I take your point about the extended network, that's the way my Airport Express is configured and may explain why it doesn't see the external hard drive.
This is all very interesting, I went up onto Apple's site just now to look at the tech specs of the Airport express, printers are mentioned yes - that is to say the fact that you can use a printer plugged into the USB port of an Airport Express is well documented and you can see the Printer connected to the Airport Express in action through a video - but no mention is made of using an Airport Express with a hard drive. I have a Time Capsule here and its configured as a base station, I have an external USB drive connected to this, works fine but bare in mind that if you're planning to access drives this way the access time will be fairly slow, when it comes to drives and processing power the Airports are very under powered, you can find more information on this subject in the book Take Control Of you're Network I think its called. On 22/08/2011, at 8:45 AM, John Panarese wrote: > Do you have the drive connected to the Express or the Time Capsule? If > it's the Express, it could be because you are using at as an extender for the > network. When I connect my HD, it is to my Base Station directly. However, > I don't at all know for sure if this would be the reason. Someone with a lot > more knowledge on this subject could comment more intelligently. > > Take Care > John Panarese > [email protected] > > > > On Aug 21, 2011, at 6:41 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > >> 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. 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