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MAC NETWORK DRIVE CONNECT AS WINDOWS 8

Mount volume “Movies” on server “serverbox” If isConnected = false then - this checks variable “isConnected” and if “false” then it tries to mount the volume given the server name (or ip address). Set isConnected2 to disk “TV (HD)” exists Set isConnected to disk “Movies” exists - this checks to see if “Movies” exists (mounted) then sets a true/false value to the variable “isConnected”. # Save this as an applescript application with the “always open” checkbox checked. Type Applescript Editorin your OS X spotlight search and open it. To remount network drives that were disconnected, you first need to create an Applescript. Now how do we re-mount a drive if the datastore itself is rebooted? There are a couple methods, but the method below is perhaps the easiest and not as difficult to learn as the other method which involves Terminal commands. This will mount your drives when the OS X machine is restarted.

MAC NETWORK DRIVE CONNECT AS PLUS

You can accomplish this by going to Apple Symbol (in top left of menu bar) then System Preferences.Ĭlick the Userthen Login Itemsthen click the plus symbol and select the network folder. We’ll start by talking about the first scenario: having your drives mount automatically when you reboot your OS X computer: This will mount your drives, but what this will not do is keep them mounted if you reboot your OSX machine OR if your file-server is rebooted. (in my case I type smb://serverbox/Movies, and smb://serverbox/TV (HD)) The “Movies” and “TV Shows” folders are on another server and I have them mapped using smb in Finder:Ĭlick finder > click “Go” in the menu bar (or press CMD+K) > then type in the server address: smb://server_ip So here is the scenario: I have a Plex server on an OSX virtual machine.

MAC NETWORK DRIVE CONNECT AS OFFLINE

Unfortunately, this does not reconnect the network drives if the server itself goes offline and then comes back online. There is indeed a method to connect network drives when OS X boots up (the instructions are below for this). There is no documentation online or a Microsoft to perform a similar Regedit fix for Windows 8.I needed a solution that would automatically reconnect my network drives from a file server when it disconnects and reconnects.

MAC NETWORK DRIVE CONNECT AS WINDOWS 8

We have a Mac Server with several shared drives with 30 Macs connecting to the shares, and (1) of our (3) Windows computers can connect because they have Windows 7 which we had to perform a Regedit parameter change, but the (2) Windows 8 computers can'tĬonnect, no matter what I do.

MAC NETWORK DRIVE CONNECT AS HOW TO

You didn't answer the question.ĭoes anyone know how to connect to a Mac Shared drive from a Windows 8 computer? Thanks for the explanation of how to connect to a Windows shared drive, but the question was how to connect to a MAC shared drive from Windows 8. Save any open documents and restart your computer.Ĭomputers section your MacBook will appear with the name you chose when when configuring OS X (the NetBIOS name).ġ. This can be anything you like, I chose ECNEPSNAI ,Ĩ. Take note of the computer name and choose a workgroup name. You can now browse the files of your Mac.ħ. If you don’t see your Mac show up in Network, you can try a direct connection:

Once connected, you can now browse the files on your Mac.

MAC NETWORK DRIVE CONNECT AS PASSWORD

This is the username and password for your MacBook, not the Windows computer.

Double click on your MacBook, you will be asked to enter a.

If it doesn’t refer to the instructions below. Tip: It may take a few seconds for your MacBook to appear.

Under the Computers section your MacBook will appear with the name you chose when when configuring OS X (the NetBIOS name).

Move your mouse to the top right corner to reveal the charms menu.

NetBIOS name and enter the same workgroup name Click the Advanced button in the bottom right Select Network to open Network Preferencesģ. Click the Apple menu and select System PreferencesĢ. You will be warned that you need to restart your computer. This can be anything you like, I chose ECNEPSNAI, which is myĨ. Enter an administrator password if you’re asked to at theĦ. Under ‘ Computer Name, domain, and workgroup settings’ select Change Settingsĥ. Right click on Computer and select PropertiesĤ. Move your mouse to the top right corner to reveal the charms menu.

Turn ON sharing in the Public folder sharing sectionġ. D) Click on " Change advanced sharing settings".