--- a/src/helper/tap-bridge-helper.cc	Fri Feb 13 00:10:21 2009 -0500
+++ b/src/helper/tap-bridge-helper.cc	Fri Feb 13 12:44:22 2009 -0800
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "ns3/log.h"
 #include "ns3/node.h"
 #include "ns3/tap-bridge.h"
+#include "ns3/names.h"
 #include "tap-bridge-helper.h"
 
 NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("TapBridgeHelper");
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
   m_deviceFactory.Set (n1, v1);
 }
 
+
   Ptr<NetDevice>
 TapBridgeHelper::Install (Ptr<Node> node, Ptr<NetDevice> nd)
 {
@@ -52,4 +54,26 @@
   return bridge;
 }
 
+Ptr<NetDevice>
+TapBridgeHelper::Install (std::string nodeName, Ptr<NetDevice> nd)
+{
+  Ptr<Node> node = Names::Find<Node> (nodeName);
+  return Install (node, nd);
+}
+
+Ptr<NetDevice>
+TapBridgeHelper::Install (Ptr<Node> node, std::string ndName)
+{
+  Ptr<NetDevice> nd = Names::Find<NetDevice> (ndName);
+  return Install (node, nd);
+}
+
+Ptr<NetDevice>
+TapBridgeHelper::Install (std::string nodeName, std::string ndName)
+{
+  Ptr<Node> node = Names::Find<Node> (nodeName);
+  Ptr<NetDevice> nd = Names::Find<NetDevice> (ndName);
+  return Install (node, nd);
+}
+
 } // namespace ns3

--- a/src/helper/tap-bridge-helper.h	Fri Feb 13 00:10:21 2009 -0500
+++ b/src/helper/tap-bridge-helper.h	Fri Feb 13 12:44:22 2009 -0800
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
   TapBridgeHelper (Ipv4Address gateway);
   void SetAttribute (std::string n1, const AttributeValue &v1);
   Ptr<NetDevice> Install (Ptr<Node> node, Ptr<NetDevice> nd);
+  Ptr<NetDevice> Install (std::string nodeName, Ptr<NetDevice> nd);
+  Ptr<NetDevice> Install (Ptr<Node> node, std::string ndName);
+  Ptr<NetDevice> Install (std::string nodeName, std::string ndName);
 private:
   ObjectFactory m_deviceFactory;
 };