Make a NAS mount on startup?

[hobbes1st]

I have a NAS (dlink DNS-323) set up on my network. Is there a way to have it automatically mount when I start up my mac as opposed to having to manually mount it each time?

TIA

[jessica.]

I have a Buffalo NAS. It is always on, but in a standby mode so it turns off basically when inactive for quite some time. Upon starting up it will eventually connect. I am unsure why yours does not. Does it have any software you had to install first? Can you not go to finder/connect and then do that?

[plinden]

I would suggest reading up on Leopard's autofs - http://rajeev.name/blog/2007/11/22/autofs-goodness-in-apples-leopard-105-part-i/

[vandozza]

i think you can drag the mounted disk from the desktop into your login items (system prefs/accounts/login items.)

[plinden]

Dragging an already mounted volume to login items works fine for single users who just logged on, but using the *nix automounting available through fstab makes the drive accessible on start up, prior to anyone logging in.

[myjay610]

Just curious, not so familiar with NASes, but does it share via samba? If so shouldn't bonjour pick it up automatically?

[ChrisA]

Just curious, not so familiar with NASes, but does it share via samba? If so shouldn't bonjour pick it up automatically?

Think about how bad that would work in a large office. If every share available on my network mounted automatically I'd have (no kidding) about 285 disks mounted on my desktop right now. We have 5,000+ computers on this network as I type.

The automouter is the best way to go. It will mount disks as they are needed. But dragging to the startup folder will work in a small environment where you can count the servers and users on the fingers of one hand.

[myjay610]

I guess I missed where we were talking about mounting the NAS on a corporate LAN?