smbfs filesystem not supported by the kernel

Hi,

For some reason I am suddenly getting the error message "smbfs
filesystem not supported by the kernel" when I try to mount an smbfs
file system. I have mounted smbfs filesystems dozens of times in the
past. I have not done anything to my system other than apply the
updates that come in through the online update system. What could be
wrong?

Thanks,
Frank

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