diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
index 69a04e01d..2dddc2d6c 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
@@ -2852,6 +2852,15 @@ sub nodeonmynet
 
 =head3   getNodeIPaddress
 
+ Arguments:
+       Node name  only one at a time
+    Returns: ip address(s)
+    Globals:
+        none
+    Error:
+        none
+    Example:   my $c1 = xCAT::Utils::getNodeIPaddress($nodetocheck);
+
 =cut
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2882,8 +2891,25 @@ sub getNodeIPaddress
         my $type = xCAT::DBobjUtils->getnodetype($nodetocheck);
         if ($type) {
             if ($type eq "frame" or $type eq "cec")  {
-            	$c1 = xCAT::DBobjUtils->getchildren($nodetocheck); 
-   
+              # Read the ppc table for any entry that
+              # has parent=nodename and nodetype fsp or bpa  
+              my $ppctab  = xCAT::Table->new( 'ppc' );
+              my @ps = $ppctab->getAllNodeAttribs(['node','parent','nodetype']);
+              my $parent;
+              my $node;
+              my $type;
+              #search for addresses
+              for my $entry ( @ps ) {
+                 $parent = $entry->{parent};
+                 $node = $entry->{node};
+                 $type = $entry->{nodetype};
+                 if (defined($parent)  and $parent eq $nodetocheck ) {
+                   if ( defined($type) and $type eq 'fsp' or $type eq 'bpa'){
+                        push @$c1,$node;
+                   } 
+                 }
+              }  
+                
                 #if $port exists, only for mkhwconn ... CEC/Frame 
                 if ( defined($port) ) {
                     my @fsp_bpa = @$c1;