[Mediawiki-l] Search problem

[Tolliver]

Hello,

I am having a problem with the Search feature. I have checked 
Mediawiki.org's Archives, and found references to my problem, but no 
resolution.

The issue is with using dashes & periods; hence, searching for IP 
addresses returns either nothing, or all instances of IP addresses, 
depending on the syntax I use.

What is the proper syntax for searching when periods or dashes are included?

Configuration:
MediaWiki 1.16.0
PHP 5.1.6
MySQL 5.0.77

Regards,