/**
     * @return the original URL
     */
    URL getURL ();


    /**
     * @return resolved server address
     * @throws CIFSException
     */
    Address getAddress () throws CIFSException;


    /**
     * @return whether this is a IPC connection
     */
    boolean isIPC ();


    /**
     * Returns type of of object this <tt>SmbFile</tt> represents.