diff --git a/common/pc/mount-samba.nix b/common/pc/mount-samba.nix
index db7f2ba..937ba00 100644
--- a/common/pc/mount-samba.nix
+++ b/common/pc/mount-samba.nix
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@
 let
   cfg = config.services.mount-samba;
 
-  # prevents hanging on network split
-  network_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s,nostrictsync,cache=loose,handlecache,handletimeout=30000,rwpidforward,mapposix,soft,resilienthandles,echo_interval=10,noblocksend";
+  # prevents hanging on network split and other similar niceties to ensure a stable connection
+  network_opts = "nostrictsync,cache=strict,handlecache,handletimeout=30000,rwpidforward,mapposix,soft,resilienthandles,echo_interval=10,noblocksend,fsc";
 
+  systemd_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s";
   user_opts = "uid=${toString config.users.users.googlebot.uid},file_mode=0660,dir_mode=0770,user";
-  auth_opts = "credentials=/run/agenix/smb-secrets";
-  version_opts = "vers=2.1";
+  auth_opts = "sec=ntlmv2i,credentials=/run/agenix/smb-secrets";
+  version_opts = "vers=3.1.1";
 
-  opts = "${network_opts},${user_opts},${version_opts},${auth_opts}";
+  opts = "${systemd_opts},${network_opts},${user_opts},${version_opts},${auth_opts}";
 in {
   options.services.mount-samba = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable mounting samba shares";
@@ -33,8 +34,12 @@ in {
 
     age.secrets.smb-secrets.file = ../../secrets/smb-secrets.age;
 
-    # Encrypted Vault
     environment.shellAliases = {
+      # remount storage
+      remount_public = "sudo systemctl restart mnt-public.mount";
+      remount_private = "sudo systemctl restart mnt-private.mount";
+
+      # Encrypted Vault
       vault_unlock = "${pkgs.gocryptfs}/bin/gocryptfs /mnt/private/.vault/ /mnt/vault/";
       vault_lock = "umount /mnt/vault/";
     };