diff --git a/server/src/main.cpp b/server/src/main.cpp
index daeda41..a239d56 100644
--- a/server/src/main.cpp
+++ b/server/src/main.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     std::string net = HTONUL(test);
     test = NTOHUL(net);
     
-    std::string time = sosc::clk::pack_time();
+    sosc::net::IpAddress ip1, ip2;
+    ip1.Parse("::*:FE:EF:F**F");
+    ip2.Parse("::ABCD:F*:*:F00F");
+    bool same = ip1 == ip2;
     
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/utils/net.cpp b/server/src/utils/net.cpp
index a945796..a327dd0 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/net.cpp
+++ b/server/src/utils/net.cpp
@@ -3,33 +3,43 @@
 // BEGIN IPADDRESS CLASS
 
 sosc::net::IpAddress::IpAddress() {
+    this->Reset();
+}
+
+void sosc::net::IpAddress::Reset() {
     for(int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
         this->parts[i] = std::make_pair(0, 0);
 }
 
+bool sosc::net::IpAddress::ParseError() {
+    this->Reset();
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool sosc::net::IpAddress::Parse(const std::string& addr) {
     std::string addr_trim = str::trim(addr);
     
     auto parts = str::split(addr_trim, '.');
     if(parts.size() == 4)
-        return ParseIPv4Parts(parts);
+        return ParseIPv4Parts(parts) 
+            ? true : ParseError();
     else if(parts.size() != 1)
-        return false;
+        return ParseError();
     
     parts = str::split(addr_trim, "::");
     if(parts.size() == 1) {
         if(ParseIPv6Part(parts[0], true) != 8)
-            return false;
+            return ParseError();
     } else if(parts.size() == 2) {
         int left_cnt, right_cnt;
         if((left_cnt = ParseIPv6Part(parts[0], true)) == -1)
-            return false;
+            return ParseError();
         if((right_cnt = ParseIPv6Part(parts[1], false)) == -1)
-            return false;
+            return ParseError();
         if(left_cnt + right_cnt > 8)
-            return false;
+            return ParseError();
     } else
-        return false;
+        return ParseError();
     
     return true;
 }
@@ -92,11 +102,15 @@ int sosc::net::IpAddress::ParseIPv6Part
             if(part[i] == '*') {
                 part[i] = '0';
                 ptr->second |= 1 << (part_len - i - 1);
+            } else if(!(part[i] >= 'a' && part[i] <= 'f')
+                   && !(part[i] >= 'A' && part[i] <= 'F')
+                   && !(part[i] >= '0' && part[i] <= '9'))
+            {
+                return -1;
             }
         }
         
-        try        { ptr->first = std::stoi(part, NULL, 16); }
-        catch(...) { return -1; }
+        ptr->first = std::stoi(part, NULL, 16);
     }
     
     return parts.size();
@@ -111,7 +125,31 @@ sosc::net::IpAddress::operator const char* () const {
 }
 
 std::string sosc::net::IpAddress::ToString(bool force_ipv6) const {
-    return "TODO THIS";
+    // TODO THIS
+    return "::";
+}
+
+bool sosc::net::IpAddress::operator == (const IpAddress& rhs) const {
+    for(int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
+        uint8_t wildcards = this->parts[i].second | rhs.parts[i].second;
+        uint16_t mask = 0xFFFF;
+        
+        if(wildcards != 0) {
+            for(int j = 0; j < 4; ++j) {
+                if((wildcards & (1 << j)) != 0)
+                    mask &= ~(0xF << (4*j));
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if((this->parts[i].first & mask) != (rhs.parts[i].first & mask))
+            return false;
+    }
+    
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool sosc::net::IpAddress::operator != (const IpAddress& rhs) const {
+    return !(*this == rhs);
 }
 
 bool sosc::net::IpAddress::IsIdentical(const IpAddress& rhs) const {
diff --git a/server/src/utils/net.hpp b/server/src/utils/net.hpp
index 618ad77..ab24ffb 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/net.hpp
+++ b/server/src/utils/net.hpp
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ private:
     
     typedef std::pair<uint16_t, uint8_t> addrpart_t;
     std::string tostr_cache;
+    bool tostr_cache_inval = true;
     addrpart_t parts[8];
     
-    bool ParseIPv4Parts(const std::vector<std:string>& parts);
+    void Reset();
+    bool ParseError();
+    bool ParseIPv4Parts(const std::vector<std::string>& parts);
     int ParseIPv6Part(const std::string& addr_part, bool from_start);
 };