.EventPlayer.play(EventPlayer.java:50)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:157)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:143)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:106)
at at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:56)
at at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.configureByResource(ContextInitializer.java:75)
at at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.autoConfig(ContextInitializer.java:148)
at at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.init(StaticLoggerBinder.java:85)
at at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.<clinit>(StaticLoggerBinder.java:55)
at at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.bind(LoggerFactory.java:128)
at at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.performInitialization(LoggerFactory.java:107)
at at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory(LoggerFactory.java:295)
at at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:269)
at at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.ge