diff --git a/networkaux.cpp b/networkaux.cpp
index 545d20d..0065fdc 100644
--- a/networkaux.cpp
+++ b/networkaux.cpp
@@ -12,16 +12,28 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <networkaux.hpp>
 #include <stringaux.hpp>
 
-uint netcapa6(const uint prefix) {
-        int hostBits = 128 - prefix;
-        int totalIPs = std::pow(2, hostBits);
+uint64_t netcapa6(const uint prefix);
+uint64_t netcapa4(const uint prefix);
+
+std::expected<uint, std::string> netcapa(std::string network, uint prefix) {
+        struct sockaddr_in sa;
+        if (inet_pton(AF_INET, network.data(), &(sa.sin_addr)) == 1) {
+                return netcapa4(prefix);
+        } else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, network.data(), &(sa.sin_addr)) == 1) {
+                return netcapa6(prefix);
+        }
+        return std::unexpected(std::format("Unknown network address {}", network));
+}
+
+uint64_t netcapa6(const uint prefix) {
+        uint hostBits = 128 - prefix;
+        uint64_t totalIPs = std::pow(2, hostBits);
         return totalIPs;
 }
 
-
-uint netcapa4(const uint prefix) {
-        int hostBits = 32 - prefix;
-        int totalIPs = std::pow(2, hostBits);
+uint64_t netcapa4(const uint prefix) {
+        uint hostBits = 32 - prefix;
+        uint64_t totalIPs = std::pow(2, hostBits);
         return totalIPs;
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +58,18 @@ std::expected<std::string, std::string> network(const std::string network) {
         return hostprefix[0];
 }
 
+std::expected<std::string, std::string> nethost6(std::string network, uint prefix, uint32_t num);
+std::expected<std::string, std::string> nethost4(std::string network, uint prefix, uint32_t num);
+
+std::expected<std::string, std::string> nethost(std::string network, uint prefix, uint num) {
+        struct sockaddr_in sa;
+        if (inet_pton(AF_INET, network.data(), &(sa.sin_addr)) == 1) {
+                return nethost4(network, prefix, num);
+        } else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, network.data(), &(sa.sin_addr)) == 1) {
+                return nethost6(network, prefix, num);
+        }
+        return std::unexpected(std::format("Unknown network address {}", network));
+}
 
 std::expected<std::string, std::string> nethost6(std::string network, uint prefix, uint32_t num) {
         struct in6_addr addr;
@@ -71,7 +95,6 @@ std::expected<std::string, std::string> nethost6(std::string network, uint prefi
         return std::string(buffer);
 }
 
-
 std::expected<std::string, std::string> nethost4(std::string network, uint prefix, uint num) {
         struct in_addr inaddr;
         if (inet_pton(AF_INET, network.data(), &inaddr) != 1) {
@@ -85,12 +108,3 @@ std::expected<std::string, std::string> nethost4(std::string network, uint prefi
         return std::string(inet_ntoa(ip_addr));
 }
 
-std::expected<std::string, std::string> nethost(std::string network, uint prefix, uint num) {
-        struct sockaddr_in sa;
-        if (inet_pton(AF_INET, network.data(), &(sa.sin_addr)) == 1) {
-                return nethost4(network, prefix, num);
-        } else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, network.data(), &(sa.sin_addr)) == 1) {
-                return nethost6(network, prefix, num);
-        }
-        return std::unexpected(std::format("Unknown network address {}", network));
-}