Networked hard drive

[Bryan Hepworth]

Anne Wilson wrote:
> 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
>
>   
Anne

Sorry , I should have read the whole thread before posting...lesson 
learnt there!

I've been doing quite a bit with the networked drives like this so I'll 
take a look and see what I can see and post back

Bryan