Index: source/ariba/utility/addressing/ip_address.hpp
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--- source/ariba/utility/addressing/ip_address.hpp	(revision 6836)
+++ source/ariba/utility/addressing/ip_address.hpp	(revision 6837)
@@ -30,5 +30,4 @@
 
 	ip_address(const ip_address& copy) : addr(copy.addr) {
-
 	}
 
@@ -109,4 +108,6 @@
 	/// convert address to a string that can be used to reconstruct the address
 	std::string to_string() const {
+		if (addr.is_v6() && addr.to_v6().is_v4_compatible())
+			return addr.to_v4().to_string();
 		return addr.to_string();
 	}