--- a/src/routing/global-routing/global-route-manager-impl.cc	Sun Dec 09 14:39:07 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/routing/global-routing/global-route-manager-impl.cc	Sun Dec 09 21:39:28 2007 -0800
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
       NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Adding GlobalRouter interface to node " << 
         node->GetId ());
 
-      Ptr<GlobalRouter> globalRouter = Create<GlobalRouter> (node);
+      Ptr<GlobalRouter> globalRouter = Create<GlobalRouter> ();
       node->AddInterface (globalRouter);
     }
 }

--- a/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.cc	Sun Dec 09 14:39:07 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.cc	Sun Dec 09 21:39:28 2007 -0800
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@
 const InterfaceId GlobalRouter::iid = 
   MakeInterfaceId ("GlobalRouter", Object::iid);
 
-GlobalRouter::GlobalRouter (Ptr<Node> node)
-  : m_node(node), m_LSAs()
+GlobalRouter::GlobalRouter ()
+  : m_LSAs()
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION;
   SetInterfaceId (GlobalRouter::iid);
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@
 GlobalRouter::DoDispose ()
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION;
-  m_node = 0;
   Object::DoDispose ();
 }
 
@@ -491,8 +490,9 @@
 GlobalRouter::DiscoverLSAs (void)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION;
-  NS_LOG_LOGIC("For node " << m_node->GetId () );
-  NS_ASSERT_MSG(m_node, 
+  Ptr<Node> node = QueryInterface<Node> (Node::iid);
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC("For node " << node->GetId () );
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(node, 
     "GlobalRouter::DiscoverLSAs (): <Node> interface not set");
 
   ClearLSAs ();
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 // Ipv4 interface.  This is where the information regarding the attached 
 // interfaces lives.
 //
-  Ptr<Ipv4> ipv4Local = m_node->QueryInterface<Ipv4> (Ipv4::iid);
+  Ptr<Ipv4> ipv4Local = node->QueryInterface<Ipv4> (Ipv4::iid);
   NS_ASSERT_MSG(ipv4Local, 
     "GlobalRouter::DiscoverLSAs (): QI for <Ipv4> interface failed");
 //
@@ -523,11 +523,11 @@
 // as the number of devices may include those for stub networks (e.g., 
 // ethernets, etc.).  
 //
-  uint32_t numDevices = m_node->GetNDevices();
+  uint32_t numDevices = node->GetNDevices();
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("numDevices = " << numDevices);
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < numDevices; ++i)
     {
-      Ptr<NetDevice> ndLocal = m_node->GetDevice(i);
+      Ptr<NetDevice> ndLocal = node->GetDevice(i);
 
       if (ndLocal->IsBroadcast () && !ndLocal->IsPointToPoint () )
         {
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
 // is a function to do this used down in the guts of the stack, but it's not 
 // exported so we had to whip up an equivalent.
 //
-          uint32_t ifIndexLocal = FindIfIndexForDevice(m_node, ndLocal);
+          uint32_t ifIndexLocal = FindIfIndexForDevice(node, ndLocal);
           Ipv4Address addrLocal = ipv4Local->GetAddress(ifIndexLocal);
           Ipv4Mask maskLocal = ipv4Local->GetNetworkMask(ifIndexLocal);
           NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Working with local address " << addrLocal);
@@ -580,11 +580,11 @@
               plr->SetLinkType (GlobalRoutingLinkRecord::TransitNetwork);
               // Link ID is IP interface address of designated router
               Ipv4Address desigRtr = 
-                FindDesignatedRouterForLink (m_node, ndLocal);
+                FindDesignatedRouterForLink (node, ndLocal);
               if (desigRtr == addrLocal) 
                 {
                   listOfDRInterfaces.push_back (ndLocal);
-                  NS_LOG_LOGIC (m_node->GetId () << " is a DR");
+                  NS_LOG_LOGIC (node->GetId () << " is a DR");
                 }
               plr->SetLinkId (desigRtr);
               // Link Data is router's own IP address
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 // is a function to do this used down in the guts of the stack, but it's not 
 // exported so we had to whip up an equivalent.
 //
-          uint32_t ifIndexLocal = FindIfIndexForDevice(m_node, ndLocal);
+          uint32_t ifIndexLocal = FindIfIndexForDevice(node, ndLocal);
 //
 // Now that we have the Ipv4 interface index, we can get the address and mask
 // we need.
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
         {
 // Build one NetworkLSA for each interface that is a DR
           Ptr<NetDevice> ndLocal = *i;
-          uint32_t ifIndexLocal = FindIfIndexForDevice(m_node, ndLocal);
+          uint32_t ifIndexLocal = FindIfIndexForDevice(node, ndLocal);
           Ipv4Address addrLocal = ipv4Local->GetAddress(ifIndexLocal);
           Ipv4Mask maskLocal = ipv4Local->GetNetworkMask(ifIndexLocal);
 
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@
   Ptr<NetDevice> ndLocal) const
 {
   uint32_t ifIndexLocal = FindIfIndexForDevice(node, ndLocal);
-  Ptr<Ipv4> ipv4Local = m_node->QueryInterface<Ipv4> (Ipv4::iid);
+  Ptr<Ipv4> ipv4Local = QueryInterface<Ipv4> (Ipv4::iid);
   NS_ASSERT (ipv4Local);
   Ipv4Address addrLocal = ipv4Local->GetAddress(ifIndexLocal);
   Ipv4Mask maskLocal = ipv4Local->GetNetworkMask(ifIndexLocal);

--- a/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.h	Sun Dec 09 14:39:07 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.h	Sun Dec 09 21:39:28 2007 -0800
@@ -563,12 +563,9 @@
   static const InterfaceId iid;
 
 /**
- * @brief Create a Global Router class and aggregate its interface onto the 
- * Node provided.
- *
- * @param node The existing Node onto which this router will be aggregated.
+ * @brief Create a Global Router class 
  */
-  GlobalRouter (Ptr<Node> node);
+  GlobalRouter ();
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the Router ID associated with this Global Router.
@@ -646,8 +643,6 @@
   Ipv4Address FindDesignatedRouterForLink (Ptr<Node> node,   
     Ptr<NetDevice> ndLocal) const;
 
-  Ptr<Node>     m_node;
-
   typedef std::list<GlobalRoutingLSA*> ListOfLSAs_t;
   ListOfLSAs_t m_LSAs;