function Compare-StringToLocalMachineIdentifiers {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Compares a given string to see if it matches local machine identifiers (hostname, ip address)
#>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType([System.Boolean])]
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
        [string]$stringToCheck
    )

    $trimmedString = $stringToCheck.Trim()

    if (Test-IsStringIPAddress $trimmedString) {
        $localIPV4Addresses = Get-NetIPAddress | Where-Object {$_.AddressFamily -eq "IPv4"} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty IPAddress

        if ($localIPV4Addresses -contains $trimmedString) {
            return $true
        }

        return $false
    }

    $localHostMatches = @(
        "localhost",
        $env:COMPUTERNAME.ToLowerInvariant(),
        (Get-FullyQualifiedServerName)
    )

    if ($localHostMatches -icontains $trimmedString) {
        return $true
    }

    return $false
}