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.
• Macintosh HD > Library > StartupItems. This is where third-party applications install other applications that are executed when you start up your Mac. Such applications run after the System-related Startup Items.Do not place the alias to your network volume in either of these folders. Never change the contents of the second folder unless specifically instructed to do so as part of troubleshooting.
3. You wrote: "...my network drive isn't mounted correctly."Can you be more specific? What is incorrect about the mounting?  By "network drive" do you mean network-attached storage (brand/mode?) ? Or is this a volume being shared by another Mac or a PC?
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.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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