Mount smb shares on startup

b4bol4t,

Well, you can't have it both ways, obviously. 😉 What you seem to be asking for is something that will detect a connection to your network, then mount the remote volumes in the background. Realistically, this is not something that is going to work.

That doesn't mean that there aren't ways to smooth the process. though. If I were in your shoes, I would first choose to not show those remote volumes on the Desktop. Instead, I would create aliases of them, and keep those aliases on the Desktop (make the aliases while the volumes are shown, then turn off the option to show the volumes).

I would assume that the authentication credentials for these remote shares are stored in your Keychain. When you are connected to your network, it would then be a simple matter to open one of the shares from the appropriate alias. You might be asked for your Keychain password, depending on your Keychain settings, but that's a good thing IMO.

Scott

You could try using MacroPolo (free download)
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/32979>
to trigger an Automator script that only tries to mount your SMB shares when you are in the correct location.