Belkin Storage Manager working with Leopard??

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  1. Wongiranger, Jul 3, 2009

    Wongiranger macrumors newbie

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    As the (relatively :confused:) proud owner of a new Belkin N+ Wireless Modem Router (model number F5D8635-4 v1), I was looking forward to sharing a hard drive (WD 1600 BO14) across my wireless network, plugged into the USB port on the router. I installed the Belkin Storage Manager software for OS X, yet infrequently am able to access the hard drive from my MacBook.

    I frequently get a message that the disk "failed to mount". Occasionally it pops up as a shared drive on Finder and works OK, albeit slowly.

    No problems accessing it with the networked PCs :mad:

    The drive also works ok when plugged directly into the MacBook

    Belkin support unable to resolve...can anyone out there help??
     
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  2. PeggedLegs, Jul 20, 2009

    PeggedLegs macrumors newbie

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    Same here. At one point I got a message stating something about the drive existing locally, and I had to access it as such. Now it just tells me the drive failed to mount after a firmware upgrade to v2.01.06.

    Did you have any luck with your situation, Wongiranger?

    Edit: Apparently it JUST started working by simply going through finder and clicking on my router. See attached screen.
     

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  3. Wongiranger, Jul 22, 2009

    Wongiranger thread starter macrumors newbie

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    The mystery deepens! From PeggedLegs' screenshot it seems that the device shows up under "Shared" in Finder. No such luck in my case....except - when I need to add a file as an attachment to an email, or import / export a file in another application (eg. iPhoto). Then my shared devices - including the storage drive attached to the Belkin Router, show up in the "Choose Attachment" screen, and I have no problem accessing them.

    Any ideas why the shared devices don't show in Finder but do when accessed through other applications? File Sharing in System Preferences is enabled....
     
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  4. Soulglow, Apr 23, 2010

    Soulglow macrumors newbie

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    I may have the solution

    I bought the same modem/router today and had the same issue with my Mac. Via the assistance of Apple Care I found out that you need to set up the Router as a server in order for it to be visible as a shared drive. To do this:

    1. Go to Finder
    2. Click on 'Go' t the top of the page
    3. Click on 'Connect to Server'
    4. Type smb://192.168.2.1 and click on Connect
    You will need to type in the password you set up for the router, and that should be it :)
     
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