public int compareTo(IPAddress compare) {
		if (this.equals(compare)) {
			return 0;
		}
		for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
			if (this.components[i] < compare.components[i]) {
				return -1;
			}
		}
		return 1
}

public boolean insideRng(IPAddress ip1, IPAddress ip2) {
		IPAddress lower, upper;
		lower = isLower(ip1, ip2) ? ip1 : ip2;
		upper = lower.equals(ip1) ? ip2 : ip1;

		return lowerThanUpper(upper) && upperThanLower(lower);
}