* 
     * @return <tt>TYPE_FILESYSTEM, TYPE_WORKGROUP, TYPE_SERVER,
     * TYPE_NAMED_PIPE</tt>, or <tt>TYPE_SHARE</tt> in which case it may be either <tt>TYPE_SHARE</tt>,
     *         <tt>TYPE_PRINTER</tt> or <tt>TYPE_COMM</tt>.
     * @throws CIFSException
     */
    int getType () throws CIFSException;


    /**
     * @return whether this is a workgroup reference
     * @throws CIFSException
     */

    static final int TYPE_PRINTER = 0x20;
    /**
     * Returned by {@link jcifs.SmbResource#getType()} if the resource this <tt>SmbFile</tt>
     * represents is a communications device.
     */
    static final int TYPE_COMM = 0x40;

    /* open flags */

    static final int O_RDONLY = 0x01;
    static final int O_WRONLY = 0x02;
    static final int O_RDWR = 0x03;
    static final int O_APPEND = 0x04;