re-fix socket error (#163)

See #98, which was partly undone by #96.
icesat2py · Jan 20, 2021 · 96a2fac · 96a2fac
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diff --git a/icepyx/core/Earthdata.py b/icepyx/core/Earthdata.py
@@ -45,16 +45,13 @@ def __init__(
     def _start_session(self):
         # Request CMR token using Earthdata credentials
         token_api_url = "https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/legacy-services/rest/tokens"
-        hostname = socket.gethostname()
-        ip = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)
         # try initially with machine hostname
         # revert to using localhost if gaierror exception
         try:
             ip = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
         except:
             ip = socket.gethostbyname("localhost")
 
-
         data = {
             "token": {
                 "username": self.uid,