}
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Coerces an IPv6 address into an IPv4 address.
   *
   * <p>HACK: As long as applications continue to use IPv4 addresses for indexing into tables,
   * accounting, et cetera, it may be necessary to <b>coerce</b> IPv6 addresses into IPv4 addresses.
   * This method does so by hashing 64 bits of the IPv6 address into {@code 224.0.0.0/3} (64 bits
   * into 29 bits):
   *
   * <ul>