How do i access a network hard drive connected to my time capsule?

I'm using a Macbook Pro running the latest version of Snow Leopard and my external HD is a G-Drive mobile 500GB. I have the external HD connected to the USB port of my time capsule. How do I access this drive? I've already turned the Time Capsule file sharing feature on, but I don't know where I go to actually access the drive. It's recognized under Airport Utility---> Disks, but isn't mounted on my desktop. So my two questions are:
- how do i access the HD?
- can I mount it this network drive on my desktop?
M

Check out the "Shared" devices section left side of the finder window. Here is where your time capsule should
show. Click on it and a window will open showing your TC HD and the ext network HD.

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Make sure that the drive has been formatted correctly to work with the Time Capsule.
That means a format of Mac OS Extended (Journaled)....highly recommended.....or FAT32.
Once this is checked, open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
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If the USB port on the Time Capsule can supply enough power to the hard drive, you will see the name of the drive displayed in the window, per the example below:
If you have the correct format on the drive, and it does not appear, this is an indication that the USB port on the Time Capsule (which is under powered), does not have enough power to work with your hard drive.......even if the hard drive has its own power supply.
In this case, you will need to use a powered USB hub with the Time Capsule to provide enough current for the hard drive.
Now you should be able to access the drive using the Finder to mount it on the desktop.

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I have two external hard drives (a WD mybook and an older Seagate, both HFS+ formatted) connected via a USB hub to my time capsule (which is also my wifi router).
Here's the funny thing: If I a connect my mac mini to the time capsule via an ethernet cable, both disks show up as normal in Finder - along with 'Data' under Time Capsule under Shared.
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Hi William, and thanks for replying.
I do have a guest network set up (for exactly that reason that guests don't get access to shared disks) but am definitely not connected to it.
So sadly it has to be something else.

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Sorry, my computer can't run Time Machine so I don't know specifics. I just know somebody with a similar question had a response saying to make sure their external drive was not included in the omit list of drives to back up in TM.
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im sure i have seen this question floating around before but i there are many options to do this.
i have a 2TB Time capsule and i have a 500gb external hardrive attched through the USB port?
i am wanting to know if i can access that Harddrive through the Internet and maybe pick it up from school (Outside my home network)
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It is possible to share disks to the Internet. You'll need to manage this with the AirPort Utility (found in /Applications/Utilities.) Launch this and select your Time Capsule, and select Edit. Go to the Disks tab. You should see something like this:
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When you are away from your network, in the Finder go to the Go menu. Select Connect to Server. Where you see Server Address: enter afp:// followed by the IP address you copied down. Be sure there are no spaces following the //. Click Connect. This should connect you to the disk.
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i just went to the mac store http://www.kontain.com/david/entries/77001/chelsea-and-i-at-soho-apple-store-rig ht-now-just-picked-up-a-4tb-raid/ and i asked the genius people there, they said its not possible. I dont really buy that though.
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