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WDTV Live not appearing on network

Tusky · 2015-03-19 10:47:40

Howdy. I have a WDTV Live connected to the router via ethernet cable and an external harddrive by USB. On my old laptop I could find the device under 'network' and drag and drop files to the hard drive. I've just got a new Windows 8.1 laptop and it doesn't show up under network. How do I find it/add it? The laptop only has…

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Tusky

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Howdy. I have a WDTV Live connected to the router via ethernet cable and an external harddrive by USB.

On my old laptop I could find the device under 'network' and drag and drop files to the hard drive.

I've just got a new Windows 8.1 laptop and it doesn't show up under network. How do I find it/add it?

The laptop only has 128SSD so it would be good to be able to use the external harddrive on the network for extra space.

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#2 19-03-2015 11:10am

davo2001

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Manually map the drive using its IP address?

IE: \\IP_Address\folder_name

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#3 19-03-2015 1:27pm

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davo2001 wrote: »

Manually map the drive using its IP address?

IE: \\IP_Address\folder_name

In the run box? Thought Windows 8 doesn't have one?

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#4 19-03-2015 3:37pm

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File Explorer -> This PC -> File -> Map Network Drive

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#5 19-03-2015 9:26pm

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It just says "cannot access".

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#6 20-03-2015 3:59am

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Is network sharing turned on?

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/turn-network-sharing-on-off-windows-8

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