Index: lc_register_var.3.in
==================================================================
--- lc_register_var.3.in
+++ lc_register_var.3.in
@@ -81,14 +81,17 @@
 .TP
 LC_VAR_CIDR
 This type of variable accepts a CIDR format netmask and IP.  This is not yet implemented. (XXX)
 .TP
 LC_VAR_IP
-This type of variable accepts an IP address in decimal-dot format.  The value is stored in a uint32_t.
+This type of variable accepts an IP address in decimal-dot format.  The value is stored in a uint32_t in network byte order.
+.TP
+LC_VAR_HOSTNAME
+This type of variable accepts an address in hostname format.  The value is stored in a uint32_t in network byte order.
 .TP
 LC_VAR_ADDR
-This type of variable accepts an address in either host or decimal-dot format.  The value is stored in a uint32_t.  This is not yet implemented. (XXX)
+This type of variable accepts an address in either hostname or decimal-dot format.  The value is stored in a uint32_t in network byte order.
 
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
 On success 0 is returned, otherwise -1 is returned.
 
 .SH EXAMPLE

Index: libconfig.c
==================================================================
--- libconfig.c
+++ libconfig.c
@@ -73,15 +73,17 @@
 	}
 
 	if (ghbn_ret->h_length != 4) {
 		return(-1);
 	}
+
+	if (ghbn_ret->h_addr_list[0] == 0) {
+		return(-1);
+	}
 
 	memcpy(data, ghbn_ret->h_addr_list[0], sizeof(*data));
 
-	*data = ntohl(*data);
-
 	return(0);
 }
 
 static int lc_process_var_hostname6(void *data, const char *value, const char **endptr) {
 	return(-1);
@@ -105,18 +107,17 @@
 				if (curr_ipval > 255) {
 					retval = -1;
 					break;
 				}
 
-				ipval <<= 8;
-				ipval |= curr_ipval;
-				curr_ipval = 0;
-
 				/* For lists */
 				if (*valptr == ',') {
 					break;
 				}
+
+				ipval |= curr_ipval << ((dotcount - 1) * 8);
+				curr_ipval = 0;
 
 				continue;
 			} else {
 				retval = -1;
 				break;
@@ -124,15 +125,17 @@
 		}
 
 		curr_ipval *= 10;
 		curr_ipval += *valptr - '0';
 	}
+
+	if (curr_ipval > 255) {
+		retval = -1;
+	}
 
 	if (retval == 0) {
-		ipval <<= 8;
-		ipval |= curr_ipval;
-
+		ipval |= curr_ipval << 24;
 		*data = ipval;
 	}
 
 	return(retval);
 }