What's the deal w Unmounting Network Shares in Panther?

petey · 11-26-2003, 07:59 AM

i can't believe i'm the only one seeing this. i did a half-assed search, and couldn't come up with the problem, tho.

if i mount a network share, there is no way to unmount it. eject doesn't do anything.

likewise, i can't unmount my (local) iDisk.

this is obviously different than Panther.

what's the deal, neal?

Craig R. Arko · 11-26-2003, 08:20 AM

Well, networking in Panther is in an 'interesting' state at the moment.

How you do this depends on how you mounted the share, and what protocol was used.

If you mount it on the Desktop using 'connect to server', there should be no problemo ejecting/dismounting in the usual fashion.

Using the Network browser in the Finder is when things get hairy. When you mount an AFP server, it mounts all the shares you have access to, not just the one you want. To unmount you must eject the server, not the individual share (!). This unmounts all the AFP shares from that server. Of course this method never puts share icons on the Desktop.

Now an SMB share doesn't work that way, the only way I know to unmount an SMB share mounted through the Finder is to log out. There's possibly a CLI method as well. These also never were displayed as icons on the Desktop.

An iDisk, which mounts using WebDAV, appears to behave yet a third way. When I select my iDisk in the Finder sidebar it actually mounts it on the Desktop as well. I can dismount by ejecting the Desktop icon or selecting 'Eject' in the Finder window. I think that was added in 10.3.1.

So things are pretty fouled up at the moment. This would seem to be a prime area to be addressed in a 10.3.2 build.

NovaScotian · 11-26-2003, 12:02 PM

In addition to the deficiencies already noted, Panther seems unable to connect by computer name or IP Address to my legacy gateway machine (7100/66, OS 9.0 running IPNetRouter/IPNetSentry). Other machines on the LAN see the gateway. Both 10.1 and 10.2 would connect to it either way - name or address, from the Go menu. I have to use Timbuktu to talk to it now.

ulrichm · 11-26-2003, 12:21 PM

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	Originally posted by Craig R. Arko Now an SMB share doesn't work that way, the only way I know to unmount an SMB share mounted through the Finder is to log out. There's possibly a CLI method as well. These also never were displayed as icons on the Desktop.

Craig: I have three SMB mounts from a server on my desktop, as they are also being used by wintel computers. They can be unmounted at any time in Panther. I just have to click the unmount button in the finder side bar or drag them into the trash or any of the other normal ways to unmount a share.

Craig R. Arko · 11-26-2003, 03:02 PM

Ulrich: do you mount these using 'Connect to Server' as opposed to browsing with the Finder Network icon, and hitting the Connect button in the Preview pane?

ulrichm · 11-26-2003, 04:18 PM

I usually do this:
Menu "Go -> Connect to Server..." Select the server/share from a the list of previous connections and hit "Connect"

But with the Network Feature of the Finder Sidebar, the share does not mount on the desktop. Therefore, I can also not eject anything.

I hope this clarifies some things. I think I should have read the thread properly

GeorgeVW · 12-11-2003, 03:32 PM

on the Server in the Network browse and choose 'Eject...' from the contextual menu works for me to dismount a SMB server (haven't tried with an individual share).

11-26-2003, 07:59 AM	#1
petey All Star Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: peteyville Posts: 794	What's the deal w Unmounting Network Shares in Panther? i can't believe i'm the only one seeing this. i did a half-assed search, and couldn't come up with the problem, tho. if i mount a network share, there is no way to unmount it. eject doesn't do anything. likewise, i can't unmount my (local) iDisk. this is obviously different than Panther. what's the deal, neal?

11-26-2003, 04:18 PM	#6
ulrichm All Star Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 741	I usually do this: Menu "Go -> Connect to Server..." Select the server/share from a the list of previous connections and hit "Connect" But with the Network Feature of the Finder Sidebar, the share does not mount on the desktop. Therefore, I can also not eject anything. I hope this clarifies some things. I think I should have read the thread properly __________________ ..::\|\| Mac-addict since 1991 \|\|::..

12-11-2003, 03:32 PM	#7
GeorgeVW Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: LA, CA Posts: 55	Ctrl-click (or left-click) on the Server in the Network browse and choose 'Eject...' from the contextual menu works for me to dismount a SMB server (haven't tried with an individual share).

11-26-2003, 08:20 AM	#2
Craig R. Arko Site Admin Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,988	Well, networking in Panther is in an 'interesting' state at the moment. How you do this depends on how you mounted the share, and what protocol was used. If you mount it on the Desktop using 'connect to server', there should be no problemo ejecting/dismounting in the usual fashion. Using the Network browser in the Finder is when things get hairy. When you mount an AFP server, it mounts all the shares you have access to, not just the one you want. To unmount you must eject the server, not the individual share (!). This unmounts all the AFP shares from that server. Of course this method never puts share icons on the Desktop. Now an SMB share doesn't work that way, the only way I know to unmount an SMB share mounted through the Finder is to log out. There's possibly a CLI method as well. These also never were displayed as icons on the Desktop. An iDisk, which mounts using WebDAV, appears to behave yet a third way. When I select my iDisk in the Finder sidebar it actually mounts it on the Desktop as well. I can dismount by ejecting the Desktop icon or selecting 'Eject' in the Finder window. I think that was added in 10.3.1. So things are pretty fouled up at the moment. This would seem to be a prime area to be addressed in a 10.3.2 build.

11-26-2003, 12:02 PM	#3
NovaScotian League Commissioner Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 5,156	In addition to the deficiencies already noted, Panther seems unable to connect by computer name or IP Address to my legacy gateway machine (7100/66, OS 9.0 running IPNetRouter/IPNetSentry). Other machines on the LAN see the gateway. Both 10.1 and 10.2 would connect to it either way - name or address, from the Go menu. I have to use Timbuktu to talk to it now.

11-26-2003, 03:02 PM	#5
Craig R. Arko Site Admin Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,988	Ulrich: do you mount these using 'Connect to Server' as opposed to browsing with the Finder Network icon, and hitting the Connect button in the Preview pane?