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Chapter 2 - AppleTalk Utilities / AppleTalk Utilities Reference

Routines / Getting the Addresses of Your Node and Local Internet Router

GetBridgeAddress

The GetBridgeAddress function returns the node ID of the router on your
local network.

FUNCTION GetBridgeAddress: Integer;

DESCRIPTION

The GetBridgeAddress function returns the current node ID of an internet router in the low-order byte of the function result. If the function result is 0, there is no router
on the local network. The router's network number is that of the local network; you can use the GetNodeAddress function to get the network number.

ASSEMBLY-LANGUAGE INFORMATION

This function is implemented in the MPW glue code only. It is not accessible from assembly language.

SEE ALSO

To obtain the network number of the local network, use the GetNodeAddress function described on page 2-17.