[linux-cifs-client] Can only mount using server IP !?

[Steven Scholz]

Steven,

thanks for the fast reply.

> Is mount.cifs installed on your embedded system?
No.

> Since gethostbyname (translate tcp name to ip address) can not be done
> in kernel, it requires mount.cifs in order to handle tcp names.
Ah. I see.
Is mount.cifs doing other important things apart from  name translation?

How could I translate netbios names into IPs?

--
Steven