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 gk4@us.ibm.com 512-838-2688; t/l 678-2688 IBM Linux Technology Center & Linux Standards http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux/