diff --git a/Jupiter/Socket.cpp b/Jupiter/Socket.cpp
index 7d40c01..cf8f448 100644
--- a/Jupiter/Socket.cpp
+++ b/Jupiter/Socket.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,22 @@ char *Jupiter::Socket::resolveHostname(const char *hostname, unsigned int result
 	return Jupiter::Socket::resolveHostname(info, result);
 }
 
+uint32_t Jupiter::Socket::pton4(const char *str)
+{
+	in_addr r;
+	if (inet_pton(AF_INET, str, &r) <= 0)
+		return 0;
+	return *reinterpret_cast<uint32_t *>(&r);
+}
+
+in_addr6 Jupiter::Socket::pton6(const char *str)
+{
+	in_addr6 r;
+	if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, str, &r) <= 0)
+		memset(&r, 0, sizeof(in_addr6));
+	return r;
+}
+
 Jupiter::Socket *Jupiter::Socket::acceptConnection()
 {
 	SOCKET tSock = accept(Socket::data_->rawSock, 0, 0);
diff --git a/Jupiter/Socket.h b/Jupiter/Socket.h
index b455ca6..06498c0 100644
--- a/Jupiter/Socket.h
+++ b/Jupiter/Socket.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "Readable_String.h"
 
 struct addrinfo;
+struct in_addr6;
 
 namespace Jupiter
 {
@@ -163,6 +164,22 @@ namespace Jupiter
 		*/
 		static char *resolveHostname(const char *hostname, unsigned int result);
 
+		/**
+		* @brief Reinterprets an IPv4 address as a 32-bit integer in network byte order.
+		*
+		* @param str String representation of an IPv4 address.
+		* @return IPv4 address in network byte order.
+		*/
+		static uint32_t pton4(const char *str);
+
+		/**
+		* @brief Reinterprets an IPv6 address as a 128-bit integer in network byte order.
+		*
+		* @param str String representation of an IPv6 address.
+		* @return IPv6 address in network byte order.
+		*/
+		static in_addr6 pton6(const char *str);
+
 		/**
 		* @brief Interface to provide simple connection establishing.
 		* Note: When using this method, the hostname and port are NOT stored; thus getHost(), getHostname(),
diff --git a/Release/Jupiter.lib b/Release/Jupiter.lib
index e93f437..ec0085b 100644
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