* byte order: the highest order byte of the address is in getAddress()[0].
 *
 * @return a four byte array
 */ 

    public byte[] getAddress() {    
        byte[] addr = new byte[4];

        addr[0] = (byte)(( address >>> 24 ) & 0xFF );
        addr[1] = (byte)(( address >>> 16 ) & 0xFF );
        addr[2] = (byte)(( address >>> 8 ) & 0xFF );

    /**
     * Unknown MAC Address
     */
    public static final byte[] UNKNOWN_MAC_ADDRESS = new byte[] {
        (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00
    };

    Name hostName;
    int address, nodeType;
    boolean groupName, isBeingDeleted, isInConflict, isActive, isPermanent, isDataFromNodeStatus;
    byte[] macAddress;
    String calledName;