diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java
index b3cd4b13..ca59c294 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: StringUtil.java,v 1.35 2002/04/16 18:19:18 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: StringUtil.java,v 1.36 2002/09/24 01:00:03 mdb Exp $
 //
 // samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
 // Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Bayne
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -299,6 +301,17 @@ public class StringUtil
             coordsToString(buf, (int)r.getX(), (int)r.getY());
             buf.append(closeBox);
 
+	} else if (val instanceof InetAddress) {
+            byte[] ip = ((InetAddress)val).getAddress();
+            if (ip != null) {
+                buf.append(ip[0]).append(".");
+                buf.append(ip[1]).append(".");
+                buf.append(ip[2]).append(".");
+                buf.append(ip[3]).append(".");
+            } else {
+                buf.append("<no addr>");
+            }
+
 	} else {
 	    buf.append(val);
 	}