diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index aeb8016..02800c2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,46 +1,26 @@
-use std::{io, str::FromStr};
+use std::{io};
 
 mod networking;
-use networking::ip::{IpAddr};
 
 #[allow(unused_variables, unused_mut, unused_assignments)]
 fn main() {
     println!("Enter the IP and cidr for your given network");
     
     loop {
+        let mut cidr: u8;
+        let mut ip: String = Default::default();
+        
         let mut ip_buf = String::new();
         io::stdin().read_line(&mut ip_buf).unwrap_or_default();
 
-        let mut cidr: u8;
-        let mut ip: String = Default::default();
-
-        if ip_buf.contains("/") {
-            let split_ip_cidr = ip_buf.split("/");
-            if split_ip_cidr.clone().count() > 2 {
-                continue;
-            }
-            ip = split_ip_cidr.clone().into_iter().next().unwrap_or("0.0.0.0").to_owned();
-            cidr = match split_ip_cidr.into_iter().last() {
-                None => continue,
-                Some(cidr) => match cidr.trim().parse::<u8>() {
-                    Err(_) => continue,
-                    Ok(cidr) => cidr
-                }
-            };
-            println!("CIDR: {:?}", cidr);
-        }
-
-        
-        let ip_address = match IpAddr::from_str(&ip.trim()) {
+        let ip_and_cidr = match networking::ip_and_cidr_from_string(&ip_buf) {
             Err(_) => {
                 println!("{} is an invalid IP Address... Please try again", ip_buf);
                 continue;
             },
-            Ok(ip) => ip,
+            Ok(ip_and_cidr) => ip_and_cidr
         };
 
-        println!("IP: {:?}", ip_address);
-
         break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/networking/mod.rs b/src/networking/mod.rs
index 2d14f20..8b500a2 100644
--- a/src/networking/mod.rs
+++ b/src/networking/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-pub mod ip;
+use std::{str::FromStr};
 use ip::IpAddr;
 
+pub mod ip;
+
 #[allow(unused)]
 pub struct Network {
     network_address: IpAddr,
@@ -11,4 +13,48 @@ pub struct Network {
 impl Network {
 //     pub fn generate_subnets(self) -> Vec<Network> {}
 //     fn get_net_id(self) -> u8 {}
+}
+
+pub fn ip_and_cidr_from_string(ip_and_cidr: &String) -> Result<(IpAddr, u8), ip::InvalidIPErr>{
+    let mut cidr: u8 = Default::default();
+    let mut ip: String = Default::default();
+
+    if ip_and_cidr.contains("/") {
+        let split_ip_cidr = ip_and_cidr.split("/");
+        if split_ip_cidr.clone().count() > 2 {
+            return Err(ip::InvalidIPErr);
+        }
+        ip = split_ip_cidr.clone().into_iter().next().unwrap_or("0.0.0.0").to_owned();
+        cidr = match split_ip_cidr.into_iter().last() {
+            None => return Err(ip::InvalidIPErr),
+            Some(cidr) => match cidr.trim().parse::<u8>() {
+                Err(_) => return Err(ip::InvalidIPErr),
+                Ok(cidr) => cidr
+            }
+        };
+        println!("CIDR: {:?}", cidr);
+    }
+    
+    let ip_address: IpAddr = match IpAddr::from_str(&ip.trim()) {
+        Err(_) => return Err(ip::InvalidIPErr),
+        Ok(ip) => ip,
+    };
+
+    return Ok((ip_address, cidr))
+}
+
+mod tests {
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    #[test]
+    fn string_to_ip_cidr_test() {
+        use super::*;
+
+        let ip_string = String::from("127.0.0.1/8");
+        let result = match ip_and_cidr_from_string(&ip_string) {
+            Err(_) => panic!(),
+            Ok(ip_and_cidr) => ip_and_cidr
+        };
+        assert_eq!(result.0, IpAddr::V4(127, 0, 0, 1));
+        assert_eq!(result.1, 8);
+    }
 }
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