How about leaving /mnt as is and adding "local" and "net"...
/mnt
|
+-local-+
| +--dos_c or whatever
| +--etc...
|
+-net-+
| +--remote sites - nfs, smb, etc
|
+-----------+
+-floppy[0-n]
+-cdrom[0-n]
+-dvd[0-n]
George Kraft IV
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