Airport Extreme Hard Drive Back up

[adams.jonny]

I have an airport extreme and 1TB hard drive. I want to share it wirelssly using airpoort. But for the first backup with time machine, i am worried that it will take ages. Can i do it locally for the first time and then move it? Or does this not work?
Thanks

 

[soberbrain]

It worked for me with a shared external off PowerBook, not thru Airport.

I connected an external to my girlfriend's iBook, ran Time Machine, unmounted, connected external to my PowerBook, shared external on network, pointed iBook's Time Machine to the shared external.

 

[adams.jonny]

no it will work with airport extreme, i just want to know if i can use is locally for the first time, as that would otherwise take ages.

 

[soberbrain]

Sorry for the confusion. I meant...

It should work. Since it worked for me with a shared external off my PowerBook.

I didn't try it with an Extreme (don't own one).