diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 8e39a63..b49f216 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@
                     com.android.internal.R.string.config_default_dns_server);
         }
         try {
-            mDefaultDns = InetAddress.getByName(dns);
-        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+            mDefaultDns = NetworkUtils.numericToInetAddress(dns);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
             loge("Error setting defaultDns using " + dns);
         }
 
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
index eaf68b0..44f5df2 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@
             InetAddress addr = null;
             int prefixLength = 0;
             try {
-                addr = InetAddress.getByName(st.nextToken(" "));
-            } catch (UnknownHostException uhe) {
-                Slog.e(TAG, "Failed to parse ipaddr", uhe);
+                addr = NetworkUtils.numericToInetAddress(st.nextToken(" "));
+            } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+                Slog.e(TAG, "Failed to parse ipaddr", iae);
             }
 
             try {
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
         try {
             String cmd = "tether dns set";
             for (String s : dns) {
-                cmd += " " + InetAddress.getByName(s).getHostAddress();
+                cmd += " " + NetworkUtils.numericToInetAddress(s).getHostAddress();
             }
             try {
                 mConnector.doCommand(cmd);
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
                 throw new IllegalStateException(
                         "Unable to communicate to native daemon for setting tether dns");
             }
-        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Error resolving dns name", e);
         }
     }
@@ -519,11 +519,11 @@
             mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(
                     android.Manifest.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE, "NetworkManagementService");
             mConnector.doCommand(String.format("pppd attach %s %s %s %s %s", tty,
-                    InetAddress.getByName(localAddr).getHostAddress(),
-                    InetAddress.getByName(remoteAddr).getHostAddress(),
-                    InetAddress.getByName(dns1Addr).getHostAddress(),
-                    InetAddress.getByName(dns2Addr).getHostAddress()));
-        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+                    NetworkUtils.numericToInetAddress(localAddr).getHostAddress(),
+                    NetworkUtils.numericToInetAddress(remoteAddr).getHostAddress(),
+                    NetworkUtils.numericToInetAddress(dns1Addr).getHostAddress(),
+                    NetworkUtils.numericToInetAddress(dns2Addr).getHostAddress()));
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Error resolving addr", e);
         } catch (NativeDaemonConnectorException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Error communicating to native daemon to attach pppd", e);
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Tethering.java b/services/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Tethering.java
index f24f96c..f9f0c4a 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Tethering.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Tethering.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import android.net.LinkAddress;
 import android.net.LinkProperties;
 import android.net.NetworkInfo;
+import android.net.NetworkUtils;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@
                 try {
                     ifcg = service.getInterfaceConfig(iface);
                     if (ifcg != null) {
-                        InetAddress addr = InetAddress.getByName(USB_NEAR_IFACE_ADDR);
+                        InetAddress addr = NetworkUtils.numericToInetAddress(USB_NEAR_IFACE_ADDR);
                         ifcg.addr = new LinkAddress(addr, USB_PREFIX_LENGTH);
                         if (enabled) {
                             ifcg.interfaceFlags = ifcg.interfaceFlags.replace("down", "up");