smbclient has no local echo

I am running SuSE 9.1 x86_64 on GigaByte board with 3200+ cpu & gig of ram I have fresh install of 9.1 with all patches and nvidia driver. Everything is working ok, except for my smbclient app. I can connect and browse and do anything I want, except I don't get any local echo. for example if I issue the command [prompt], I'm used to it giving a response telling me the toggled state. (e.g. prompting now off) and same with the command [recurse]. I don't see any command line to toggle local echo. anyone know how to turn back on or fix problem if it is indeed a problem? thanks in advance B-)