diff --git a/host/lux_option.go b/host/lux_option.go
index a751455..e6e4825 100644
--- a/host/lux_option.go
+++ b/host/lux_option.go
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ package host
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"lux/proto"
-	"net"
 )
 
 type LuxOptionType uint
 
 const (
-	LuxOptionTypeWAN  = 0
-	LuxOptionTypeWAN6 = 1
+	LuxOptionTypeWAN = 0
 )
 
 type LuxOption interface {
@@ -20,53 +18,6 @@ type LuxOption interface {
 	Type() LuxOptionType
 }
 
-// TODO! TODO! TODO!
-// Rewrite this to use WriteIP
-
-type LuxOptionWAN struct {
-	Addr4 net.IP
-}
-
-func (opt *LuxOptionWAN) Read(rd *proto.LuxBuffer) error {
-	octets, err := rd.ReadNext(4)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	opt.Addr4 = net.IP(octets)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (opt *LuxOptionWAN) Write(wd *proto.LuxBuffer) {
-	wd.WriteBytes(opt.Addr4.To4())
-}
-
-func (*LuxOptionWAN) Type() LuxOptionType {
-	return LuxOptionTypeWAN
-}
-
-type LuxOptionWAN6 struct {
-	Addr6 net.IP
-}
-
-func (opt *LuxOptionWAN6) Read(rd *proto.LuxBuffer) error {
-	octets, err := rd.ReadNext(16)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	opt.Addr6 = net.IP(octets)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (opt *LuxOptionWAN6) Write(wd *proto.LuxBuffer) {
-	wd.WriteBytes(opt.Addr6.To16())
-}
-
-func (*LuxOptionWAN6) Type() LuxOptionType {
-	return LuxOptionTypeWAN6
-}
-
 func ReadLuxOption(rd *proto.LuxBuffer) (LuxOption, error) {
 	var err error
 	optVal, err := rd.ReadUint16()
@@ -79,10 +30,6 @@ func ReadLuxOption(rd *proto.LuxBuffer) (LuxOption, error) {
 		opt := &LuxOptionWAN{}
 		err = opt.Read(rd)
 		return opt, err
-	case LuxOptionTypeWAN6:
-		opt := &LuxOptionWAN6{}
-		err = opt.Read(rd)
-		return opt, err
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown option %d", optVal)
 	}
diff --git a/host/lux_wan.go b/host/lux_wan.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d417fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lux_wan.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package host
+
+import (
+	"lux/proto"
+	"net/netip"
+)
+
+type LuxOptionWAN struct {
+	Addr4 netip.Addr
+	Addr6 netip.Addr
+}
+
+// always use this constructor, since if there is no IPv6 or no IPv4,
+// they must be zeroed
+func NewLuxOptionWAN() LuxOptionWAN {
+	return LuxOptionWAN{
+		Addr4: netip.IPv4Unspecified(),
+		Addr6: netip.IPv6Unspecified(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (opt *LuxOptionWAN) HasIPv4() bool {
+	return !opt.Addr4.IsUnspecified()
+}
+
+func (opt *LuxOptionWAN) HasIPv6() bool {
+	return !opt.Addr6.IsUnspecified()
+}
+
+func (opt *LuxOptionWAN) Read(rd *proto.LuxBuffer) error {
+	addr4, err := rd.ReadIP()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	opt.Addr4 = addr4
+
+	addr6, err := rd.ReadIP()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	opt.Addr6 = addr6
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (opt *LuxOptionWAN) Write(wd *proto.LuxBuffer) {
+	wd.WriteIP(opt.Addr4)
+	wd.WriteIP(opt.Addr6)
+}
+
+func (*LuxOptionWAN) Type() LuxOptionType {
+	return LuxOptionTypeWAN
+}
diff --git a/tests/lux_host_test.go b/tests/lux_host_test.go
index c28579c..a1d8e1b 100644
--- a/tests/lux_host_test.go
+++ b/tests/lux_host_test.go
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ import (
 type DummyWANProvider struct{}
 
 func (*DummyWANProvider) Provide() (host.LuxOption, error) {
-	return &host.LuxOptionWAN{
-		Addr4: []byte{1, 2, 3, 4},
-	}, nil
+	wan := host.NewLuxOptionWAN()
+	wan.Addr4 = proto.LuxProtoIPToAddr([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
+
+	return &wan, nil
 }
 
 func TestHeartbeatMulticast(t *testing.T) {
@@ -75,9 +76,8 @@ func TestHeartbeatMulticast(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal("stateA.Hostname != stateB.Hostname")
 		}
 
-		//lint:ignore SA1021 cant include net.IP due package name collision
-		if !bytes.Equal(stateA.Options[host.LuxOptionTypeWAN].(*host.LuxOptionWAN).Addr4,
-			stateB.Options[host.LuxOptionTypeWAN].(*host.LuxOptionWAN).Addr4) {
+		if !bytes.Equal(stateA.Options[host.LuxOptionTypeWAN].(*host.LuxOptionWAN).Addr4.AsSlice(),
+			stateB.Options[host.LuxOptionTypeWAN].(*host.LuxOptionWAN).Addr4.AsSlice()) {
 			t.Fatal("WAN IPs aren't equal")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tests/lux_node_test.go b/tests/lux_node_test.go
index 572d792..da1f035 100644
--- a/tests/lux_node_test.go
+++ b/tests/lux_node_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import (
 type DummyWANProvider2 struct{}
 
 func (*DummyWANProvider2) Provide() (host.LuxOption, error) {
-	return &host.LuxOptionWAN{
-		Addr4: []byte{1, 2, 3, 4},
-	}, nil
+	wan := host.NewLuxOptionWAN()
+	wan.Addr4 = proto.LuxProtoIPToAddr([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
+
+	return &wan, nil
 }
 
 func TestNodeHeartbeat(t *testing.T) {