Hi John,
I tried plugging in a USB drive to the Airport Express and nothing
seemed to happen. I looked on my desk top and looked in network I also looked
under the Time Capsule as the Express is set up to extend the network. Should
I be looking somewhere else?
Eric
On Aug 21, 2011, at 11:50 AM, John Panarese wrote:
> I've use the USB port for an external drive. It works fine as far as I
> found. I don't recall having to do anything special to get the Mac to see it
> either.
>
> Take Care
> John Panarese
> [email protected]
>
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2011, at 9:03 AM, Eric Caron wrote:
>
>>
>> On Aug 20, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>
>>> Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that the USB port on your
>>> Airport Express is for a printer only.
>>>
>>> Dane,
>>
>> I stated that in my message, the USB is intended by Apple for a
>> printer. My question is can it be used for a external drive? Sometimes
>> Apple devices can do more then what is stated. For example my Time Capsule
>> is supposed to be able to run a printer or a external drive but the Apple
>> tech people tell me off the record that I can hook up to 4 devices using a
>> powered hub. So my question is can I use my express for a drive with the
>> usb? Is anyone out there doing that?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Eric Caron
>>
>>> On 21/08/2011, at 12:19 PM, Eric Caron wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear list.
>>>>
>>>> I have a Airport express that is extending my network and used for
>>>> playing music. there is a USB port on there for a printer. Can that be
>>>> used for a external storage drive? If so how do I find it, on my
>>>> computer, once I plug it in?
>>>>
>>>> Feel free to tell me I'm being silly and or it can't be done. It's just I
>>>> have a old drive and the space over by that machine. A little extra
>>>> storage never hurts.
>>>>
>>>> Eric Caron
>>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --->
>>>>
>>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to
>>>> [email protected]
>>>>
>>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum
>>>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive:
>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html>
>>>> or at the public Mail Archive:
>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>.
>>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from:
>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml>
>>>>
>>>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus
>>>> and worm-free!
>>>>
>>>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting
>>>> the list website at:
>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
>>>
>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --->
>>>
>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to
>>> [email protected]
>>>
>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum
>>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive:
>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html>
>>> or at the public Mail Archive:
>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>.
>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from:
>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml>
>>>
>>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus
>>> and worm-free!
>>>
>>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting
>>> the list website at:
>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
>>
>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --->
>>
>> To reply to this post, please address your message to
>> [email protected]
>>
>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at
>> either the list's own dedicated web archive:
>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html>
>> or at the public Mail Archive:
>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>.
>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from:
>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml>
>>
>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus
>> and worm-free!
>>
>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting
>> the list website at:
>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
>
> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --->
>
> To reply to this post, please address your message to
> [email protected]
>
> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at
> either the list's own dedicated web archive:
> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html>
> or at the public Mail Archive:
> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>.
> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from:
> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml>
>
> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and
> worm-free!
>
> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting
> the list website at:
> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
<--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --->
To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected]
You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at
either the list's own dedicated web archive:
<http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html>
or at the public Mail Archive:
<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>.
Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from:
<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml>
The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and
worm-free!
Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the
list website at:
<http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
