Can't mount a network drive at startup - Mac boots too fast?

Hi all,
On every Mac I've owned for the last few years, I dragged the icon of my file server to my Login Items list and the Mac would flawlessly mount the drive.
Now with my Mac Pro, the machine seems to boot so darn fast that I get an error that the server doesn't exist, but if I immediately manually do a Cmd-K and mount the drive, then it works. I put my old G5 back on the network and it worked, as did my Macbook Pro and my old G4 Cube.
So, although I can't prove it, it seems to me that the Mac is trying to mount the drive before the Mac finds the network. If this is true, how can I solve this problem?
Mike

Hi Michael,
I'd try this method instead of dragging to the Login items...
http://www.bombich.com/mactips/automount.html
I'd experiment with the Static vs. Dynamic also.

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Ahh ! I wasn't sure which statement you were refuting.
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James

Try doing i manually instead of using sharepoints tool.
http://www.bombich.com/mactips/automount.html
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Mount a network disk at startup?

OK, so I know I can create an alias to a network drive and copy it into the System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items list.
But on my config when I startup, I pass over the login screen and go straight to the desktop. This seems to mean that the startup items don't run like they should... or at least the alias isn't called correctly, thus my network drive isn't mounted correctly.
Any ideas how to mount a network drive at startup without having to first stop at the login screen?
Thanks!
Jake

Hi, Jake.
1. You wrote: "But on my config when I startup, I pass over the login screen and go straight to the desktop."I presume you have configured your Mac to "Automatically log in as..." your account in System Preferences > Accounts > Login Options.
Automatic login should not prevent items you have added to System Preferences > Accounts > your_account > Login Items from running. The items placed in this list are known as Login Items and are run when you log in to your account.
If you're interested in the technical details, see "The Boot Process".
2. Under Tiger, the term Startup Items applies to applications that are run when you startup your Mac. They are in the following folders:• Macintosh HD > System > Library > StartupItems. These are System-related Startup Items included with Mac OS X.
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4. Are you saying that, if you disable automatic login on your account and restart your Mac, you are prompted to authenticate mounting the network volume, and then the volume mounts normally?
5. Note that if the "network drive" is a volume being shared by another computer, and the computer sharing the volume isn't available (asleep, shutdown, AirPort off, offline, etc.) this could delay your login process a bit as your Mac tries to find it.
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TIA
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1. I success to map drive and then logout / switch user.
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it is dell server and Lenovo M82 PC
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Is there any error message throwed when you reconnect the mapped drive? Can you directly access the UNC path of the mapped drive? What VPN programs do you use? Please check if the VPN client connect correctly.
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Dear sir / madam,
I face a big problem. My company use VPN Connection. After my company upgrade the window from Window 7 to Window8.1 , we find that we can not reconnect the network drive. please find the details below:
1. I success to map drive and then logout / switch user.
2. wait two /three hours
3. i find the drive is disconnected.
4. when I try to reconnect, window can not find again. then I try to use netstat
C:\Windows\system32>netstat
TCP 172.28.97.31:58206 test-server:http TIME_WAIT
Then, i try to use cmd , net use /delete and then try to reconnect test-server
5 it show reconnect successful by net use command. However , I need waste many time and I can not find the drive in window.
if I restart window, i can reconnect it quickly and find the drive in window.
the server are window server 2008 r2 and server 2012, they located at difference site.
if the server and PC located at same site, it is no problem.
both the server and PC are joined in same domain.
it is dell server and Lenovo M82 PC( Intel Lan 82579LM/V Driver)
please help me to solve the problem
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example
@echo off
net use * /delete /yes
net use x: \\server_name\shared_directory_name
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https://helpdesk.egnyte.com/hc/en-us/articles/201638304-Mapping-a-drive-using-a-net-use-command-and-logon-scripts-for-domain-users
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490717.aspx
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