* to handle IPv6 addresses as well until the application is suitably fixed.
   *
   * <p>NOTE: an IPv6 address coerced to an IPv4 address can only be used for such purposes as
   * rudimentary identification or indexing into a collection of real {@link InetAddress}es. They
   * cannot be used as real addresses for the purposes of network communication.
   *
   * @param ip {@link InetAddress} to convert