proc getIPNumber { nick host hand chan text } {
set args $text
set args [split $args " "]
set IP [string toupper [lindex $args 0]]
set IPElements [split $IP "."]
set IP_a [lindex $IPElements 0]
set IP_b [lindex $IPElements 1]
set IP_c [lindex $IPElements 2]
set IP_d [lindex $IPElements 3]
set IP_initialA [expr 256*256*256]
set IP_initialB [expr 256*256]
set IP_partA [expr $IP_a * $IP_initialA]
set IP_partB [expr $IP_b * $IP_initialB]
set IP_partC [expr $IP_c * 256]
set IPNumber [expr $IP_partA + $IP_partB + $IP_partC + $IP_d]
# IP Number, X = 161 x (256*256*256) + 132 x (256*256) + 13 x (256) + 1
# = 2709785857 <- is the correct result.
# = -1593835520 <- result I get from the above
}