At 7:08 AM -0700 2/12/09, Bruce Johnson posted: > On Feb 11, 2009, at 9:43 PM, Steve R wrote: > >> >> Having a constant problem with the NAS paths for some reason. I chose >> >> /Volume_1/folder >> >> as a path in an application. Everything is fine. Then the next time I >> look, the path has changed to >> >> /Volume_1_1/folder >> >> and now tonight >> >> /Volume_1_2/folder. >> >> When I'm in a Finder window, Sidebar shows Shared -> 192.168.0.125 >> and dlink-54cd89. Both show me the exact same top level Connected as: >> username. >> >> Should I be accessing the NAS via the sidebar dlink-54ce89 which is >> always there on restart, and *not* via the Go dropdown menu which >> adds the 192.168.0.125? > > Well, yes. That may be why you're getting the multiple volume names > you're mounting it multiple times .
Yup, I was getting multiple occurrences of the volume on the desktop. But since I (too) often have multiple occurrences of the same Finder window open, my fading visual synapses didn't manage to get the information to my fading brain cells. My NAS Ximeta functions more Mac-like since it's really just an external hard drive accessed via ethernet than this one that is more server-like and now I'm having to learn new good habits ;-) > If it shows in the sidebar as 'dlink-54ce89' then it's mounted > already, and if you want to see it on the desktop, you'll want to > check the box in Finder prefs to show network volumes on the desktop; > in 10.5, for some utterly unfathomable reason, Apple decided to make > 'don't show them' the default. For some reason, even though I have Show Connected Servers checked, unless I add Volume_1 to the startup items, it won't mount until I access via the Shared sidebar. Is this normal? (My limited understanding is, because the NAS comes up automatically on the Finder "connected servers" Sidebar, that the computer is already connected to the NAS server and therefore the drive should already be mounted. ?) > Mine is proving quite reliable, I dragged the mounted volume icon to > my startup items and it's coming up every time I boot. As one name. I chose not to RAID the drives so I have the Volume_1 mount as I access it more frequently. The Volume_2 is being used as an iTunes server so I rarely need to see a directory. You probably don't torrent but the NAS is also working as a BitTorrent box, and far easier than I thought possible. I was going to work on doing a fun_plug 'thing' this weekend, or whenever my brain cells would cooperate, so I went ahead and Enabled Bittorrent through the Easy Find (windows) app, moved some torrent files over to the start directory and promptly forgot about doing it. But kept wondering why the blue light was showing activity. Turns out it just started torrenting on its own without the hours of *nix commands I thought I was going to have to do. Easy peasy, as we used to say in the '50s. Steve R --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
