-# IP address handling
-# this allows one to ask whether an IP address has been used with this node or let's one set an IP address for this node.
-sub ip
-{
- my $self = shift;
- my $node = shift;
- my $ipin = shift;
-
- $self->{ip} = {} unless ref $self->{ip};
- my $ref = $self->{ip};
- my $ip = $ref->{$node}->[0];
- $ip = $ref->{$node} = [$ipin, $main::systime] if $ipin;
- return $ip;
-}
-