diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md
index cdb948309f173f..868a5039bf237e 100644
--- a/doc/api/dns.md
+++ b/doc/api/dns.md
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ section if a custom port is used.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.90
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/37681
+    description: The `verbatim` options defaults to `true` now.
   - version: v8.5.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14731
     description: The `verbatim` option is supported now.
@@ -183,9 +186,7 @@ changes:
   * `verbatim` {boolean} When `true`, the callback receives IPv4 and IPv6
     addresses in the order the DNS resolver returned them. When `false`,
     IPv4 addresses are placed before IPv6 addresses.
-    **Default:** currently `false` (addresses are reordered) but this is
-    expected to change in the not too distant future.
-    New code should use `{ verbatim: true }`.
+    **Default:** `true`.
 * `callback` {Function}
   * `err` {Error}
   * `address` {string} A string representation of an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
diff --git a/lib/dns.js b/lib/dns.js
index b75ca1ca7da082..6d631bd2600571 100644
--- a/lib/dns.js
+++ b/lib/dns.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function lookup(hostname, options, callback) {
   let hints = 0;
   let family = -1;
   let all = false;
-  let verbatim = false;
+  let verbatim = true;
 
   // Parse arguments
   if (hostname) {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function lookup(hostname, options, callback) {
       hints = options.hints >>> 0;
       family = options.family >>> 0;
       all = options.all === true;
-      verbatim = options.verbatim === true;
+      verbatim = options.verbatim !== false;
 
       validateHints(hints);
     } else {
diff --git a/lib/internal/dns/promises.js b/lib/internal/dns/promises.js
index e0158eef81307e..6e08ff343180d8 100644
--- a/lib/internal/dns/promises.js
+++ b/lib/internal/dns/promises.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function lookup(hostname, options) {
   var hints = 0;
   var family = -1;
   var all = false;
-  var verbatim = false;
+  var verbatim = true;
 
   // Parse arguments
   if (hostname && typeof hostname !== 'string') {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function lookup(hostname, options) {
     hints = options.hints >>> 0;
     family = options.family >>> 0;
     all = options.all === true;
-    verbatim = options.verbatim === true;
+    verbatim = options.verbatim !== false;
 
     validateHints(hints);
   } else {
diff --git a/test/common/inspector-helper.js b/test/common/inspector-helper.js
index 666624490e79a9..a55828338222ef 100644
--- a/test/common/inspector-helper.js
+++ b/test/common/inspector-helper.js
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class NodeInstance extends EventEmitter {
     console.log('[test]', `Testing ${path}`);
     const headers = hostHeaderValue ? { 'Host': hostHeaderValue } : null;
     return this.portPromise.then((port) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const req = http.get({ host, port, path, headers }, (res) => {
+      const req = http.get({ host, family: 4, port, path, headers }, (res) => {
         let response = '';
         res.setEncoding('utf8');
         res
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ class NodeInstance extends EventEmitter {
     const devtoolsUrl = response[0].webSocketDebuggerUrl;
     const port = await this.portPromise;
     return http.get({
+      family: 4,
       port,
       path: parseURL(devtoolsUrl).path,
       headers: {
diff --git a/test/parallel/parallel.status b/test/parallel/parallel.status
index c69008fde4aabb..26704196518f88 100644
--- a/test/parallel/parallel.status
+++ b/test/parallel/parallel.status
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ test-crypto-dh-stateless: SKIP
 test-crypto-keygen: SKIP
 
 [$system==solaris] # Also applies to SmartOS
+# https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/37681
+test-net-writable: PASS,FLAKY
+test-net-connect-options-port: PASS,FLAKY
+test-net-pingpong: PASS,FLAKY
 
 [$system==freebsd]
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/31727
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-message.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-message.js
index 45854c77a5a347..5b1c2901b1a9ca 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-message.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-message.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
   // When a TCP server is listening in the worker connect to it
   worker.on('listening', function(address) {
 
-    client = net.connect(address.port, function() {
+    client = net.connect(address.port, '127.0.0.1', function() {
       // Send message to worker.
       worker.send('message from primary');
     });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js b/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js
index e237c3bff1ac84..d45b53f7dbeb00 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
 
 server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', () => {
   const options = { host: 'localhost',
+                    family: 4,
                     port: server.address().port,
                     path: '/',
                     method: 'GET',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-upgrade-client.js b/test/parallel/test-http-upgrade-client.js
index 8fe756f469f09a..7a7d7e02f261a6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-upgrade-client.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-upgrade-client.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', common.mustCall(function() {
 
   headers.forEach(function(h) {
     const req = http.get({
+      host: '127.0.0.1',
       port: port,
       headers: h
     });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-connect-options.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-connect-options.js
index 0c7ec807b84d38..0ab5c6983cc28b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-connect-options.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-connect-options.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', common.mustCall(() => {
   const options = { localAddress: '127.0.0.2' };
 
   const client = http2.connect(
-    'http://localhost:' + server.address().port,
+    'http://127.0.0.1:' + server.address().port,
     options
   );
   const req = client.request({
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress.js b/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress.js
index 0ac8414b2d4b35..f138c36b64f494 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const server = https.createServer(options, function(req, res) {
 server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', function() {
   const options = {
     host: 'localhost',
+    family: 4,
     port: this.address().port,
     path: '/',
     method: 'GET',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-options-port.js b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-options-port.js
index 74e78240abb5ba..42eaa5cd4f1d68 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-options-port.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-options-port.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const net = require('net');
     }
   }, expectedConnections));
 
-  server.listen(0, 'localhost', common.mustCall(() => {
+  server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
     const port = server.address().port;
 
     // Total connections = 3 * 4(canConnect) * 6(doConnect) = 72
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-dns-lookup.js b/test/parallel/test-net-dns-lookup.js
index 53052de716ee9e..09bdac898db188 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-dns-lookup.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-dns-lookup.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const server = net.createServer(function(client) {
 });
 
 server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', common.mustCall(function() {
-  net.connect(this.address().port, 'localhost')
+  net.connect({ port: this.address().port, host: 'localhost', family: 4 })
     .on('lookup', common.mustCall(function(err, ip, type, host) {
       assert.strictEqual(err, null);
       assert.strictEqual(ip, '127.0.0.1');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-remote-address-port.js b/test/parallel/test-net-remote-address-port.js
index 094206f85df34d..cc14d0c951167d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-remote-address-port.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-remote-address-port.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const net = require('net');
 let conns_closed = 0;
 
 const remoteAddrCandidates = [ common.localhostIPv4 ];
-if (common.hasIPv6) remoteAddrCandidates.push('::ffff:127.0.0.1');
+if (common.hasIPv6) remoteAddrCandidates.push('::1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1');
 
 const remoteFamilyCandidates = ['IPv4'];
 if (common.hasIPv6) remoteFamilyCandidates.push('IPv6');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-writable.js b/test/parallel/test-net-writable.js
index dcbb64e272b830..1002247889cc51 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-writable.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-writable.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ const net = require('net');
 const server = net.createServer(common.mustCall(function(s) {
   server.close();
   s.end();
-})).listen(0, 'localhost', common.mustCall(function() {
-  const socket = net.connect(this.address().port, 'localhost');
+})).listen(0, common.mustCall(function() {
+  const socket = net.connect(this.address().port);
   socket.on('end', common.mustCall(() => {
     assert.strictEqual(socket.writable, true);
     socket.write('hello world');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tcp-wrap-listen.js b/test/parallel/test-tcp-wrap-listen.js
index 72981b683ccea3..9c24179a34b1ae 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tcp-wrap-listen.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tcp-wrap-listen.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ server.onconnection = (err, client) => {
 
 const net = require('net');
 
-const c = net.createConnection(port);
+const c = net.createConnection(port, '127.0.0.1');
 
 c.on('connect', common.mustCall(() => { c.end('hello world'); }));
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-socket-timeout-removes-other-socket-unref-timer.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-socket-timeout-removes-other-socket-unref-timer.js
index ccecfe4c63a6a1..def50194a778e8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-socket-timeout-removes-other-socket-unref-timer.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-socket-timeout-removes-other-socket-unref-timer.js
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ server.listen(0, common.localhostIPv4, common.mustCall(() => {
   const countdown = new Countdown(2, () => server.close());
 
   {
-    const client = net.connect({ port: server.address().port });
+    const client = net.connect({ port: server.address().port,
+                                 host: '127.0.0.1' });
     client.on('end', () => countdown.dec());
   }
 
   {
-    const client = net.connect({ port: server.address().port });
+    const client = net.connect({ port: server.address().port,
+                                 host: '127.0.0.1' });
     client.on('end', () => countdown.dec());
   }
 }));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-client-getephemeralkeyinfo.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-client-getephemeralkeyinfo.js
index 73ac215102ddbb..4473ccfe3fa3d6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-client-getephemeralkeyinfo.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-client-getephemeralkeyinfo.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ function test(size, type, name, cipher) {
   server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', common.mustCall(() => {
     const client = tls.connect({
       port: server.address().port,
+      host: '127.0.0.1',
       rejectUnauthorized: false
     }, common.mustCall(function() {
       const ekeyinfo = client.getEphemeralKeyInfo();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-client-mindhsize.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-client-mindhsize.js
index a6fbc67bd88361..e90a2a2d623c9d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-client-mindhsize.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-client-mindhsize.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function test(size, err, next) {
     const client = tls.connect({
       minDHSize: 2048,
       port: this.address().port,
+      host: '127.0.0.1',
       rejectUnauthorized: false
     }, function() {
       nsuccess++;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-wrap-econnreset-localaddress.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-wrap-econnreset-localaddress.js
index 30d3a8873fa8f0..b51ddb29ba8b55 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-wrap-econnreset-localaddress.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-wrap-econnreset-localaddress.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const server = net.createServer((c) => {
   let errored = false;
   tls.connect({
     port: port,
+    family: 4,
     localAddress: common.localhostIPv4
   }, common.localhostIPv4)
     .once('error', common.mustCall((e) => {
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-https-connect-localport.js b/test/sequential/test-https-connect-localport.js
index e703fb2287d369..10d358c8a92146 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-https-connect-localport.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-https-connect-localport.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
     res.end();
   }));
 
-  server.listen(0, 'localhost', common.mustCall(() => {
+  server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', common.mustCall(() => {
     const port = server.address().port;
     const req = https.get({
       host: 'localhost',
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-inspector-open.js b/test/sequential/test-inspector-open.js
index 190a99e7282e52..f0f8d2d07d1d03 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-inspector-open.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-inspector-open.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function reopenAfterClose(msg) {
 }
 
 function ping(port, callback) {
-  net.connect(port)
+  net.connect(port, '127.0.0.1')
     .on('connect', function() { close(this); })
     .on('error', function(err) { close(this, err); });
 
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-net-better-error-messages-port.js b/test/sequential/test-net-better-error-messages-port.js
index 789b2e31801da1..c21427ee395139 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-net-better-error-messages-port.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-net-better-error-messages-port.js
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ c.on('connect', common.mustNotCall());
 c.on('error', common.mustCall(function(e) {
   assert.strictEqual(e.code, 'ECONNREFUSED');
   assert.strictEqual(e.port, common.PORT);
-  assert.strictEqual(e.address, '127.0.0.1');
+  assert.match(e.address, /^(127\.0\.0\.1|::1)$/);
 }));
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-net-connect-local-error.js b/test/sequential/test-net-connect-local-error.js
index 030c4de750cb4d..a1f2ab0c679b44 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-net-connect-local-error.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-net-connect-local-error.js
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ const net = require('net');
 const expectedErrorCodes = ['ECONNREFUSED', 'EADDRINUSE'];
 
 const optionsIPv4 = {
+  host: common.localhostIPv4,
   port: common.PORT,
   localPort: common.PORT + 1,
-  localAddress: common.localhostIPv4
+  localAddress: common.localhostIPv4,
+  family: 4,
 };
 
 const optionsIPv6 = {
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ const optionsIPv6 = {
   port: common.PORT + 2,
   localPort: common.PORT + 3,
   localAddress: '::1',
+  family: 6,
 };
 
 function onError(err, options) {