better IP validation

app/Support/Ip.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Support;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+class Ip
+{
+    public static function inNetwork(string $ip, string $network): bool
+    {
+        if (Str::contains($network, '/')) {
+            [$subnet, $mask] = explode('/', $network);
+            $subnet = inet_pton($subnet);
+            $ip = inet_pton($ip);
+
+            $mask = (int) $mask;
+            $maskBytes = (int) floor($mask / 8);
+            $maskBits = $mask % 8;
+
+            if ($maskBytes > 0) {
+                $subnetBytes = substr($subnet, 0, $maskBytes);
+                $ipBytes = substr($ip, 0, $maskBytes);
+
+                if ($subnetBytes !== $ipBytes) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ($maskBits > 0) {
+                $maskValue = chr(pow(2, $maskBits) - 1);
+                $subnetByte = ord($subnet[$maskBytes]);
+                $ipByte = ord($ip[$maskBytes]);
+
+                if (($subnetByte & $maskValue) !== ($ipByte & $maskValue)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return $ip === $network;
+    }
+}