diff --git a/plugins/Internet/plugin.py b/plugins/Internet/plugin.py
index 53ca3d056..054f4b3dd 100644
--- a/plugins/Internet/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Internet/plugin.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # Copyright (c) 2003-2005, Jeremiah Fincher
-# Copyright (c) 2010, James Vega
+# Copyright (c) 2010-2011, James Vega
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Internet(callbacks.Plugin):
                 irc.reply(hostname)
         else:
             try:
-                ip = socket.gethostbyname(host)
+                ip = socket.getaddrinfo(host, None)[0][4][0]
                 if ip == '64.94.110.11': # Verisign sucks!
                     irc.reply(_('Host not found.'))
                 else:
@@ -153,12 +153,22 @@ class Internet(callbacks.Plugin):
 
         Returns the hexadecimal IP for that IP.
         """
-        quads = ip.split('.')
         ret = ""
-        for quad in quads:
-            i = int(quad)
-            ret += '%02x' % i
-        irc.reply(ret.upper())
+        if utils.net.isIPV4(ip):
+            quads = ip.split('.')
+            for quad in quads:
+                i = int(quad)
+                ret += '%02X' % i
+        else:
+            octets = ip.split(':')
+            for octet in octets:
+                if octet:
+                    i = int(octet, 16)
+                    ret += '%04X' % i
+                else:
+                    missing = (8 - len(octets)) * 4
+                    ret += '0' * missing
+        irc.reply(ret)
     hexip = wrap(hexip, ['ip'])
 Internet = internationalizeDocstring(Internet)
 
diff --git a/plugins/Seen/plugin.py b/plugins/Seen/plugin.py
index 565a28c54..876521352 100644
--- a/plugins/Seen/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Seen/plugin.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # Copyright (c) 2002-2004, Jeremiah Fincher
-# Copyright (c) 2010, James Vega
+# Copyright (c) 2010-2011, James Vega
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class SeenDB(plugins.ChannelUserDB):
 
     def seenWildcard(self, channel, nick):
         nicks = ircutils.IrcSet()
-        nickRe = re.compile('.*'.join(nick.split('*')), re.I)
+        nickRe = re.compile('^%s$' % '.*'.join(nick.split('*')), re.I)
         for (searchChan, searchNick) in self.keys():
             #print 'chan: %s ... nick: %s' % (searchChan, searchNick)
             if isinstance(searchNick, int):
@@ -77,11 +77,8 @@ class SeenDB(plugins.ChannelUserDB):
                 # are keyed by nick-string
                 continue
             if ircutils.strEqual(searchChan, channel):
-                try:
-                    s = nickRe.match(searchNick).group()
-                except AttributeError:
-                    continue
-                nicks.add(s)
+                if nickRe.search(searchNick) is not None:
+                    nicks.add(searchNick)
         L = [[nick, self.seen(channel, nick)] for nick in nicks]
         def negativeTime(x):
             return -x[1][0]
diff --git a/plugins/Services/plugin.py b/plugins/Services/plugin.py
index b763202c5..86a429e9b 100644
--- a/plugins/Services/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Services/plugin.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class Services(callbacks.Plugin):
             # You have been unbanned from (oftc)
             irc.sendMsg(networkGroup.channels.join(channel))
         elif 'isn\'t registered' in s:
-            self.log.warning('Received "%s isn\'t registered" from ChanServ %',
+            self.log.warning('Received "%s isn\'t registered" from ChanServ %s',
                              channel, on)
         elif 'this channel has been registered' in s:
             self.log.debug('Got "Registered channel" from ChanServ %s.', on)
diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index 7d7b41490..f38dfba33 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # Copyright (c) 2002-2005, Jeremiah Fincher
-# Copyright (c) 2008-2009, James Vega
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2009,2011, James Vega
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ registerGroup(supybot.servers, 'http')
 class IP(registry.String):
     """Value must be a valid IP."""
     def setValue(self, v):
-        if v and not (utils.net.isIP(v) or utils.net.isIPV6(v)):
+        if v and not utils.net.isIP(v):
             self.error()
         else:
             registry.String.setValue(self, v)
diff --git a/src/ircutils.py b/src/ircutils.py
index b2ec6bd2d..bf5841005 100644
--- a/src/ircutils.py
+++ b/src/ircutils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # Copyright (c) 2002-2005, Jeremiah Fincher
-# Copyright (c) 2009, James Vega
+# Copyright (c) 2011, James Vega
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def banmask(hostmask):
     """
     assert isUserHostmask(hostmask)
     host = hostFromHostmask(hostmask)
-    if utils.net.isIP(host):
+    if utils.net.isIPV4(host):
         L = host.split('.')
         L[-1] = '*'
         return '*!*@' + '.'.join(L)
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ def replyTo(msg):
         return msg.nick
 
 def dccIP(ip):
-    """Converts an IP string to the DCC integer form."""
-    assert utils.net.isIP(ip), \
-           'argument must be a string ip in xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format.'
+    """Returns an IP in the proper for DCC."""
+    assert utils.net.isIPV4(ip), \
+           'argument must be a string ip in xxx.yyy.zzz.www format.'
     i = 0
     x = 256**3
     for quad in ip.split('.'):
diff --git a/src/utils/net.py b/src/utils/net.py
index 370f3e6fc..a12b12c9f 100644
--- a/src/utils/net.py
+++ b/src/utils/net.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # Copyright (c) 2002-2005, Jeremiah Fincher
+# Copyright (c) 2011, James Vega
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ def getSocket(host):
     """
     addrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo(host, None)
     host = addrinfo[0][4][0]
-    if isIP(host):
+    if isIPV4(host):
         return socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     elif isIPV6(host):
         return socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
@@ -93,16 +94,27 @@ def getSocket(host):
         raise socket.error, 'Something wonky happened.'
 
 def isIP(s):
-    """Returns whether or not a given string is an IPV4 address.
+    """Returns whether or not a given string is an IP address.
 
     >>> isIP('255.255.255.255')
     1
 
-    >>> isIP('abc.abc.abc.abc')
+    >>> isIP('::1')
+    0
+    """
+    return isIPV4(s) or isIPV6(s)
+
+def isIPV4(s):
+    """Returns whether or not a given string is an IPV4 address.
+
+    >>> isIPV4('255.255.255.255')
+    1
+
+    >>> isIPV4('abc.abc.abc.abc')
     0
     """
     try:
-        return bool(socket.inet_aton(s))
+        return bool(socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET, s))
     except socket.error:
         return False
 
diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index bbb1d7295..798922f0a 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """stick the various versioning attributes in here, so we only have to change
 them once."""
-version = '0.83.4.1+limnoria (2011-08-18T11:07:25+0200)'
+version = '0.83.4.1+limnoria (2011-08-23T16:41:52+0200)'
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index c4efb4979..da94678e6 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # Copyright (c) 2002-2005, Jeremiah Fincher
-# Copyright (c) 2009, James Vega
+# Copyright (c) 2009,2011, James Vega
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -501,11 +501,9 @@ class NetTest(SupyTestCase):
         isIP = utils.net.isIP
         self.failIf(isIP('a.b.c'))
         self.failIf(isIP('256.0.0.0'))
-        self.failUnless(isIP('127.1'))
         self.failUnless(isIP('0.0.0.0'))
         self.failUnless(isIP('100.100.100.100'))
-        # This test is too flaky to bother with.
-        # self.failUnless(utils.isIP('255.255.255.255'))
+        self.failUnless(isIP('255.255.255.255'))
 
     def testIsIPV6(self):
         f = utils.net.isIPV6