Macbook, NAS, and iTunes

I have my music library stored on a Buffalo TeraStation and have set my destination folder to the appropriate folder on the drive (\\terastation\share\iTunes\iTunes Music|\). However, when the computer leaves the network, I am disconnected from the drive. If I open iTunes without reconnecting to the drive, iTunes defaults to my computer's HDD without letting me know and will rip music to my HDD, download it, etc. Is there a way to set up iTunes so it will ONLY connect to the network storage drive? Or at least for it to inform me that it is changing the settings that I have put into it? Or even better, just have my Macbook automatically reconnect to the drive when it reenters the network?
Thanks,
Bryan

What I found works the easiest for me was to move the entire itunes folder to the nas, including the database files, as well as the music folder. This way if the drive is unaccessible when I open itunes, itunes pops up a message saying the itunes music folder is not available, and I know to mount the drive. It also allows me to make changes to the itunes database/playlists etc. from different computers, and have all the changes reflected no matter what computer I am using. The downside is that you can only access the library from one computer at a time. You need to close itunes on one computer before you can use the same library on a different computer. To do I consolidated my itunes library to the default itunes location on my computer, so that the itunes database files, and music folder where all in the same itunes folder. I then moved the entire itunes folder over to my nas. Finally start itunes holding down the option key and when prompted to select a library, select the itunes folder on the nas. Also make sure copy to library is turned on, and that itunes is still pointing at the correct music folder on the nas when you are finished.

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