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Can Rumpus be made to work with the Finders “Connect To Server” function?

April 26, 2017connect to server finder function rumpus

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Can Rumpus be made to work with the Finders “Connect To Server” function?

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Yes. The OS X Finder can mount remote servers as volumes on the desktop via AFP (Apple Filing Protocol), FTP and WebDAV. Since Rumpus acts as both an FTP and WebDAV server, either protocol can be used to login to a Rumpus account from the Finder. However, the Finder’s FTP support is fairly limited, and in particular mounts FTP services as “read-only” volumes. WebDAV is therefore the recommended method for mounting a Rumpus server via the Finder. With WebDAV enabled (using the option on the “Basics” tab of the “Web Settings” window), you can simply use the “Connect To Server…” function on the client Mac. When specifying the connection address, be sure to begin the address with “http://” to let the Finder know you want to connect via WebDAV rather than AFP. You will also need to include the port number, if the Rumpus Web server is running on any port other than 80. In short, the connection address is exactly the same as it is when connecting to the WFM via Web browser. For complete det