code: public boolean belowRange(InetAddress ip) {
          if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isDebugEnabled()) {
              Tr.debug(tc, "belowRange, ip is " + ip);
              Tr.debug(tc, "belowRange, ipLower is " + ipLower);
          }
          return lessThan(ip, ipLower);
      }
docs: Is the given ip address numerically below the address range?
  Is it below ipLower?
  
  @param ip
  @return