diff --git a/dzgui/views/components/entry.py b/dzgui/views/components/entry.py
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+from typing import Callable, TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from dzgui.api.servers import validate_ip
+from dzgui.util.css import add_class, remove_class
+from dzgui.util.strings import connect_panel, lan_panel
+
+import gi
+gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
+from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, GObject # noqa E402
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from dzgui.controllers.mc import Controller
+
+def validate_port(text: str) -> bool:
+    if text.isdigit():
+        if int(text) < 1:
+            return False
+        if int(text) > 65535:
+            return False
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+def validate_ip_or_id(text: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        validate_ip(text)
+        return True
+    except Exception:
+        if text.isdigit():
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+class ValidatedEntry(Gtk.Entry):
+    __gsignals__ = {
+        "string_validated": (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, (object,)),
+    }
+    def __init__(self, controller: "Controller", func: Callable) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            hexpand=True,
+            placeholder_text=connect_panel.placeholder,
+            tooltip_text=connect_panel.entry_tooltip
+        )
+
+        self.func: Callable
+        self.set_validation_func(func)
+        self.controller = controller
+
+        self.classname = "invalid-entry"
+        self.connect("key-press-event", self._on_entry_keypress)
+        self.connect("changed", self._on_text_changed)
+
+    def mark_valid(self) -> None:
+        self.emit("string_validated", True)
+        remove_class(self, self.classname)
+
+    def mark_invalid(self) -> None:
+        self.emit("string_validated", False)
+        add_class(self, self.classname)
+
+    def mark_default(self) -> None:
+        self.emit("string_validated", False)
+        remove_class(self, self.classname)
+
+    def set_validation_func(self, func: Callable) -> None:
+        self.func = func
+
+    def insert_icon(self) -> None:
+        self.set_icon_from_icon_name(Gtk.EntryIconPosition.SECONDARY, "edit-clear-symbolic")
+        self.set_icon_activatable(Gtk.EntryIconPosition.SECONDARY, True)
+        self.connect("icon-release", self._on_icon_release)
+
+    def remove_icon(self) -> None:
+        self.set_icon_from_icon_name(Gtk.EntryIconPosition.SECONDARY, "")
+
+    def _on_text_changed(self, entry: Gtk.Entry) -> None:
+        # TODO: on submission, strip whitespace and newlines
+        # (validate_ip() is permissive of whitespace)
+        text = entry.get_text()
+        if len(text) < 1:
+            self.mark_default()
+            self.remove_icon()
+            return
+        if len(text) > 0:
+            self.insert_icon()
+
+        if self.func(text) is True:
+            self.mark_valid()
+        else:
+            self.mark_invalid()
+
+    def _on_icon_release(
+        self,
+        entry: Gtk.Entry,
+        icon_pos: Gtk.EntryIconPosition,
+        event: Gdk.Event,
+    ) -> None:
+        entry.set_text("")
+        self.remove_icon()
+
+
+    def _on_entry_keypress(self, entry: Gtk.Entry, event: Gdk.EventKey) -> None:
+        if event.keyval == Gdk.KEY_Escape:
+            # NOTE: unselect text
+            entry.select_region(0, 0)
+            self.controller.grab_active_treeview()
+
+
+class IpEntry(ValidatedEntry):
+    def __init__(self, controller: "Controller") -> None:
+        super().__init__(controller, func=validate_ip_or_id)
+        self.set_placeholder_text(connect_panel.placeholder)
+        self.set_tooltip_text(connect_panel.entry_tooltip)
+
+class PortEntry(ValidatedEntry):
+    def __init__(self, controller: "Controller") -> None:
+        super().__init__(controller, func=validate_port)
+        self.set_placeholder_text(lan_panel.placeholder)
+        self.set_tooltip_text(lan_panel.entry_tooltip)