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The alias "xxx" could not be opened, because the original item cannot be found

Ok, heres whats up.

I have a Mac OS X 10.4.10

I wanted to hook up a new external hard drive wirelessly through my Airport Extreme. The Mac guys said this would be simple to do. NOT.

This is what I'm doing now:

1. Click on the Finder
2. Choose Network.
3. Connect to the server with the external hard drive on it
4. It asks me to "Select the volumes to mount"
5. I choose "Iomega Hdd" - the external hard drive

6. It says, "The alias "xxx" could not be opened, because the original item cannot be found"

AAARRRGGHHH.

And I know its all connected because it is recognizing that the hard drive is there.

Peter Hart

have you tried connecting the Iomega Hdd directly to the MAC ?

valentinamitzkat

ASKER

...no, I hadn't before you suggested it.

But I just did, and it does work. But does that mean when I plug it back into the Airport Wireless that it will work?

I got this hard drive for the specific purpose of making it wireless. thanks

Peter Hart

check this link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=AirportUtility/5.1/en/ap2108.html

Peter Hart

and this one looks good:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305293
click on the icons you have and then click on the instructions

Peter Hart

I 've just tried this and it states air port extreme doesn;t support USB disc
you have to have an air port extreme base station -
talk to Apple.

valentinamitzkat

ASKER

i do have an airport extreme base station

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