"Richard B. Talley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [snip - smbmount problems]
> I learned a new Linux installation needs to be told where to find other > machines. DNS or a local file (HOSTS ?) or -I switch. The file is /etc/hosts. If you install samba you can use nmblookup to find out the address. I think newer (2.1.x kernel) versions of smbmount will do this automatically. Try `nmblookup the-computer' (or nmblookup -d 2 '*'). -- Carey Evans http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/c.evans/ GNU GPL: "The Source will be with you... always." -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .