*             if the host cannot be resolved to
     *             determine the MAC address.
     */
    byte[] getMacAddress ( CIFSContext tc ) throws UnknownHostException;


    /**
     * Returned the hex code associated with this name(e.g. 0x20 is for the file service)
     * 
     * @return the name type
     */
    int getNameType ();


    /**
     * @return the name for this address
     */