Can Ubuntu/Samba access DFS shares on Windows Server?

Is there a way for Ubuntu/Samba to access a DFS path on our Windows file server?

I'm primarily a Windows guy and my Ubuntu colleagues have to access the file server using regular \\server\share paths, rather than \\domain\dfsnamespace\target.

Are your Ubuntu colleagues using the CIFS client or are they using the SAMBA smbclient tool? http://pserver.samba.org/samba/ftp/cifs-cvs/linux-cifs-client-guide.pdf indicates that the smbclient tool can access DFS paths though the CIFS client cannot.

I believe I have solved this problem!!

I spent HOURS working on this before I solved, and I've documented my solution here:

http://mattslay.com/connecting-ubuntu-to-windows-shares-and-dfs-trees/