Ethernet hard drive

I've read many topics but still didn't find the answer, sorry in advance.
I've connected an ethernet hard drive to my airport extreme. Windows (bootcamp) and my powerbook G4 do recognize the hard drive with a utility that comes with the installation disk with the hard drive. This utility is not suitable for Mac OS X (10.5.2).
Is there a way to recognize the hard drive without this utility in 10.5.2 or do I have to wait for an update?
Thanks in advance!

Finally everything is working fine. The problem was that the software delivered with the hard drive (Freecom, 500G, ethernet drive) was not compatible with Mac OS X (10.5.x). After i wrote an e-mail to freecom support explaining the problem, they sent me a link with the needed software (NDAS utility).
Thanks for your replies anyway!

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