How to find if an IP address falls in a range specified using a pattern? - ASP.NET
<p>If I have an IP address: 192.100.100.2 and need to ensure that it falls within a range specified using wildcard patterns. </p>

<p>The patterns can be either:</p>

<pre>
 1. 192. *. *. *
 2. *. *. *. *
 3. 192.1**. *.2
</pre>

<p>So essentially, an asterisk or three asterisks specify the valid range. Is there something built in in ASP.NET I can use to validate the IP address or would this be more of a custom validation?</p>
