public static long ConvertToNumber( 
   string ip
)

Parameters

ip

The ip in dot-decimal format (x.x.x.x)

Return Value

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

BannedIP Class
BannedIP Members