Western Digital 500 GB over Ethernet on my Freebox Solved

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I have a Western Digital external hard drive 500 GB connected via Ethernet behind my Freebox. How do I configure my router in relation to my external hard drive? What ports does it use? Should I assign a random port number? Or is there a specific port?

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Ludo · Accepted Answer

Well I did it!

I rerouted the UDP ports 137 and 138 to the IP of my MBW as well as the TCP port 139, and now I can access my hard drive remotely from outside my network!

So to go a bit against several messages I’ve seen, I’m VERY happy with this hard drive:
To access it from inside my network
- I plugged my hard drive into my Freebox with the provided cable, and to power
- I didn’t install anything
=> I access my MBW at the address \\mybookworld
=> I create folders and modify access rights via the http interface http://mybookworld
To access it from outside my network
- I configured my router (Freebox) to always assign the same IP address to my MBW (I used the MAC address on the label)
- I rerouted UDP ports 137, 138, TCP 139 to the MBW IP
- I rerouted a port xxx to the MBW’s TCP port 80
=> I access my MBW at the address \\<publicipaddress />=> I create folders and modify access rights via the interface http://<publicIPAddress>:xxx
BONUS: I can access my music and my videos!

Regarding speed, going through the network isn’t comparable to USB2, but that’s not a problem for me, I’m just a private individual.

pascalhoubre · Answer

Hi,
I installed the same hard drive as you.
But I’m stuck on one point.
Maybe you can help me.
When you’re on the hard drive’s homepage, you have to enter a name and password specific to the hard drive (well, during the first use)
for your case what did you enter?
I can’t find anything in the documentation.
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Best regards.

gérard · Answer

I also have a Freebox and a WD MyBook World Edition 2 (ethernet) and I can’t see it on the network...

Is a router absolutely required?

If so, how to configure the Freebox?

Thanks for your help, I’m a bit lost

k · Answer

Nice, thanks for all these info, I have one last question.

Can I connect the MyBook directly to my PC (without a router), i.e., with gigabit Ethernet on both sides, without installing any software, except maybe just drivers?, and thus benefit from the 1 Gb/s theoretical max?

In short, can you connect it directly to the PC (to the Ethernet port), as you would with a USB/FireWire disk (on the appropriate ports), and expect the same level of performance as those, if not higher (+400 Mb/s)?

I hope I’ve been clear and precise, thanks in advance!

fmarot · Answer

Hello,

indeed there’s one small thing missing: if Windows says "Limited connectivity," it means your laptop also has a dynamic IP. You need to assign it a static IP, for example 192.168.0.10, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, a DNS server, and a default gateway—the same as when the laptop is connected to the Freebox (Go to Start -> Run: "cmd" and run the command "ipconfig /all" to see the network configuration automatically assigned by the Freebox).

Once the PC and the MBW are on static IPs, you can connect to it without the Freebox...

And when you reconnect to the Freebox, since you have correctly set the gateway, you can browse without changing anything.

Ludo · Answer

Is it possible to access it from the outside without going through WD?

Otherwise I don’t have the means to pay for a LS or any other method other than ADSL, but I don’t mind having subpar performance as long as I can access it. So has anyone managed to make their MBW hard drive act as a “network drive” accessible from the outside? NetBIOS sharing I think.

What configuration should be done on the router?

Ludo · Answer

Actually I'm looking to do that to access whatever I save anytime. The goal isn't to work (Word doc open). Then it's a method that doesn't require installing anything (WD, etc.), so I prefer it.

In any case I'll try

On the router side, I have a Freebox, so it shows me a DMZ IP but I don't really understand what that means. What does that change?
Do you think someone could hack the MBW and then come mess around on my network?

whacks · Answer

In plain: ce truc plastique est beau mais est super inutile ? sauf pour une entreprise ou bien un mec qui ne sait pas s'en servir ?

Donc si j'ai bien compris je dois mettre ma 9box en routeur et ensuite, je sais pas trop.

Je pense que je vais prendre un bon tournevis, et faire exploser le boîtier du HDD, le récupérer et le mettre dans un boîtier à 5€, au moins ça marchera.

whacks · Answer

This plastic thing that looks like a Mac chest is certainly smart, but unfortunately some people who think they’re giving a useful gift to someone are very mistaken! why? because the person I know doesn’t master computing, doesn’t know what LINUX means, can’t tell the difference between a crossed cable and a straight one and the worst of all!!, it’s the WD installation guide, I’ve never seen anything as incomprehensible.

In short, are buyers really warned about what they’re buying? or once again they’re sold something nice that ends up in the trash?

For a house with several PCs it’s very useful but can you store MP3s, MOVIES?????

or is it only a data or multimedia FTP server????

Sorry but I couldn’t find a reliable place that could give me this info? thanks!

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whacks · Answer

So if I understand correctly, can we just use it as a basic external HDD? store any type of data on it. And especially go through the hassle of connecting it to our router, without ever being able to carry it around during a LAN or other? Knowing that you can access it via the web?

I think I’m going to go with the screwdriver. Arff, if all buyers went online from time to time like on this site, they would know what they’re buying. I will never invest in such a product because I have no use for it. Later if I have 35 PCs at home.

lol for the SSH, PHP5, all the noobs of friends I have, don’t even know the SHIFT key on a keyboard!!

Ludo · Answer

Hi Whacks,

Don't worry, the majority of people who buy without researching aren’t you—you're proof of that. Aside from its “slowness,” I don’t see what else you could fault it for, but at that price I get my money's worth. It’s rare to write just to say everything’s okay, that’s all.

To set it up, nothing easier! I plugged it into power and my router, typed \mybookworld in IE and it was done, I was connected. I didn’t even need to install anything (I try to skip that whenever I can).

It performs its functions very well.

Then you might want more “exotic” things, but most people don’t even think about it.
- Access from outside: you have to install the provided software and it seems to work, or do like me and hack around.
- Not connecting to a local network: static IP configuration, ...
- install a web server, ... tinker with Linux, ....

For tinkerers, FMAROT, where did you find it? Can we change the primary purpose of the USB port to plug in a printer? :s You never know :D

Wouldn’t you like a translation of what you find or don’t, or a special section “MBW tinkering” in French—that could be nice, right?

Loeuf · Answer

@Ludo  Do you have mionet installed??

Ludo · Answer

I didn’t install anything.

tipitipi · Answer

Hi, I read this very interesting discussion and I’m adding a new question: I bought the MBW 500 GB as “refurbished.” It turns out the disk name has been changed, the workgroup is called MAISON, I spotted two shared folders PUBLIC and PARTAGE (are they there by default?) and I can’t log in through the web interface. I tried to follow the reset password steps in the manual (admin/123456) but it doesn’t work. Did I do it wrong?
Do you have any ideas please ??

cyrus · Answer

Thank you again, it works very well. Apparently I would like to add my IP camera from home; how can I get the image and is it the same procedure   thank you again.

solmyr · Answer

Hi Ludo,

I have a solid internal setup and I also did the same as you externally: redirecting the 3 ports plus port 80. I started from 666 to redirect to 80 in my config.

Naturally it's impossible to map a network drive remotely or even access the Web interface.

I did specify the MAC address to always have the same IP.

Any idea?

solmyr · Answer

Yes, absolutely.

I set the IP 192.168.0.159 with the MAC address on a permanent lease.
This morning from my home sweet home, it worked without any issue.

For the 4 other ports, this is what it shows on the Freebox:

137 udp 192.168.0.159 137
138 udp 192.168.0.159 138
139 udp 192.168.0.159 139
666 udp 192.168.0.159 80

That seems correct to me, you agree?

Otherwise I did it in DOS:

ping mybookworld and I got 192.168.0.159 that answered.

So both from the external IP and:666 and from mybookworld, I was able to reach the web interface.

Is it serious, doc?

solmyr · Answer

Sorry:  Yes I use a Freebox and I have indeed rebooted the beast.

solmyr · Answer

Sorry, that’s indeed a typo.  The 139 and the 666 -> 80 are in TCP.

solmyr · Answer

Well, I’m checking it at home tonight and I’ll tell you then.    Did it work for you on the first try?

solmyr · Answer

Did you get my message?

solmyr · Answer

Hi there!  Indeed and I agree, but we had an ongoing discussion.  Impossible to reach the web by doing a redirection :-(  I had some remote tests done by a friend yesterday by giving him the fixed IP and the port, nothing at all :-(  He uses http://public address:defined port

solmyr · Answer

No, that didn't change anything.  I didn't touch the DMZ, that must be the problem.  Isn't it not on the same page on the Freebox?  Otherwise when you write this:  90 tcp to 0.2  you do have 80 at the end, right?  And on the other three:  137 udp to 0.2 137 138 udp to 0.2 138 139 tcp to 0.2 139  Can you confirm?

solmyr · Answer

I may have been a bit quick in a sentence that isn’t really understandable:  For the DMZ, it doesn’t seem to me that it is in the same menu, right?

Zigloo · Answer

Hello,  The discussion is very interesting... especially since I’m wondering about buying this product!  Several questions remain unanswered on my side:  .are the performances zero, average or good? what measurements do you make in ko/s for a large file? .fmarot said that one could activate a web server (likely Apache) and PHP: how (telnet, X session,...) ? .where are the product’s tinkerer sites (no problem for me, even in English) ?  Thanks for the answers... if you have them! ;-)

fmarot · Answer

Hello,

Regarding performance, they are well below average: about 3 to 4 MB/s.

As for the sites:
- http://martin.hinner.info/mybook/ for SSH access to the Linux
- http://www.welped.com/2007/08/29/hacking-the-mybook-world-edition-into-a-php-powered-web-server/ for installing PHP

Personally, if I had to buy this type again I wouldn't choose a MBW. Since then I’ve seen what Synology products are capable of, and it’s a world apart in terms of performance and administration... It’s more expensive, that’s for sure, but now I know why...

Zigloo21 · Answer

Hello,   Thanks for the reply, faster than Claire... ;) meh...   Apparently, indeed speed isn’t her strong suit!   For the price, you can currently find it at Pixmania for about €170, which is quite a remarkable price for 500GB, right?   What would be the equivalent at Synology knowing that you also have to buy a drive to put inside? You can find the ds106j for about the same price, to which you have to add a 500GB drive (the Maxtor 500GB IDE recommended on Synology’s site) which you can find at GrosBill for €100... Is that it, the equivalent? Am I right? But will the performances be better? Has anyone tested such a setup?   See you later

Zigloo21 · Answer

Excuse me, my lame joke led you astray and your response was very clear. Thanks anyway for the speed and accuracy of your information...

It's clear that the higher the range, the better the performance.

Do I need it? Honestly, I'm not sure... My goal would be to store a certain number of files as archives but also to store VMware virtual machines there (performance would matter a lot more) and, if possible, to host PHP sites developed by my own hands...

Regarding the compatible hard drives seen on the Synology site, the list is still a bit meager and the choice isn't really easy!

Thanks again for your responses.

www.jerome-leon.com · Answer

It doesn’t appear in the workgroup, whereas if I type the IP in the browser, I reach the WD configuration interface. What should I do to have it recognized? PS: I plugged it into the Freebox

alaportedes3 · Answer

Hello fmarot,

First of all, thanks for this discussion which provides many explanations.

I bought yesterday a MBW 500 GB disk.

I installed it without problems via the standard installation.

In fact, the purpose of my purchase was to have a file server (without a PC) that is always available on my local network. The goal is to access this disk to view photos, listen to music, read videos, from my living-room PC.

Access via the web or outside the local network does not interest me. I plan to reinstall it tonight without Mionet since it seems possible (it’s enough that I uninstall Mionet on my PC and that I “reset” the MBW to restore the standard names that I had changed since it seems more convenient), then I would follow the explanations of this thread ?

However, if this disk generally meets my needs, it does two things less well than I thought, which makes me wonder about returning it:

- the noise. The manual indicated silent operation due to convection cooling (and apparently a small fan). The noise is subjective, but for me it is too loud to be placed in a living room as I wanted

- the speed: 2 to 3 MB in network transfer on a 100 M network, whereas a PC-to-PC transfer over the same network is about 20 MB.

The first point should be solvable because I can place it elsewhere via a switch, but for the second point, I have two questions:
Will this improve with a future hypothetical firmware? (as one of your replies suggested)
If not, I’m considering returning it because 2 MB will not allow comfortable use of this storage unit from my living-room PC (I assume that this bandwidth would not let me read an image of a DVD stored on the MBW)

But is it useful to return it if you have to spend more than 3 times the price of an MBW to get proper performance, perhaps a NAS disk that is "performant" is out of my means. From your point of view, does a Synology DS107 that is already more expensive only operate at 4 to 8 MB? It’s not far from the 3 to 4 MB you observe on a MBW?

Thus at least a DS207 would be needed to read a DVD image without stuttering, which costs twice the price of an MBW?

Thank you for your reply which would give me additional elements to decide to keep or return this MBW.

Kind regards

alaportedes3 · Answer

Thank you for your responses.  I’m going to do a few more tests this weekend before deciding to return it (in particular trying to read a DVD, and check its placement for noise)  I saw this afternoon at Fnac a Buffalo HD LinkStation Live drive, which with the discount, gives a price close to the MBW (+50 Eur nevertheless). According to the box, you would get a throughput of 30 MB on a Gigabit network. I’ll look a bit on the net to avoid the same surprise, but does this seem credible to you? Do you know this brand?  At first glance, this seems odd to me, because if I look at the Synology 207 tests it “peaks” at 14 MB while it seems to be a reference brand and is much more expensive...  Best regards

alaportedes3 · Answer

Hello again! Just for information, after some time spent on the internet, it seems that the Buffalo is slightly less performant than the Synology 106e (according to a user’s measurement, compared to the 106e measurements by Presence PC). The performances would therefore be sufficient for my use in both cases (compared to the fairly low performances of the MBW). On the other hand, from all I’ve read, the Synology is certainly more expensive, but it seems really well designed and sufficiently open, with a fairly active community (which is always very useful). I haven’t seen an equivalent on Buffalo yet. In short, the growing price differences seem justified. Now to find the right compromise for my needs (and the euros!!) Anyway, thanks again for your answers.

Koub78 · Answer

Hello, I bought a WDW 1TB at Fnac and I’m thinking of returning it but I don’t know what to take instead (that could be sold at Fnac because of obligation...)  My setup: a WiFi laptop; two WiFi MacBooks; a Archos 605 WiFi UPNP; Free  My needs: store data and access it from any computer, be able to "see" audio and video files on my Archos (UPNP)  Problem today: slow hard drive, terribly noisy, although stacked UPNP my Archos doesn’t see it. I suppose the function isn’t installed. I bought the WDW because it indicated UPNP unlike its competitors which don’t specify it (Buffalo, BlackBox, LaCie, Iomega...)  What should I do? Which product and how to install it?  Thanks for your advice !!!

Koub78 · Answer

Thank you very much for your reply. Some additions: Fnac stores in Paris (I don’t know about others) systematically issue a voucher refund when the product has been opened. This is to prevent Saturday purchases being returned on Monday after a Sunday wedding... So which network hard drive sold by Fnac directly supports UPNP Audio/Video for streaming with my Archos? Or, simpler, keeping a computer on (but I wanted to avoid that), how can Windows Media Player share files that are on a distant hard drive? (The files appearing in UPNP are only those located locally on the machine... I think you need to grant rights to the distant directory but I don’t know how to do that with the WDbook...) Thanks again!

Koub78 · Answer

And there you go!!! WDW 1TB returned to Fnac this weekend and bought a Buffalo 500GB. 1/ Fnac member price = -20% 2/ Very quiet although it is ventilated 3/ Ultra simple setup! compatible with all operating systems including Vista and Mac OS 4/ UPNP AV functional without any added software (not even TwonkyVision). My Archos, My Windows Vista and My Mac OS recognize the NAS as a remote network hard drive AND as a multimedia content server.  In other words, for everyone looking for an affordable and powerful NAS, Buffalo is for you! Only glitch: 500 GB only but possibility to add two USB hard drives  There you go... I hope my contribution will be useful. Thanks everyone.

Zigloo21 · Answer

Hello,  Super Koub78, this is very interesting.  Could you run a few transfer tests from your two computers, perhaps from the Archos? Like 1 file of 1GB and 1000 files of 1MB each...  That would be super giga tetra awesome, wouldn’t it?  See you later

alaportedes3 · Answer

Hello,  I’m taking a bit of time to give you a CR (progress report) of my tests. This might be of interest to some (and answer Zigloo21’s question)  Summary of previous episodes: As explained in my previous posts, I was fairly disappointed with the 500 GB MBW purchased a few days ago. My use: a simple file server to provide video, photos and music to a living-room PC (other needs: web server, internet access, automatic backups, etc... are not a priority).  Two points bothered me about the MBW: the noise (too loud, despite the fan absence, to stay in the living room), the write/read speeds. After Web searches and advice here, I chose Synology and Buffalo.  I set Synology aside because they seem very good and very configurable, but the budget is too high (almost twice an MBW) which is probably justified but too expensive for me in absolute terms. Remaining was the Buffalo LinkStation Live 500 GB, which via the Fnac 20% discount is only 50€ more than the MBW.  I looked on the Web to know its performance. Since they looked interesting, I bought it this weekend to test it and return one of the two before the notorious 7-day deadline.  The choice was difficult!  First a very interesting site for those who want to choose their NAS based on performance as the main criterion. A test of many NAS models in several configurations (read/write, 100/1000Mb, with or without jumbo frame) :  https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/static_pages/410_SNB.shtml  for my personal tests:  Noise: the Buffalo, despite its fan, is not much louder than the MBW (the noise frequency is not the same, which seems to make the Buffalo not more bothersome than the MBW). In both cases, impossible for me to leave them in the living room (too noisy). It should be noted that the MBW is infinitely quieter than the Buffalo during file writing (pot/can noise for the Buffalo probably due to resonance of the cheap plastic case)   Functionality/administration: the buffalo seems above. The basics are the same, but an FTP server in addition for the buffalo, DLNA streaming possible even if not tested as not useful given the living-room PC. Sharing and rights management also practical in both. Gigabit management on the Buffalo.  Performance:  I tested the transfer of a 4.575 GB file (a DVD !) Real-time transfer measurement then calculation of the throughput. Config: 2 PCs (one at 100Mb/s, one at Gb, a Netgear 10/100Mb switch)  Initial tests gave me similar performance between the two (4.9 MB/s; 4.3 MB/s), as well as PC-to-PC on my network: 5.9 MB/s. The buffalo being supposed to be faster and the performance of a transfer between two PCs should be close to 12.5 MB/s in theory, I looked for the problem. For info, I had read that it was preferable to force the network cards so that they all operate at the same speed, rather than leaving Auto-negotiation. So I forced everything to the speed of the longest elements (i.e., all at 100Mb). Well in my configuration, this is not a good idea. I put everything back to auto-negotiation and it works much better:  PC-to-PC transfer 7.7 MB/s (a bit far from 12.5 but probably due to cables and switch). I have 9.0 with a 3com giga router)  Buffalo: write to NAS 7.0 MB/s, read from NAS 7.3 MB/s (i.e., in minutes for the 4.5GB file: 10 min55 and 10min30) MBW: write to NAS 4.3 MB/s, read from NAS 6.2 MB/s (i.e., in minutes for the 4.5GB file: 17 min43 and 12min14)  Buffalo is therefore 1.6 times faster in writing and very slightly faster in reading.  To see, I also tested Buffalo in Gigabit, via my gigabit PC and a 3com switch loaned to me: MBW performance unchanged (since not Gigabit) : 4.5 in write, not tested in read Buffalo performance: 9.6 MB/s in writing, 13.1 in reading.  Not tested in Jumbo frame because I needed to sleep!!  Conclusion:  For those who, like me, worry about reading DVD from a NAS server, even the MBW which is slow should be enough to read a DVD without stuttering. Indeed, the maximum DVD speed is 9.8 Mb/s i.e. a maximum approx 1.5 MB/s which is well below the MBW’s 6.2 MB/s read.  Then the user comfort in writing.  After many hesitations, I decided to add the 50€ extra to keep the Buffalo. Without the Fnac 20% off, I wouldn’t have bought it at 100€ more than the WD. The gap in performance at 100Mb/s is not enough in itself (read performance being the only essential one for me and thus almost equivalent on both models) but the better write performance (additional comfort), as well as the broader opening and future evolution possibilities in Gigabit are the main reasons for my choice of Buffalo.  There you go.  Hope this CR might be useful to some in their choices.  A question still for fMarot (who mentioned the point in a post) or anyone else: Could you describe the steps to connect a MBW or Buffalo to a PC network card using a crossover cable (i.e., without a switch or router)? Would you also have links to sites where I could find the procedure for using a USB drive to increase the capacity of the NAS server (Buffalo seems to manage USB disks NTFS better (readable which is not the case for MBW). For writing on FAT32, I didn’t have time to search much (due to tests above!), but it is not visible on MBW and visible but not writable from Buffalo (rights issue apparently). Is it possible (desirable) to format this external drive (a 160 GB 3.5") in EXT for example to simplify Buffalo management? And can you then continue to read/write a disk formatted in EXT on an XP SP2 PC via its USB port?  Thanks in advance.

Churikan · Answer

Hello,

I just bought a MBW 1 TB
I just want to use it to store a few very large documents.
I don't have a router; I have a small 4-port switch on which I connected my MBW and my PC.
For the PC I can assign any IP address to its network card... But for the MBW I don't know what to do because I don't know how to assign an IP address to it. So
My biggest question is: how to configure the MBW's IP address? It must receive an IP address to access its home page / Configuration or its Telnet menu...??

Thanks in advance :-)

cloeuf · Answer

Hi everyone  I think I have a problem with mine.  impossible to detect it with mionet  and with the trick of redirected ports either  is there a way to reset to factory settings??? because it must have a firmware problem...  thanks

SirWal · Answer

Hello, I just read a bit of all your posts and what I understand is that we can use the MBW remotely without being forced to use this crappy Mionet Anywhere Access. I have a Freebox in router mode and everything works perfectly with my PCs and my MacBook (even if sometimes it bugs a bit with the Mac...) I know nothing at all about networks, IP, etc...  I would simply like to be able to access my MBW in order to manage all my files (MP3s and videos included) and share certain folders (different according to the people), so that they can take and update what it contains  _ Is it possible for them to map my MBW on their workstation and make it work like a folder on their computer?  _ How to use the MBW remotely in the simplest possible way, without having to install a program (Mionet, ...) ?   I NEED HELP !!! THANKS!

Ludo · Answer

If you look at the previous messages (there are several pages) I’ve already described everything. The performance isn’t great though, but I think it mainly comes from the upload speed of the Free line.

Teddy · Answer

Hello everyone.  I just read this forum because I plan to buy a NAS but I have a question about the IP address.  So I am with Numericable with their latest WiFi router. The problem is that Numericable gives a rotating IP address, never the same. Will that cause a problem to access it remotely if I install the software or if I don't install it?  Thank you for your help  Teddy

Teddy · Answer

Hello everyone.  On the site it says that it is possible to change the hard drives.  But can they be replaced with HDDs from another brand?  Thanks in advance  Teddy

totof · Answer

In order to access its WD NAS hard drive remotely, you need to configure certain NetBIOS ports on the Livebox and it is also advisable to assign a static IP to the NAS drive and to create an account on DYNDNS.  We will start by assigning a fixed IP address to the NAS NAS. The Livebox assigns the first dynamic IP address as 192.168.1.10, so you must choose an address from the range 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.9 since 192.168.1.1 is reserved by default for the box.  To open certain ports you need to go to "LAN Servers" then add the NetBIOS ports:  Add port 137 UDP then port 138 also UDP, then to finish port 139 TCP, always specifying the local IP address as the NAS NAS configured beforehand.  Afterwards, the most annoying thing to access your NAS hard drive from outside is knowing its public IP address since it changes all the time. To remedy this problem, the Livebox allows communication with a website that lets you assign a name to your IP address. This site is called DynDNS, it keeps the public IP address updated at all times and maps it to the name you assign. To do this you must go to the site www.dyndns.com and create your account (it's free). Once the account is created you must go into the box in "Advanced Configuration" then ""network"" then "Dyndns" enter the name of the account created on the DynDNS site, the password as well as the host name to be updated.  Finally, to finish, when connecting remotely to our DDNAS you must go to "My Computer", "Tools" "Map network drive" then in Folder type \Name_account_created_on_dyndns.@dyndns
om_du_partage  There you go, I hope my post will be clear enough, enjoy this tip because everything here is free, bye bye the Western software.

Catman · Answer

Hello everyone,

I recently bought a WD My Book World Edition and I have a "small" problem with it.

When I perform the copy (Natso Backup, copy/paste from MS Windows or xcopy under DOS), I always have the same issue. After a certain time or certain volume, I lose access rights to the share.

The only way for me to regain the rights and continue the copy/backup is to power off and then power the external drive back on. From there, the copy resumes +/- normally. The only catch is that I have to copy 150 GB of data and a reboot every 1% is quite annoying.

Have you already encountered the same problem as me?

What do you recommend? Return to support or is there a "trick"?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

droopyjj · Answer

Hello everyone, I’m impressed by all this information and worried that I’ve understood only 1/10 of what you’re talking about. For my part I just bought a WD World Book 2 TB which I had a lot of trouble configuring (same old story when you want it to work right away) I installed MIONET on all my machines but what I don’t understand is why create users in the web interface to set restrictions on folders, if there’s no other choice but to log in on Mionet with the admin user profile that gives access to everything. I have XP and Vista and I’d like to create folders for each session with rights but I can’t (no access to the other session’s share) Do you have to simply give the same username in the web interface as the session name? (but they don’t have passwords for my sessions!)

yo · Answer

I can't connect to my Freebox to watch movies. When I go to settings it doesn't detect anything on the USB port. Thanks for the advice to a beginner.

brumag78 · Answer

Hello,  First a big thank you to "Ludovic" for his tutorial on configuring the MyBookWorld 500 GB - 15 minutes were enough to install the HDD ;)  Today, I have a question because now I have to admit I’m lost...  If I use a Numericable connection (or SFR 3G key), it’s impossible to access my WD with a fixed IP !!! whereas with an Orange connection, FREE (my operator and that of my family) we manage to do it without any trouble...  Any idea?  bruno

badaboum76 · Answer

Hello I’m digging up this discussion a bit newbie on this forum (but I’ve already looked for answers and found some, but on the network I’m a beginner ... )  So I’ve connected a Western Digital My Book World Edition 500GB disk to the red ethernet port of my Livebox => on the internal network on the 4 PCs in the house it works perfectly.  However I would like to access it from outside (all my PCs are off at home) and from anywhere and of course without using WD Anywhere Access which apparently isn’t great and prevents access to MP3s and videos.  Please explain as clearly as possible which settings to change in the Livebox and elsewhere  Thanks in advance for your clarified responses  Regards

Ambryo · Answer

Hello,

To put the mybook online you have to do as they say and also open the ports on your Livebox.

To do this, open your web browser and instead of the address type 192.168.1.1

Login: admin
Password: admin (default)

Then go to the Configuration > Advanced > Router tab

Click on add and choose custom service and open the ports

137 UDP => (the mybook IP address)
138 UDP => (the mybook IP address)
139 TCP => (the mybook IP address)
80 TCP => (the mybook IP address)

Then I advise you to create an account on DynDNS to get a fixed IP address

There you go, if you have any other questions don’t hesitate.

Ambryo · Answer

no normally you can put only one external hard drive afterwards it may be possible but I couldn't tell you

Mybookwd · Answer

Hello,

I have a problem with my MyBOOK WD for a connection from outside my network.

I’ve redirected the IP addresses so that by using a DynDNS service I can connect from anywhere.

The issue is that when I connect to Mybook from outside and try to access the multimedia space in the storage tab, the system crashes with "Network Error (tcp_error), A communication error occurred: "Operation timed out"".

Could someone tell me if it is possible to solve this problem or if it is due to the WD's limited capabilities?

Thank you for your help.

Western Digital 500 GB over Ethernet on my Freebox

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