diff --git a/lib/rex/socket.rb b/lib/rex/socket.rb
index cee793e..97bc776 100644
--- a/lib/rex/socket.rb
+++ b/lib/rex/socket.rb
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def self.support_ipv6?
   # Determine whether this is a valid DNS name without trying to resolve it
   #
   def self.is_name?(name)
-    return false if name.length > 253
+    return false if name.length > 253 || name =~ MATCH_IPV4 || name =~ MATCH_IPV6
     name.delete_suffix('.') =~ MATCH_DNS_NAME ? (name =~ /\s/).nil? : false
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/rex/socket_spec.rb b/spec/rex/socket_spec.rb
index 12137b2..6c047b6 100644
--- a/spec/rex/socket_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rex/socket_spec.rb
@@ -370,6 +370,13 @@
       described_class.is_name?(try)
      end
 
+     context 'with an ip address' do
+       let(:try) { '192.168.1.1' }
+       it 'should return false' do
+         expect(name).to eq false
+       end
+     end
+
      context 'with a hostname' do
        let(:try) { "localhost" }
        it "should return true" do