} catch( UnknownHostException uhe ) {
                /* Java cannot determine the localhost. This is basically a config
                 * issue on the host. There's not much we can do about it. Just
                 * to suppress NPEs that would result we can create a possibly bogus
                 * address. Pretty sure the below cannot actually thrown a UHE tho.
                 */

            boolean isPermanent, byte[] macAddress ) {

        /*
         * The NodeStatusResponse.readNodeNameArray method may also set this
         * information. These two places where node status data is populated should
         * be consistent. Be carefull!
         */
        this.hostName = hostName;
        this.address = address;
        this.groupName = groupName;