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  From: Ben Kramer <ben@webmedia.com.au>
  To  : O'Connor, Steven <Steven.O'Connor@boralenergy.com.au>
  Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 03:31:58 +0000

Re: smbmount

"O'Connor, Steven" wrote:
> 
> Any clues about how to find a valid netbios name for your client ??
> 
> smbmount //ntserver/share /mount_point -U my_name -P my_password
> 
> gives the error : 'my hostname name too long as a netbios name:
> machine_name.lots.of.domain_names.com.au'
> 
> so, I use the -c option -
> 
> smbmount //ntserver/share /mount_point -U my_name -P my_password -c
> NETBIOSNAME
> 
have you tried your machine name ?
smbmount //ntserver/share /mount_point -U my_name -P my_password -c
my_machine

works for me :-)
Ben...

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