try using the address instead of the hostname.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ranga Nathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: smbmount from linux to access windows files > > > For the first time I am trying smbmount with the following command: > > smbmount /var/dsk019 //dsk019.bax.baxworld.com/ -o > username=auser,password=apassword,netbiosname=dsk019,uid=auser > ,ip=187.23.110.189 > ro > > but get the message "Could not resolve mount point > //dsk019.ba.baxworld.com/" > > I read the manpage but there are no examples. The syntax is "smbmount > service mount-point options. I dont know what the service > here means....I > also tried the "mount -t smbfs " but that throws up the help info. > > What am I doing wrong? >
