Simple way to consistently access a SMB mount?
Gigolo is an SMB broswer with an 'autoconnect' option when you bookmark a share. Click on the icon to install gigolo (from Software Center or sudo apt-get install gigolo) and it's pretty easy from there.
(Another answer, no extra apps, but it's not perfect: Navigate to the location in Nautilus and Add a Bookmark (Bookmarks -> Add, or CTRL-D). Each login you'll need to navigate to the share to mount it (sorry!), but once you have, it will be mounted in /home/username/.gvfs/ )
If you define "persistent" as "user always can click on it" then standard tools will do:
- Go to "Places -> Connect to Server..."
- Select "Windows share". Enter connection data.
- Select "Add bookmark".
Now persistent bookmark will be available on your "Places" menu and on the left navigation panel in file browser (nautilus).