* 
     * @return the ip address
     */
    @Override
    public String getHostAddress () {
        if ( this.addr instanceof NbtAddress ) {
            return ( (NbtAddress) this.addr ).getHostAddress();
        }
        return ( (InetAddress) this.addr ).getHostAddress();
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * 
     * @throws UnknownHostException
     *

     */
    String getHostName ();


    /**
     * Return the IP address as text such as "192.168.1.15".
     * 
     * @return the ip address
     */
    String getHostAddress ();


    /**
     * 
     * @return this address as an InetAddress
     * @throws UnknownHostException
     */
    InetAddress toInetAddress () throws UnknownHostException;


    /**