still can't network

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still can't network

So, I managed to get the Airport HDD to be seen on my Mac. As my Mac is hardwired in teh router, this may be why my mac sees it. My windows PC does not see it, although it does use the internet signal wirelessly
I don't understand this, isn't the HDD automatically shared with everything that connects to the router?
Only guest users currently cannot access it according to thr router settings, but I even tried setting that to read&write without effect.

Can someone please tell me how I can actually create a network step by step?
The manual is useless, it doesn't say anything other than "thank you for your money!"

Posted on Apr 16, 2010 10:58 AM

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Answer 1

Bob Timmons

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Apr 16, 2010 11:10 AM in response to Kryn Sporry

If you are looking for some network reference information, the AirPort Networks Guide may be a good place to start.

Chapter 3, in particular, gets into network design, etc.

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Kryn Sporry Author

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Apr 16, 2010 12:56 PM in response to Bob Timmons

It didn't really work for me.

I managed to set up the AEBS better now, but still no true networking.
I can access the USB HDD from the iMac that is connected via the WAN port on the AEBS. But it's not mounted.
I started up my old iMac, and connected to my network. Interestingly, if I search through the folders in the network link of my old iMac, I find the USB HDD and can actually access it!
The old iMac also sees my netbook (identified by brand and MAC address, which I recognise and is correct for the netbook).
When trying to access that netbook, it asks for a workgroup, a user name and a password. No idea why and what those may be. I assume I have to set those up on my netbook?
Then when trying to do software updates on the old iMac, it does not seem to be able to connect, whilst I have safari open and running fine on the same machine at the same time, what's up with that???
In the mean time my new iMac does NOT see the netbook or the old iMac. I wonder why that is?

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Kryn Sporry Author

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Apr 17, 2010 1:16 AM in response to Kryn Sporry

OK, lets try again:
My iMac provides internet via ethernet into teh WAN port to teh AEBS
The option "share internet" is selected on my iMac
Internet can be used across the wireless network
So far, ok.

my new iMac can see my old iMac.
my new iMac can see the USB HDD on the AEBS
my old iMac can see the USB HDD on the AEBS
my old iMac sees a new server and asks for workgroup/domain, name and password in a SMB/CIFS File System Authentication window. I don't know what this is or how to set it up.

How can I make each computer see the other computers across the network?
How can I set up my iPod to control iTunes with the "remote" app via the network?

I also have a PC. I would like to be able to pull files from the PC to the iMac (but if possible, not the other way around...) How do I do that?

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Kryn Sporry Author

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Apr 18, 2010 11:48 AM in response to Kryn Sporry

ACtually, it's not fully answered, but I do believe I know what's going on. When the iMac is in the WAN port, it will share internet, but won't network with the other devices. If it is in a LAN port, it will network, but not share the internet (why is this actually??

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Answer 5

Bob Timmons

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Apr 18, 2010 12:26 PM in response to Kryn Sporry

Bottom line, you need to connect the WAN port on the AirPort Extreme directly to a modem or another router, not a computer.

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