just want too access external harddrive

[dan44762000]

i have a Bt homehub 5 which i have connected a external hard drive too via the usb port on the back - my pc see`s it fine but now i want my sat box too see it and play files from it .

i have looked in network browser and it shows up so i know it can see it .

so how do i go about setting it up so i can stream movies and what not from that drive - i havent installed anything on my box .

thanks
dan

[RobS]

I had a similar problem and managed to sort it. My external drive is a NAS drive attached to the router via cat5. I added the drive as a network mount.

Setup > System >Network > Mounts > Mount Manager
Add New Mount

Options:

Mount using: FSTAB
Active: Yes
Local Share Name: -don't think this matters-
Mount Type: CIFS Share
Server IP: -"IP address of your NAS drive"
Server share: "Name of your drive's root directory
Use as HDD replacement: I haven't played with this yet, but left it as "no"
Mount Options: Left this as default
Username: put the login of your NAS
Password: put the password of your NAS

You should then be able to use file explorer to navigate to the NAS drive and all subfolders.

I guess your setup may be slightly different. I presume the external drive will be given an IP address? If not, the address might be your router address. No idea on the login/password situation.

HTH