Postgres 9.3 JDBC issue with reading bytes

Hi all,
I am trying to migrate my java application from PostgreSQL 8.4 to latest
release.
I am facing an issue with reading the byte data from the db.
I am inserting the IpAddress in bytes in to the table and trying to
reconstruct it back in a different process. but while reconstruction i
could see and extra '/' character
here is what exactly i am doing.

stat = con.prepareStatement("insert into IPADDR(IP_ADDR, LSVR_ID)
values(?, ?)");
InetAddress iaddr = InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress();
stat.setBytes(1, iaddr.getAddress());
stat.setInt(2, ID);
stat.executeUpdate();

and read it back like this

stat = con.prepareStatement("select IP_ADDR from IPADDR");

when i print the bytes before inserting and after retrieval i could see
that they are not same.
for local loopback address which is 127.0.0.1 before inserting its
"[B(at)106bdde4"
however the one got from DB looks like [B(at)6d7eaa83 when i construct string
out of it
it shows additional '/' character ==>"/127.0.0.1"
can anyone please help in resolving this issue

Best regards :)
keshava Hosahalli