@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public static partial class NetworkExtensions
{
var ipBlock = splitString.Current;
var address = IPAddress.None;
if (negated && ipBlock.StartsWith<char>("!") && IPAddress.TryParse(ipBlock[1..], out var tmpAddress))
if (negated && ipBlock.StartsWith("!") && IPAddress.TryParse(ipBlock[1..], out var tmpAddress))
address = tmpAddress;
}