*/

        ADDRESS_CACHE.put( UNKNOWN_NAME, new CacheEntry( UNKNOWN_NAME, UNKNOWN_ADDRESS, FOREVER ));

        /* Determine the InetAddress of the local interface
         * if one was not specified.
         */
        localInetAddress = CLIENT.laddr;
        if( localInetAddress == null ) {
            try {
                localInetAddress = InetAddress.getLocalHost();

     * address, isPermanent, isBeingDeleted, ...etc. This information can only
     * be retrieved with the Node Status request.
     * 
     * The degree of state that an NbtAddress has is dependant on how it was
     * created and what is required of it. The second degree of state is the
     * most common. This is the state information that would be retrieved from
     * WINS for example. Natrually it is not practical for every NbtAddress