diff --git a/Jellyfin.Networking/Manager/NetworkManager.cs b/Jellyfin.Networking/Manager/NetworkManager.cs
index 76ac02d79..2ec2a0ba5 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Networking/Manager/NetworkManager.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Networking/Manager/NetworkManager.cs
@@ -158,12 +158,15 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="source">Items to assign the collection, or null.</param>
         /// <returns>The collection created.</returns>
-        public static NetCollection CreateCollection(IEnumerable<IPObject>? source)
+        public static NetCollection CreateCollection(IEnumerable<IPObject>? source = null)
         {
             var result = new NetCollection();
             if (source != null)
             {
-                return result.AddRange(source);
+                foreach (var item in source)
+                {
+                    result.AddItem(item);
+                }
             }
 
             return result;
@@ -433,7 +436,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                 if (_bindExclusions.Count > 0)
                 {
                     // Return all the internal interfaces except the ones excluded.
-                    return CreateCollection(_internalInterfaces.Where(p => !_bindExclusions.Contains(p)));
+                    return CreateCollection(_internalInterfaces.Where(p => !_bindExclusions.ContainsAddress(p)));
                 }
 
                 // No bind address, so return all internal interfaces.
@@ -463,7 +466,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
             }
 
             // As private addresses can be redefined by Configuration.LocalNetworkAddresses
-            return _lanSubnets.Contains(address) && !_excludedSubnets.Contains(address);
+            return _lanSubnets.ContainsAddress(address) && !_excludedSubnets.ContainsAddress(address);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -471,7 +474,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
         {
             if (IPHost.TryParse(address, out IPHost ep))
             {
-                return _lanSubnets.Contains(ep) && !_excludedSubnets.Contains(ep);
+                return _lanSubnets.ContainsAddress(ep) && !_excludedSubnets.ContainsAddress(ep);
             }
 
             return false;
@@ -559,7 +562,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                         ((IsIP4Enabled && iface.Address.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork) ||
                          (IsIP6Enabled && iface.Address.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6)))
                     {
-                        result.Add(iface);
+                        result.AddItem(iface);
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -603,7 +606,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                     var address = IPNetAddress.Parse(parts[0]);
                     var index = int.Parse(parts[1], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                     address.Tag = index;
-                    _interfaceAddresses.Add(address);
+                    _interfaceAddresses.AddItem(address);
                     _interfaceNames.Add(parts[2], Math.Abs(index));
                 }
             }
@@ -747,7 +750,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                         ((IsIP4Enabled && iface.Address.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork) ||
                          (IsIP6Enabled && iface.Address.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6)))
                     {
-                        col.Add(iface);
+                        col.AddItem(iface);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -759,7 +762,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                     obj.Remove(AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6);
                     if (!obj.IsIP6())
                     {
-                        col.Add(obj);
+                        col.AddItem(obj);
                     }
                 }
                 else if (!IsIP4Enabled)
@@ -768,12 +771,12 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                     obj.Remove(AddressFamily.InterNetwork);
                     if (obj.IsIP6())
                     {
-                        col.Add(obj);
+                        col.AddItem(obj);
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    col.Add(obj);
+                    col.AddItem(obj);
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -956,7 +959,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                 {
                     _logger.LogDebug("Using LAN interface addresses as user provided no LAN details.");
                     // Internal interfaces must be private and not excluded.
-                    _internalInterfaces = CreateCollection(_interfaceAddresses.Where(i => IsPrivateAddressRange(i) && !_excludedSubnets.Contains(i)));
+                    _internalInterfaces = CreateCollection(_interfaceAddresses.Where(i => IsPrivateAddressRange(i) && !_excludedSubnets.ContainsAddress(i)));
 
                     // Subnets are the same as the calculated internal interface.
                     _lanSubnets = new NetCollection();
@@ -964,17 +967,17 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                     // We must listen on loopback for LiveTV to function regardless of the settings.
                     if (IsIP6Enabled)
                     {
-                        _lanSubnets.Add(IPNetAddress.IP6Loopback);
-                        _lanSubnets.Add(IPNetAddress.Parse("fc00::/7")); // ULA
-                        _lanSubnets.Add(IPNetAddress.Parse("fe80::/10")); // Site local
+                        _lanSubnets.AddItem(IPNetAddress.IP6Loopback);
+                        _lanSubnets.AddItem(IPNetAddress.Parse("fc00::/7")); // ULA
+                        _lanSubnets.AddItem(IPNetAddress.Parse("fe80::/10")); // Site local
                     }
 
                     if (IsIP4Enabled)
                     {
-                        _lanSubnets.Add(IPNetAddress.IP4Loopback);
-                        _lanSubnets.Add(IPNetAddress.Parse("10.0.0.0/8"));
-                        _lanSubnets.Add(IPNetAddress.Parse("172.16.0.0/12"));
-                        _lanSubnets.Add(IPNetAddress.Parse("192.168.0.0/16"));
+                        _lanSubnets.AddItem(IPNetAddress.IP4Loopback);
+                        _lanSubnets.AddItem(IPNetAddress.Parse("10.0.0.0/8"));
+                        _lanSubnets.AddItem(IPNetAddress.Parse("172.16.0.0/12"));
+                        _lanSubnets.AddItem(IPNetAddress.Parse("192.168.0.0/16"));
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -982,16 +985,16 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                     // We must listen on loopback for LiveTV to function regardless of the settings.
                     if (IsIP6Enabled)
                     {
-                        _lanSubnets.Add(IPNetAddress.IP6Loopback);
+                        _lanSubnets.AddItem(IPNetAddress.IP6Loopback);
                     }
 
                     if (IsIP4Enabled)
                     {
-                        _lanSubnets.Add(IPNetAddress.IP4Loopback);
+                        _lanSubnets.AddItem(IPNetAddress.IP4Loopback);
                     }
 
                     // Internal interfaces must be private, not excluded and part of the LocalNetworkSubnet.
-                    _internalInterfaces = CreateCollection(_interfaceAddresses.Where(i => IsInLocalNetwork(i) && !_excludedSubnets.Contains(i) && _lanSubnets.Contains(i)));
+                    _internalInterfaces = CreateCollection(_interfaceAddresses.Where(i => IsInLocalNetwork(i)));
                 }
 
                 _logger.LogInformation("Defined LAN addresses : {0}", _lanSubnets);
@@ -1049,7 +1052,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                                         nw.Tag *= -1;
                                     }
 
-                                    _interfaceAddresses.Add(nw);
+                                    _interfaceAddresses.AddItem(nw);
 
                                     // Store interface name so we can use the name in Collections.
                                     _interfaceNames[adapter.Description.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)] = tag;
@@ -1070,7 +1073,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                                         nw.Tag *= -1;
                                     }
 
-                                    _interfaceAddresses.Add(nw);
+                                    _interfaceAddresses.AddItem(nw);
 
                                     // Store interface name so we can use the name in Collections.
                                     _interfaceNames[adapter.Description.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)] = tag;
@@ -1104,10 +1107,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                         {
                             _logger.LogError("No interfaces information available. Resolving DNS name.");
                             // Last ditch attempt - use loopback address.
-                            _interfaceAddresses.Add(IPNetAddress.IP4Loopback);
+                            _interfaceAddresses.AddItem(IPNetAddress.IP4Loopback);
                             if (IsIP6Enabled)
                             {
-                                _interfaceAddresses.Add(IPNetAddress.IP6Loopback);
+                                _interfaceAddresses.AddItem(IPNetAddress.IP6Loopback);
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Net/NetworkExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Net/NetworkExtensions.cs
index 6e9cb46dc..39499460e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Net/NetworkExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Net/NetworkExtensions.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
 using NetCollection = System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection<MediaBrowser.Common.Net.IPObject>;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Net
@@ -26,22 +27,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Net
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Add multiple items to the collection.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="destination">The <see cref="NetCollection"/>.</param>
-        /// <param name="source">Item to add.</param>
-        /// <returns>Return the collection.</returns>
-        public static NetCollection AddRange(this NetCollection destination, IEnumerable<IPObject> source)
-        {
-            foreach (var item in source)
-            {
-                destination.Add(item);
-            }
-
-            return destination;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a network to the collection.
         /// </summary>
@@ -62,6 +47,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Net
         /// <returns>Returns a string representation of this object.</returns>
         public static string Readable(this NetCollection source)
         {
+            var sb = new StringBuilder();
             string output = "[";
             if (source.Count > 0)
             {
@@ -141,6 +127,40 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Net
             return false;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Compares two NetCollection objects. The order is ignored.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The <see cref="NetCollection"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="dest">Item to compare to.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if both are equal.</returns>
+        public static bool Compare(this NetCollection source, NetCollection dest)
+        {
+            if (dest == null || source.Count != dest.Count)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            foreach (var sourceItem in source)
+            {
+                bool found = false;
+                foreach (var destItem in dest)
+                {
+                    if (sourceItem.Equals(destItem))
+                    {
+                        found = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!found)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a collection containing the subnets of this collection given.
         /// </summary>
@@ -162,7 +182,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Net
                     // Add the subnet calculated from the interface address/mask.
                     var na = nw.NetworkAddress;
                     na.Tag = i.Tag;
-                    res.Add(na);
+                    res.AddItem(na);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -174,7 +194,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Net
                             Tag = i.Tag
                         };
 
-                        res.Add(host);
+                        res.AddItem(host);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -213,7 +233,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Net
 
                 if (!found)
                 {
-                    results.Add(outer);
+                    results.AddItem(outer);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -244,7 +264,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Net
             {
                 if (target.ContainsAddress(i))
                 {
-                    nc.Add(i);
+                    nc.AddItem(i);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Networking.Tests/NetworkTesting/UnitTesting.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Networking.Tests/NetworkTesting/UnitTesting.cs
index 9e7e8d3ac..fe64d1cfc 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Networking.Tests/NetworkTesting/UnitTesting.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Networking.Tests/NetworkTesting/UnitTesting.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace NetworkTesting
             var nm = new NetworkManager(GetMockConfig(conf), new NullLogger<NetworkManager>());
             NetworkManager.MockNetworkSettings = string.Empty;
 
-            Assert.True(string.Equals(nm.GetInternalBindAddresses().ToString(), value, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+            Assert.True(string.Equals(nm.GetInternalBindAddresses().Readable(), value, StringComparison.Ordinal));
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -163,22 +163,22 @@ namespace NetworkTesting
 
             // Test included, IP6.
             NetCollection nc = nm.CreateIPCollection(settings.Split(","), false);
-            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc.ToString(), result1, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc.Readable(), result1, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
             // Text excluded, non IP6.
             nc = nm.CreateIPCollection(settings.Split(","), true);
-            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc?.ToString(), result3, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc?.Readable(), result3, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
             conf.EnableIPV6 = false;
             nm.UpdateSettings(conf);
             
             // Test included, non IP6.
             nc = nm.CreateIPCollection(settings.Split(","), false);
-            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc.ToString(), result2, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc.Readable(), result2, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
             // Test excluded, including IPv6.
             nc = nm.CreateIPCollection(settings.Split(","), true);
-            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc.ToString(), result4, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc.Readable(), result4, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
             conf.EnableIPV6 = true;
             nm.UpdateSettings(conf);
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace NetworkTesting
             // Test network addresses of collection.
             nc = nm.CreateIPCollection(settings.Split(","), false);
             nc = nc.AsNetworks();
-            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc.ToString(), result5, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            Assert.True(string.Equals(nc.Readable(), result5, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace NetworkTesting
             NetCollection nc1 = nm.CreateIPCollection(settings.Split(","), false);
             NetCollection nc2 = nm.CreateIPCollection(compare.Split(","), false);
 
-            Assert.True(nc1.Union(nc2).ToString() == result);
+            Assert.True(nc1.Union(nc2).Readable() == result);
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ namespace NetworkTesting
             NetCollection ncDest = nm.CreateIPCollection(dest.Split(","));
             NetCollection ncResult = ncSource.Union(ncDest);
             NetCollection resultCollection = nm.CreateIPCollection(result.Split(","));
-            Assert.True(ncResult.Equals(resultCollection));
+            Assert.True(ncResult.Compare(resultCollection));
         }