diff --git a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
index 8d1a04c..05ebd07 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+
 /**
  * Class that answers queries about the state of network connectivity. It also
  * notifies applications when network connectivity changes. Get an instance
@@ -309,8 +312,29 @@
      * @return {@code true} on success, {@code false} on failure
      */
     public boolean requestRouteToHost(int networkType, int hostAddress) {
+        InetAddress inetAddress = NetworkUtils.intToInetAddress(hostAddress);
+
+        if (inetAddress == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return requestRouteToHostAddress(networkType, inetAddress);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Ensure that a network route exists to deliver traffic to the specified
+     * host via the specified network interface. An attempt to add a route that
+     * already exists is ignored, but treated as successful.
+     * @param networkType the type of the network over which traffic to the specified
+     * host is to be routed
+     * @param hostAddress the IP address of the host to which the route is desired
+     * @return {@code true} on success, {@code false} on failure
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public boolean requestRouteToHostAddress(int networkType, InetAddress hostAddress) {
+        byte[] address = hostAddress.getAddress();
         try {
-            return mService.requestRouteToHost(networkType, hostAddress);
+            return mService.requestRouteToHostAddress(networkType, address);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
index 1d57019..f31fb75 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 
     boolean requestRouteToHost(int networkType, int hostAddress);
 
+    boolean requestRouteToHostAddress(int networkType, in byte[] hostAddress);
+
     boolean getBackgroundDataSetting();
 
     void setBackgroundDataSetting(boolean allowBackgroundData);
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/MobileDataStateTracker.java b/core/java/android/net/MobileDataStateTracker.java
index 965af8b..6dfd3bc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/MobileDataStateTracker.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/MobileDataStateTracker.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package android.net;
 
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
index 564bc1f..01004c2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
@@ -17,50 +17,44 @@
 package android.net;
 
 import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.Inet4Address;
+import java.net.Inet6Address;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 
+import android.util.Log;
+
 /**
  * Native methods for managing network interfaces.
  *
  * {@hide}
  */
 public class NetworkUtils {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "NetworkUtils";
+
     /** Bring the named network interface up. */
     public native static int enableInterface(String interfaceName);
 
     /** Bring the named network interface down. */
     public native static int disableInterface(String interfaceName);
 
-    /** Add a route to the specified host via the named interface. */
-    public static int addHostRoute(String interfaceName, InetAddress hostaddr) {
-        int v4Int = v4StringToInt(hostaddr.getHostAddress());
-        if (v4Int != 0) {
-            return addHostRouteNative(interfaceName, v4Int);
-        } else {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    private native static int addHostRouteNative(String interfaceName, int hostaddr);
-
-    /** Add a default route for the named interface. */
-    public static int setDefaultRoute(String interfaceName, InetAddress gwayAddr) {
-        int v4Int = v4StringToInt(gwayAddr.getHostAddress());
-        if (v4Int != 0) {
-            return setDefaultRouteNative(interfaceName, v4Int);
-        } else {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    private native static int setDefaultRouteNative(String interfaceName, int hostaddr);
+    /**
+     * Add a route to the routing table.
+     *
+     * @param interfaceName the interface to route through.
+     * @param dst the network or host to route to. May be IPv4 or IPv6, e.g.
+     * "0.0.0.0" or "2001:4860::".
+     * @param prefixLength the prefix length of the route.
+     * @param gw the gateway to use, e.g., "192.168.251.1". If null,
+     * indicates a directly-connected route.
+     */
+    public native static int addRoute(String interfaceName, String dst,
+          int prefixLength, String gw);
 
     /** Return the gateway address for the default route for the named interface. */
     public static InetAddress getDefaultRoute(String interfaceName) {
         int addr = getDefaultRouteNative(interfaceName);
-        try {
-            return InetAddress.getByAddress(v4IntToArray(addr));
-        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
-            return null;
-        }
+        return intToInetAddress(addr);
     }
     private native static int getDefaultRouteNative(String interfaceName);
 
@@ -129,30 +123,79 @@
     private native static boolean configureNative(
         String interfaceName, int ipAddress, int netmask, int gateway, int dns1, int dns2);
 
-    // The following two functions are glue to tie the old int-based address scheme
-    // to the new InetAddress scheme.  They should go away when we go fully to InetAddress
-    // TODO - remove when we switch fully to InetAddress
-    public static byte[] v4IntToArray(int addr) {
-        byte[] addrBytes = new byte[4];
-        addrBytes[0] = (byte)(addr & 0xff);
-        addrBytes[1] = (byte)((addr >> 8) & 0xff);
-        addrBytes[2] = (byte)((addr >> 16) & 0xff);
-        addrBytes[3] = (byte)((addr >> 24) & 0xff);
-        return addrBytes;
+    /**
+     * Convert a IPv4 address from an integer to an InetAddress.
+     * @param hostAddr is an Int corresponding to the IPv4 address in network byte order
+     * @return the IP address as an {@code InetAddress}, returns null if
+     * unable to convert or if the int is an invalid address.
+     */
+    public static InetAddress intToInetAddress(int hostAddress) {
+        InetAddress inetAddress;
+        byte[] addressBytes = { (byte)(0xff & hostAddress),
+                                (byte)(0xff & (hostAddress >> 8)),
+                                (byte)(0xff & (hostAddress >> 16)),
+                                (byte)(0xff & (hostAddress >> 24)) };
+
+        try {
+           inetAddress = InetAddress.getByAddress(addressBytes);
+        } catch(UnknownHostException e) {
+           return null;
+        }
+
+        return inetAddress;
     }
 
-    public static int v4StringToInt(String str) {
-        int result = 0;
-        String[] array = str.split("\\.");
-        if (array.length != 4) return 0;
-        try {
-            result = Integer.parseInt(array[3]);
-            result = (result << 8) + Integer.parseInt(array[2]);
-            result = (result << 8) + Integer.parseInt(array[1]);
-            result = (result << 8) + Integer.parseInt(array[0]);
-        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-            return 0;
+    /**
+     * Add a default route through the specified gateway.
+     * @param interfaceName interface on which the route should be added
+     * @param gw the IP address of the gateway to which the route is desired,
+     * @return {@code true} on success, {@code false} on failure
+     */
+    public static boolean addDefaultRoute(String interfaceName, InetAddress gw) {
+        String dstStr;
+        String gwStr = gw.getHostAddress();
+
+        if (gw instanceof Inet4Address) {
+            dstStr = "0.0.0.0";
+        } else if (gw instanceof Inet6Address) {
+            dstStr = "::";
+        } else {
+            Log.w(TAG, "addDefaultRoute failure: address is neither IPv4 nor IPv6" +
+                       "(" + gwStr + ")");
+            return false;
         }
-        return result;
+        return addRoute(interfaceName, dstStr, 0, gwStr) == 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a host route.
+     * @param interfaceName interface on which the route should be added
+     * @param dst the IP address of the host to which the route is desired,
+     * this should not be null.
+     * @param gw the IP address of the gateway to which the route is desired,
+     * if null, indicates a directly-connected route.
+     * @return {@code true} on success, {@code false} on failure
+     */
+    public static boolean addHostRoute(String interfaceName, InetAddress dst,
+          InetAddress gw) {
+        if (dst == null) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "addHostRoute: dst should not be null");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        int prefixLength;
+        String dstStr = dst.getHostAddress();
+        String gwStr = (gw != null) ? gw.getHostAddress() : null;
+
+        if (dst instanceof Inet4Address) {
+            prefixLength = 32;
+        } else if (dst instanceof Inet6Address) {
+            prefixLength = 128;
+        } else {
+            Log.w(TAG, "addHostRoute failure: address is neither IPv4 nor IPv6" +
+                       "(" + dst + ")");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return addRoute(interfaceName, dstStr, prefixLength, gwStr) == 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp b/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp
index 3cde9d6..351f264 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 int ifc_enable(const char *ifname);
 int ifc_disable(const char *ifname);
-int ifc_add_host_route(const char *ifname, uint32_t addr);
+int ifc_add_route(const char *ifname, const char *destStr, uint32_t prefixLen, const char *gwStr);
 int ifc_remove_host_routes(const char *ifname);
-int ifc_set_default_route(const char *ifname, uint32_t gateway);
 int ifc_get_default_route(const char *ifname);
 int ifc_remove_default_route(const char *ifname);
 int ifc_reset_connections(const char *ifname);
@@ -87,13 +86,23 @@
     return (jint)result;
 }
 
-static jint android_net_utils_addHostRoute(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jstring ifname, jint addr)
+static jint android_net_utils_addRoute(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jstring ifname,
+          jstring dst, jint prefixLength, jstring gw)
 {
     int result;
 
     const char *nameStr = env->GetStringUTFChars(ifname, NULL);
-    result = ::ifc_add_host_route(nameStr, addr);
+    const char *dstStr = env->GetStringUTFChars(dst, NULL);
+    const char *gwStr = NULL;
+    if (gw != NULL) {
+        gwStr = env->GetStringUTFChars(gw, NULL);
+    }
+    result = ::ifc_add_route(nameStr, dstStr, prefixLength, gwStr);
     env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(ifname, nameStr);
+    env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(dst, dstStr);
+    if (gw != NULL) {
+        env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(gw, gwStr);
+    }
     return (jint)result;
 }
 
@@ -107,16 +116,6 @@
     return (jint)result;
 }
 
-static jint android_net_utils_setDefaultRoute(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jstring ifname, jint gateway)
-{
-    int result;
-
-    const char *nameStr = env->GetStringUTFChars(ifname, NULL);
-    result = ::ifc_set_default_route(nameStr, gateway);
-    env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(ifname, nameStr);
-    return (jint)result;
-}
-
 static jint android_net_utils_getDefaultRoute(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jstring ifname)
 {
     int result;
@@ -222,10 +221,11 @@
 
     { "enableInterface", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I",  (void *)android_net_utils_enableInterface },
     { "disableInterface", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I",  (void *)android_net_utils_disableInterface },
-    { "addHostRouteNative", "(Ljava/lang/String;I)I",  (void *)android_net_utils_addHostRoute },
+    { "addRoute", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;ILjava/lang/String;)I",
+       (void *)android_net_utils_addRoute },
     { "removeHostRoutes", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I",  (void *)android_net_utils_removeHostRoutes },
-    { "setDefaultRouteNative", "(Ljava/lang/String;I)I",  (void *)android_net_utils_setDefaultRoute },
-    { "getDefaultRouteNative", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I",  (void *)android_net_utils_getDefaultRoute },
+    { "getDefaultRouteNative", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I",
+       (void *)android_net_utils_getDefaultRoute },
     { "removeDefaultRoute", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I",  (void *)android_net_utils_removeDefaultRoute },
     { "resetConnections", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I",  (void *)android_net_utils_resetConnections },
     { "runDhcp", "(Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/net/DhcpInfo;)Z",  (void *)android_net_utils_runDhcp },
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index bd2a0eaa6..57e8e02 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import android.net.NetworkInfo;
 import android.net.NetworkProperties;
 import android.net.NetworkStateTracker;
+import android.net.NetworkUtils;
 import android.net.wifi.WifiStateTracker;
 import android.net.NetworkUtils;
 import android.os.Binder;
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 
 /**
  * @hide
@@ -745,6 +748,8 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * @deprecated use requestRouteToHostAddress instead
+     *
      * Ensure that a network route exists to deliver traffic to the specified
      * host via the specified network interface.
      * @param networkType the type of the network over which traffic to the
@@ -755,6 +760,25 @@
      * @return {@code true} on success, {@code false} on failure
      */
     public boolean requestRouteToHost(int networkType, int hostAddress) {
+        InetAddress inetAddress = NetworkUtils.intToInetAddress(hostAddress);
+
+        if (inetAddress == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return requestRouteToHostAddress(networkType, inetAddress.getAddress());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Ensure that a network route exists to deliver traffic to the specified
+     * host via the specified network interface.
+     * @param networkType the type of the network over which traffic to the
+     * specified host is to be routed
+     * @param hostAddress the IP address of the host to which the route is
+     * desired
+     * @return {@code true} on success, {@code false} on failure
+     */
+    public boolean requestRouteToHostAddress(int networkType, byte[] hostAddress) {
         enforceChangePermission();
         if (!ConnectivityManager.isNetworkTypeValid(networkType)) {
             return false;
@@ -764,12 +788,13 @@
         if (tracker == null || !tracker.getNetworkInfo().isConnected() ||
                 tracker.isTeardownRequested()) {
             if (DBG) {
-                Slog.d(TAG, "requestRouteToHost on down network (" + networkType + ") - dropped");
+                Slog.d(TAG, "requestRouteToHostAddress on down network " +
+                           "(" + networkType + ") - dropped");
             }
             return false;
         }
         try {
-            InetAddress addr = InetAddress.getByAddress(NetworkUtils.v4IntToArray(hostAddress));
+            InetAddress addr = InetAddress.getByAddress(hostAddress);
             return addHostRoute(tracker, addr);
         } catch (UnknownHostException e) {}
         return false;
@@ -796,7 +821,7 @@
             Slog.d(TAG, "Requested host route to " + hostAddress + "(" + interfaceName + ")");
         }
         if (interfaceName != null) {
-            return NetworkUtils.addHostRoute(interfaceName, hostAddress) == 0;
+            return NetworkUtils.addHostRoute(interfaceName, hostAddress, null);
         } else {
             if (DBG) Slog.e(TAG, "addHostRoute failed due to null interface name");
             return false;
@@ -1245,7 +1270,7 @@
             Collection<InetAddress> dnsList = p.getDnses();
             for (InetAddress dns : dnsList) {
                 if (DBG) Slog.d(TAG, "  adding " + dns);
-                NetworkUtils.addHostRoute(interfaceName, dns);
+                NetworkUtils.addHostRoute(interfaceName, dns, null);
             }
             nt.privateDnsRouteSet(true);
         }
@@ -1276,7 +1301,7 @@
         InetAddress defaultGatewayAddr = p.getGateway();
 
         if ((interfaceName != null) && (defaultGatewayAddr != null )) {
-            if ((NetworkUtils.setDefaultRoute(interfaceName, defaultGatewayAddr) >= 0) && DBG) {
+            if (!NetworkUtils.addDefaultRoute(interfaceName, defaultGatewayAddr) && DBG) {
                 NetworkInfo networkInfo = nt.getNetworkInfo();
                 Slog.d(TAG, "addDefaultRoute for " + networkInfo.getTypeName() +
                         " (" + interfaceName + "), GatewayAddr=" + defaultGatewayAddr);
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiStateMachine.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiStateMachine.java
index 013dcb6..69e8f2e 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiStateMachine.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiStateMachine.java
@@ -1201,33 +1201,10 @@
             return;
         }
         // TODO - fix this for v6
-        try {
-            mNetworkProperties.addAddress(InetAddress.getByAddress(
-                    NetworkUtils.v4IntToArray(mDhcpInfo.ipAddress)));
-        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Exception setting IpAddress using " + mDhcpInfo + ", e=" + e);
-        }
-
-        try {
-            mNetworkProperties.setGateway(InetAddress.getByAddress(NetworkUtils.v4IntToArray(
-                    mDhcpInfo.gateway)));
-        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Exception setting Gateway using " + mDhcpInfo + ", e=" + e);
-        }
-
-        try {
-            mNetworkProperties.addDns(InetAddress.getByAddress(
-                    NetworkUtils.v4IntToArray(mDhcpInfo.dns1)));
-        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Exception setting Dns1 using " + mDhcpInfo + ", e=" + e);
-        }
-        try {
-            mNetworkProperties.addDns(InetAddress.getByAddress(
-                    NetworkUtils.v4IntToArray(mDhcpInfo.dns2)));
-
-        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Exception setting Dns2 using " + mDhcpInfo + ", e=" + e);
-        }
+        mNetworkProperties.addAddress(NetworkUtils.intToInetAddress(mDhcpInfo.ipAddress));
+        mNetworkProperties.setGateway(NetworkUtils.intToInetAddress(mDhcpInfo.gateway));
+        mNetworkProperties.addDns(NetworkUtils.intToInetAddress(mDhcpInfo.dns1));
+        mNetworkProperties.addDns(NetworkUtils.intToInetAddress(mDhcpInfo.dns2));
         // TODO - add proxy info
     }