diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCconn.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCconn.pm
index 2567ad292..504302bab 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCconn.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCconn.pm
@@ -639,7 +639,8 @@ sub lshwconn
                     #my $node_ip_hash = $hosttab->getNodeAttribs( $node_name,[qw(ip)]);
                     #$node_ip = $node_ip_hash->{ip};
                     #$node_ip = xCAT::Utils::getNodeIPaddress( $node_name );
-                    $node_ip = xCAT::Utils::getIPaddress( $node_name );
+		    my $d = $nodehash->{$node_name};
+                    $node_ip = xCAT::FSPUtils::getIPaddress($request, $$d[4], $node_name );
                 }
                 if (!$node_ip || ($node_ip == -3))
                 {