How to see hard drive hanging off modem USB from network PCs?

[StarSurfer]

Team of experts.  I am have a hard drive with music, photos, movies I want to share on my homenetwork.  I want to hang it behind the modem via USB port vice off one PC. But I my PC don't see the drive in the network.  My smart TV see the drive and the folders, not the individual files however.   I only saw a small file in the FAQ that said not to hang a PC or external disk drive off the modem. 

Looking for some guidance.  Thanks

[michaelkenward]

You've lost me here.

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@StarSurfer wrote:

I want to hang it behind the modem via USB port vice off one PC.

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What does "hang it behind" mean?

Where do you want to plug in this USB drive? The modem? The PC?

If you visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

you can feed in the model number and find the documentation for your hardware.

See the section Share USB Devices Attached to the Modem Router.

What is this USB drive? How big? How is it formatted? It is partitioned? (That won't work if you attach it to the modem/router.)

If you need more help, you might get better and quicker replies, and find other answers, over in the appropriate section for your device:

Cable Modems & Routers

No need to repost there, unless you want to – that will just clutter up the place with duplicated messages – but you might find advice related to your hardware.

I have asked the Netgear moderator to move your message.