One way would be to add an entry into your hosts file (with a made up hostname) then use the made up hostname to access the machine. -- OR -- Someone could tell me of a more elegant way of doing it!! :-) Tom. -----Original Message----- From: Ionut Gumeni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 8:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Redhat discusion list Subject: Samba Importance: High How can I access a Win95 host via smbclient if I have only IP address, and don't know his "hostname"? System Engineer Ionut Gumeni Office phone: +(40)-41-60.13.14 Fax: +(40)-41-60.13.69 Home phone: +(40)-41-63.99.28 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.