Airport Extreme will absolutely NOT see USB Printer or Hard Drive

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aeronauticsrock

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Hey everyone,

Im super stumped on this one. I had been using my AE with a USB Hub and HD (for TM) for several weeks. My modem went bad- 2 days later it was replaced. Now, its like the USB port on the AE is dead. I determined that the hub was bad and got a new one.

Plugging the USB hard drive straight into the USB port worked for a few minutes.

Plugging the printer straight into the USB port allowed me to print 1 page and then it disappeared.

I need to get everything working through the hub (brand new, confirmed working).

Currently, nothing shows up in Airport Utility under Disks or Printers. Ive reset the airport and disabled / re-enabled file sharing.

Help would be greatly appreciated!!!
 
Aside from the possibility of a failing USB port, you can try reinstalling the latest firmware.
 
Well it seems the USB port is fine- I have had 1 external HD plugged in for 5 hours this AM and its been fine. Its just weird because it used to work PERFECTLY. Anyway, how would I go about reinstalling the FW?
 
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