Mount NAS permanently

Conrad11 · 1 Aug 2009 at 16:50

Hi there,

It is possible to permanently mount a nas share so that it appears in the devices or places section in finder.

...like you can mount a networked folder to the drive letter "x" in Windows, for instance.

Thanks.

Wingz · 2 Aug 2009 at 01:25

not quite sure what you mean but If you stick the NAS folder on to the Dock it will stay there even if you eject the NAS drive.

Conrad11 · 2 Aug 2009 at 18:11

My NAS seems to disconnect everytime I either go into Standby or Shutdown....I want it to stay connected constantly.

Also, what is the best way/protocol to connect to my NAS when on Mac?

Conrad11 · 3 Aug 2009 at 22:35

Found a way to sort of get the desired effect.

I created an Alias to the folder and then dragged it onto the Places bit in Finder...

...still when it initially connects (for the first time after the computer comes out of standby) there is a delay.

OllyM · 3 Aug 2009 at 22:41

What protocol are you using? My AFP shares always auto-reconnect after waking from sleep (as far as I can tell!)

Conrad11 · 3 Aug 2009 at 22:54

SMB or Bonjour (don't really know, but I'm pretty sure its the latter.). I don't believe that my NAS supports AFP.

OllyM · 3 Aug 2009 at 23:49

Bonjour isn't a file sharing protocol :confused:

It's basically Zeroconf with a funky name, a service discovery tool to make connecting devices up easier.