On Thursday 15 December 2005 22:51, Björn Lindström wrote: > On my home network I mount a couple of shares from a Windows system on > my Debian system using smbfs. > > However, as soon as the Windows system is turned off (which is often, > the user turns it off every night) and then on again, smbfs has lost > contact with the Windows share. Any attempts to use it just times out. > > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make smbfs automatically > reestablish its connections with the host when it is restarted?
This is why I love servers... They are meant to stay up! Alternatively, I'd make the smbfs user mountable, and mount it as you want to use it, much like removeable media.
