<div dir="ltr">Hello all, I've been working on a construction to make access to networkresources easier, using autofs. The construction permits user access to networkresources like a Samba/Windows server with cifs, FTP servers using curlftpfs and SSH using sshfs (fuse), in one directory created with autofs. I'm sure more services like nfs and ipx are possible, but I did not test that. (in fact there should be a lookup utility, simular to nmblookup or nbtscan and a mount helper, and of course support in the kernel..) The construction creates a directory in your home directory like: /home/sbon/Global Network under which the different networks go: /home/sbon/Global Network/FTP <div dir="ltr"> SSH access Windows Network when browsing the Windows Network tree, you're able to select the workgroup, host and share. /home/sbon/Global Network/Windows Network/BONONLINE ROUTER bononline ftp public sbon CWWERKGROEP These shares are mounted when accessed, using cifs. The use of credentials is supported, guest access is the default. Cifs is supprting much more than the kioslaves or the Gnome VFS. For example oplocks, ACL's and inotify, which play an important role in the Windows networks, but I think you already know that... (and: a desktop manager should should not be involved with network services/filesystems) The tree is dynamically created using nbtscan (or nmblookup) and smbclient. I'm trying to write an article about this toppic, which should soon appear in the dutch Linux Magazine. What I'm asking is, are you interested in this construction? I'm very enthousiast about it, and I'm sure it has potential. Look for some information at the website: <a href="http://linux.bononline.nl/linux/automountsmbshares/automountsmbshares-page01a.php" target="_blank">http://linux.bononline.nl/linux/automountsmbshares/index.php</a> Information there is not ready yet, I'm working on that. Looking forward to your reply, Stef Bon Voorburg the Netherlands </div></div>