*/

    public static NbtAddress getByName( String host )
                                        throws UnknownHostException {
        return getByName( host, 0x00, null );
    }

/** 
 * Determines the address of a host given it's host name. NetBIOS
 * names also have a <code>type</code>. Types(aka Hex Codes)
 * are used to distiquish the various services on a host. <a
 * href="../../../nbtcodes.html">Here</a> is

 * Microsoft Windows platform. A NetBIOS name can be 15 characters long
 * and hosts usually registers several names on the network. From a
 * Windows command prompt you can see
 * what names a host registers with the nbtstat command.
 * <p>
 * <blockquote>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * C:\&gt;nbtstat -a 192.168.1.15
 * 
 *        NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table
 * 
 *    Name               Type         Status