Hold on… We’re talking about way too many things, and now I have mental whiplash.
You originally stated "The result is that the WDTV HD Live is able to “see” the Linksys Router under “Network Shares”, but when I click on accessing it (so I am able to see the drive / shared directories under it) "
and
“I see an icon for the E3000 router (called Cisco07519), a_ nd when I try clicking on it _ (with the idea that it would then show me the Shared Folder)”
What’s being said is that, those two quotes left us with the impression that you were using the E3000 as your server (using USB-connected storage.) But, In the configuration you just described, the E3000 has nothing to do with it, but in your original posts, you were clearly stating that you expected the E3000’s shares to show you something. So now, based on my understanding, when you see Cisco07519 in your Device listing, ignore it, since it’s doing NOTHING for you. ;)
I think the statement RichUK quoted in his post was with respect to using the DLNA or Sharing features of the E3000. Since you’re apparently NOT doing that, we can disregard that.
I have TWO Linksys E3000’s in my network (and one ActionTec MI424) and they work just fine; they do not interfere with my Win7x64 shares in any way at all. (Other than a totally unrelated bad port on my ActionTec, which DID cause sharing issues, which I’ll describe below.)
Alright, so moving on.
I suspect that your problems are related to:
1- How your Windows box is configured in the Workgroup settings
2- How your LIVE is configured into the workgroup
3- How your Windows Sharing service is set up
4- How your shares themselves are configured.
5- Double check the connections.
So, let’s tackle each of these and see if we can get you going.
1- People might argue with this, but I would recommend that you set your WORKGROUP of your WIN7 PC to be the same as EVERY networked device in your house. Mine is still the default of “WORKGROUP”
2- Ditto for the Live, and ditto for its default setting of “WORKGROUP.”
2a- You CAN go change the workgroup of the E3000 to something ELSE, which will prevent THEM from becoming the Master Browser for anything except their own workgroup, but you will STILL see them listed as servers under the WDTVs.
3- Make sure you have PASSWORD PROTECTED SHARING disabled (I suspect you already do)
4- Make sure you have the folder (and everything in it) accessible by the windows group “EVERYONE”
5- Make sure all of your connections are good. A faulty connection CAN prevent Windows Master Browser announcements from being received by the clients. This is not a reliable protocol, and lost packets WILL interfere with the appearance of your server showing up under the Network Share devices. Trust me, this happened to me and I about threw these things through the window before I discovered an UNRELATED BAD CABLE. Since you say that it works with an older router but doesn’t work with the newer, I would check all the connections related to the router and its internal switch.
Please have patience with us; we just want to get you up and running and our intent is to make you another fan.
Oh, and one other thing. Win7 includes DLNA functionality by default. Do you see your PC when you click on “Media Servers?” Don’t worry if it doesn’t PLAY anything, I’m just curious if the DLNA protocols are being seen from the server by the WDTV. If it is, #5 is even stronger.
Let us know what happens.