Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition martin hinner. My book drives are designed to look like a standard black hardback book, with the exception of the. This rather awkwardly named device is one of the more interesting home storage appliances to come along in some time, mostly because it comes. Wd0h1nc world edition, wd20000h1nc world edition, wdh1nc0. The my book world edition ii looks similar to other my book external hard drives weve seen. If your device is currently running firmware version 02. The reason i bough it is to have it as a ftp server, that way i can access files across the lan and wan. From there, you will be able to update to the current available 02. It has 32mb of ram, a gigabit port a via chip and dual sata300. In the links page there is a site run by martin hinner with a script page that enables ssh remotely and allows you into the shell without having to do anything complicated, however, the contents of the script have not been revealed yet so use this at your own risk i have used it and not noticed anything untoward however.
Wd locked down the maching quite thoroughly, but it can be opened and i did it. How to setup ftp on my world book edition ii without using. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition the whole process doesnt require hard drive disassembly. Ssh into the mybook and issue the following commands. Solved wd myworld book ip address spiceworks general. Wd mybook world edition olivers devnull replacement. Find answers to mybook world edition ii ip address problems from the expert community at experts exchange. Hacking the wd my book word edition ii nas hardforum. Whether the hard drive died or you hacked it and made a mistake or you just want to restore the drive, this guide should turn your expensive paperweight back into a f. If you dont wish to allow any sort remote access to your mybook live from outside your home network then disable remote access and ftp. The wd mybook ii world edition is clearly a device warranting the attention of hardware hackers looking for a small, cheap, lowpower platform on which to build their projects. I recently purchased a my book world edition model. Passwordless ssh to mybook world edition ubuntu forums.
The next step in setting up the wd nas is to configure ssh to allow you to access the command line and the linux operating system on the wd nas. I would like to access it from linux but so far have had only limited success. How to revive western digital my book world edition complete walkthrough from attaching serial for debricking to installing debian. Make sure the sshd service will run every time you reboot. My book world edition user manual getting started 4 getting started format and configuration my book world edition is preformatted as a linux file system. Its a white book, western digital my book world device. I have been a user of the wd mybook world edition ii for a few months now, recently applied the hack and changed root password, all very successful, also enabled ssh, and can log in happily from my windows box putty.
I cant connect to my wd mybook world edition from win 7. Following are my notes on how to configure digital mybook world edition ii nas. Hacking western digital mybook world edition hacking wd mybook world ed. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. To access the web based configuration pages, i used the administrator privilages on the router to list the ip address connected to it maybe there is a command that would reveal that info. I am considering setting up vpn access through an adsl2 router connected direct to the internet with a fixed ip. For this step im assuming the hostname for the mbweii is mybook and that you want to mount it as a local directory called mntmbwe2 you can of course change these as you want but be sure. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment.
It does not even require physical access to the drive. First you need to get ssh access with one of the usernames and then become root. To check if ssh is ready, from a linux machines command line. Although the two devices follow entirely different concepts, both the thecus n0204 and western digitals mybook world edition ii are very solid nas devices offering decent performance and a. Accessing mybookworld on windows 10 other network drives. It works fine on every wd mybook we models both i and ii, capacities from 320gb to 2tb.
What are the steps to enable ssh my book live wd community. Wd mybook world edition shipping at the beginning of 2010 white light, e. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. For more information, see drive management on page 41.
Wd mybook world edition posted on 20080106 by oliver i had just bought the wd mybook world edition a while ago, since i needed some kind of storage solution that wouldnt occupy yet another usbfirewire port and could be accessed from different machines at the same time. Administrator name password tool language id like to know if there is a way he can map the drive on the machine in question without having to log in via the website. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices send article as pdf. Searching, i see that i must use the browser to access mybookliveuissh within dashboard. Western digital my book dualdrive network storage users manual. Hi, in order to run an automated rsync backup script, i have been trying to access my mybook world edition 1 tb nas white light through ssh. I needed to set it up to allow the backup scripts ssh access. My book world edition ii not responding to web browser, wd.
Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition telenet. Find answers to can i access my wd world book without using mionet. Setting up a network of security cameras with recycled equipment. Wait 30 seconds for wd mybook world initialize and shutdown itself all 8 front led go off.
Mybook world edition internals pictures of mybook world edition pcb. Good day, i have a my book world edition ii white lights that has. Disabling those two will not prevent dnla stuff from working on your network. The nas came with mionet, which in my opinion it simply sucks i want to give users the right to download files across the internet, you could use that with mionet, but first of all the interface sucks, it requires java, and its slow. Itll check thats youre sure, because it will format the drives and you will. Hi, here is some info on the wd my book world edition i got recently. Western digitals wisdom in not stripping the system portion of the device should be recognized in that it has provided us with a wonderful target for our tinkering. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices.
How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition mybook world edition alternative web interface webif precompiled packages for wd mybook enabling nfs server on mybook world edition how to disable mionet process connecting to keyboard and monitor or tv set. Setting up a network of security cameras with recycled. The version i have has a gb ethernet network connection. I have been able to use smb to access the public directory but not any of the private directories that i have created from the windows client. My wd mybookworld is visible in file explorer under network however i access it. Hi there, i use my mybook world edtion in my lan since a few years, i was always able to access it via my local lan since yesterday it seems like the device doenst boot properly anymore as soon as i turn it ob, it starts working and it sounds like it boots normally, but however, i cannot access it via network, no chance to reach it i rebooted it a few times i. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Mybook world edition ii ip address problems solutions. Today western digital updated their my book series of external hard drives with the wd my book world edition ii, an upgrade and redesign from the original world edition line. My book world edition ii storage pdf manual download. Mybook is powered by arm9 microprocessor, it has 32mb of sdram and boots from internal hard drive. Lets say if i am not at the office, and need to access the wd to get what i need.
Western digital my book world edition ii extremetech. When you continue here, your warranty will be worthless. But the thing is that the post has to do with local network access. By going to general settings wd anywhere access settings and disabling the nas i got rid of the nasty message and i could install ssh as stated.
I bought brand new wd caviar green hard disks and put them into my book world edition ii white light case but surprisingly it doesnt work or even start. This video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. Western digital released yesterday a firmware update for the mybook world edition i and ii network drives, to version 01. Model wd0h1nc with 1 tb storage capacity come with single 3.
How to access wd my book ii world edition, without mionet. Unfortunately, i never enabled ssh when web access was available. I bought a 500gb wd mybook world edition with the intention of using it to backup various servers on my network. I have a western digital my book world edition external storage drive.
Presumbably the hack described at html and distributed from the now dead mybook1 2. Western digital mybook world edition ii nas device is running linux distro internally. Then, press power button at the back of the mybook world for 3 seconds until led at the bottom goes on until it boot up. I needed to set it up to allow the backup scripts ssh.
I did a bit of research and found out that it ran linux and also had a pretty decent community following. The western digital my book world edition ii has the same functions as its 1tb counterpart but offers 4tb of storage capacity and supports raid. Do not install myonet, its rubbish, makes transfer slows and gives annoying security everywhere. Windows 10 wd mybookworld driver issue microsoft community. This is described elsewhere on the net, but remark that you might need to use uppercase usernames exactly as your wd displays it in the web interface.
The model i have is my book world edition 2t white light. Few things are more upsetting than having a piece of hardware that doesnt work. Designed for home users, creative professionals, workgroups, and anyone looking for shared storage, wds my book world edition ii offers a surprisingly simple and secure way to access and share your data, presentations, and photos at home, in the office and anywhere in the world, even when your local computer is turned off. Restore the software on a mybook world edition hard drive. This page provides information on how to hack your mybook world edition, so as you can improve performance and add new features. Cant access my bookworld through windows 10 microsoft. I am looking for internet access, like the one mionet provides. But to enable ssh access for root, you still need to follow method 1 above. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume.
I have a wd my book world edition 1tb of which ethernet connection point is not working so is there any way i can connect with the usb provided at back side of. Not sure if this applies to the white light version nor the mybook live mybook live specific page where they have actually facilitated ssh login. The western digital my book world edition runs on a cut down version of linux and as such can be accessed via ssh. User setup on western digital mybook world edition ii. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk change. If the url is to be used in the browser, cant it be done from the browser if one knows what the ipaddr is. Install optware packages its essential for the enduser to install.
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