storing IP addresses

From: Sam Petitto <Sam.Petitto_at_netsec.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 12:20:40 -0400
Message-ID: <37540858.D82C5F4F@netsec.net>

Are there any IP addresses that begin with a "zero" ?
What data type should I use to store IP addresses ?
One of the main functions of the DB I'm building is to store
and mine through these to look for hit patterns by IP address.
I'm using 8i on NT

TIA

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Sam Petitto
Database Engineer
N.S.T.I.
703.561.0420
  Received on Tue Jun 01 1999 - 11:20:40 CDT