checkNodeStatusData(tc);
        return this.isActive;
    }


    @Override
    public boolean isPermanent ( CIFSContext tc ) throws UnknownHostException {
        checkNodeStatusData(tc);
        return this.isPermanent;
    }


    @Override
    public byte[] getMacAddress ( CIFSContext tc ) throws UnknownHostException {
        checkNodeStatusData(tc);

        checkNodeStatusData();
        return isBeingDeleted;
    }

/** 
 * Determines if this address in conflict with another address.
 *
 * @throws UnknownHostException if the host cannot be resolved to find out.
 */ 

    public boolean isInConflict() throws UnknownHostException {
        checkNodeStatusData();
        return isInConflict;
    }

/**