Unable to see modem's USB drive

[Phil]

On 6/20/25 12:47, Karl Auer wrote:
> On Fri, 2025-06-20 at 12:18 +1000, Phil wrote:
>> I've connected via wireless to both the laptop and the raspberry pi
>> to the tp-link modem.
> That still doesn't make sense :-)
>
> However, I'm now wondering if the nighthawk and the TP-Link are
> interfering with each other. Both will be handing out IP addresses to
> wireless clients, and both will be telling clients they are the default
> route to the Internet.
> Maybe tell us how your network is arranged, and why these two devices
> are both in it.

I'm not using the two modems at the same time. I can ssh via the 
nighthawk to and from the raspberry pi but not via the tp-link in either 
direction. I'm still experimenting.

The tp-link is not connected to the NBN at the moment because I'm 
waiting for a DSL wall socket plate. I can establish a wireless 
connection to my laptop and a wireless as well as an ethernet connection 
to the raspberry pi.

An hour later. The tp-link has both 2.4Ghz and 5 Ghz wireless so I tried 
an ssh connection via 5Ghz and this time and all is well. I tried a 
2.4Ghz connection again and this also worked. I'm not sure why I was 
initially have trouble, no doubt finger trouble on my part. I had also 
updated and upgraded the Raspberry pi's OS in the meantime. Of course, I 
had to rename the known-hosts file so that I can use the new modem 
without warning messages.

Anyway, all's well the ends well.

Now, I have to figure out how to read the USB drive that's plugged into 
the tp-link modem.

-- 
Regards,
Phil