diff --git a/src/dorkbox/netUtil/Inet4.kt b/src/dorkbox/netUtil/Inet4.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 dorkbox, llc
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package dorkbox.netUtil
+
+import java.net.Inet4Address
+import java.net.InetAddress
+import java.net.UnknownHostException
+
+object Inet4 {
+    /**
+     * Gets the version number.
+     */
+    const val version = "2.6"
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the [Inet4Address] representation of a [String] IP or host address.
+     *
+     * @param ip [String] IP address to be converted to a [Inet4Address]
+     * @return [Inet4Address] representation of the `ip` or `null` if not a valid IP address.
+     */
+    fun toAddress(ip: String): Inet4Address? {
+        return if (IPv4.isValid(ip)) {
+            IPv4.toAddressUnsafe(ip)
+        } else {
+            // maybe this is a host name and not an IP address?
+            try {
+                InetAddress.getAllByName(ip).find { it is Inet4Address } as Inet4Address
+            } catch (e: UnknownHostException) {
+                null
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/netUtil/Inet6.kt b/src/dorkbox/netUtil/Inet6.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 dorkbox, llc
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package dorkbox.netUtil
+
+import java.net.Inet6Address
+import java.net.InetAddress
+import java.net.UnknownHostException
+
+object Inet6 {
+    /**
+     * Gets the version number.
+     */
+    const val version = "2.6"
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the [Inet6Address] representation of a [String] IP or host address.
+     * <p>
+     * The [ipv4Mapped] parameter specifies how IPv4 addresses should be treated. The "IPv4 mapped" format is
+     * defined in <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4291#section-2.5.5">rfc 4291 section 2</a> is supported.
+     *
+     * @param ip [String] IP address to be converted to a [Inet6Address]
+     * @param ipv4Mapped
+     *
+     *   * [true] To allow IPv4 mapped inputs to be translated into {@link Inet6Address}</li>
+     *   * [false] Consider IPv4 mapped addresses as invalid.</li>
+     *
+     * @return [Inet6Address] representation of the [ip] or [null] if not a valid IP address.
+     */
+    fun toAddress(ip: String, ipv4Mapped: Boolean = true): Inet6Address? {
+        return if (IPv6.isValid(ip)) {
+            IPv6.toAddress(ip, ipv4Mapped)
+        } else {
+            // maybe this is a host name and not an IP address?
+            try {
+                InetAddress.getAllByName(ip).find { it is Inet6Address } as Inet6Address
+            } catch (e: UnknownHostException) {
+                null
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}