Mounting a local Vollume via AFP

[Andy Ringsmuth]

> I would like to access a local volume as if it were an AFP mount.
>
> I've written a Core Data application.  I had hoped to share it among
> two users: one accessing the database from the internal drive and one
> accessing it remotely via AFP.  It didn't work - only one user at a
> time can access the database file.  An Apple employee explained that
> both users must access the database file via the same protocol and
> suggested that I buy a third machine to host the database file.
>
> That is certainly an option but the application is a point of sale
> system on the floor of a busy retailer.  A network connection might be
> too sluggish.  For the remote user speed doesn't matter.
>
> Which brings me to back to my question.  The Finder's Connect to
> Server command dis-allows connection to a local disk.  Do any of you
> know how to circumvent that?

I'd pick up a new AirPort Extreme base station.  You can plug USB  
hard disks into it and share them across a network, wired or  
wirelessly, very easy.  It's not quite the solution you're looking  
for, but probably worth considering.


-Andy