*/
    public static Name getLocalName() {
        return localhost.hostName;
    }

    /**
     * Determines the address of a host given it's host name. The name can be a NetBIOS name like
     * "freto" or an IP address like "192.168.1.15". It cannot be a DNS name;
     * the analygous {@link jcifs.smb1.UniAddress} or {@link java.net.InetAddress}
     * <code>getByName</code> methods can be used for that.
     *