diff --git a/src/utils/net.py b/src/utils/net.py
index a12b12c9f..2ce659912 100644
--- a/src/utils/net.py
+++ b/src/utils/net.py
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ def isIPV4(s):
     0
     """
     try:
-        return bool(socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET, s))
+        try:
+            return bool(socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET, s))
+        except AttributeError: # Running Windows.
+            return bool(socket.inet_aton(s))
     except socket.error:
         return False
 
diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index e36b83462..553e91278 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """stick the various versioning attributes in here, so we only have to change
 them once."""
-version = '0.83.4.1+limnoria (2011-10-29T13:46:10+0200)'
+version = '0.83.4.1+limnoria (2011-10-29T14:46:35+0200)'