diff --git a/include/ircd/net/dns.h b/include/ircd/net/dns.h
index 2d611eeaf..a1b6df240 100644
--- a/include/ircd/net/dns.h
+++ b/include/ircd/net/dns.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace ircd::net::dns
 {
 	struct opts extern const opts_default;
 
-	using callback = std::function<void (std::exception_ptr, const hostport &, const vector_view<const rfc1035::record *> &)>;
+	using records = vector_view<const rfc1035::record *>;
+	using callback = std::function<void (std::exception_ptr, const hostport &, const records  &)>;
 	using callback_A_one = std::function<void (std::exception_ptr, const hostport &, const rfc1035::record::A &)>;
 	using callback_SRV_one = std::function<void (std::exception_ptr, const hostport &, const rfc1035::record::SRV &)>;
 	using callback_ipport_one = std::function<void (std::exception_ptr, const hostport &, const ipport &)>;
diff --git a/include/ircd/net/ipport.h b/include/ircd/net/ipport.h
index c6a290d31..ffe1c22d1 100644
--- a/include/ircd/net/ipport.h
+++ b/include/ircd/net/ipport.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ inline ircd::net::ipport::operator
 bool()
 const
 {
-	return std::get<PORT>(*this) != 0;
+	return host6(*this) != uint128_t(0);
 }
 
 inline ircd::uint128_t &