A 32-bit custom control for use with Visual Basic, Visual C++ and Web pages or any environment that can host ActiveX controls. DameWare IP control will allow the developer to display a graphic edit box for the user to enterand change an IP address. DIP is designed to have thesame look and feel as used by Microsoft within the Windows environment, including tab functionality for each of the four fields, as well as numeric edits to allow only the valid maximum ranges of IP addresses. The developer can set defaults for each of the four IP address fields if necessary. A unique feature of DIP is that the font of the values displayed is customizable. DIP will also allow the entry of each field to contain prefix zeros, as are allowed in any valid IP address.