Can't see Airport Disc

When I connect my external USB hard drive to the computer, I see it fine. When I connect to my base station USB port, I don't see it. I can see that I am connected to the airport network and I can see my wife's computer on that network, but no usb hard drive. Also, I can't get to it by typing the IP address either. All my software is up to date. What am I doing wrong?

Since you posted in this area, do you have the round 802.11b/g AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) or the square 802.11b/g/n AEBS?
The round AEBS does not support USB hard drives.

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