Networked hard drive

[Anne Wilson]

On Thursday 15 March 2007, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > I've bought a drive with usb and network connection.
>
> Brand?
>
Freecom Classic SL

> > I used the usb to
> > quickly transfer a large quantity of data, but intended putting it onto
> > the network after that.  The blurb on the box said it would just pick an
> > ip by dhcp.  However, it seems to me that I need to know something about
> > it in order to mount it, and I've got a total blank on where to go next. 
> > Nothing appears in /var/log/messages.
> >
> > I've told the router to reserve an address for it and made an entry
> > in /etc/hosts.  Since I can't see any sign of it being recognised I
> > haven't a clue how to mount it.  Any ideas?
>
> Some models don't do standard networked file systems but need a matching
> driver (available for windows and maybe mac).  

I'll google for that.

> Others do smb (windows) 
> sharing and would be visible to a windows box via name broadcasts.
>
It's not visible to windows either.  Could be my fault, as I told Mikkel.

Anne