The Western Digital MyBook World Edition is a simple-to-use NAS drive that makes remote access and file sharing easy for even beginners. However, it is possible to modify the drive and get full system access. This allows you to run alternative software on the MyBook, such as ssh or ftp (and many more). Here’s how to modify your mybook and get ssh root access:
If you have ssh access to your Western Digital MyBook, it is possible to install additional software.
Optware is software package repositories (aka feeds) maintained by NSLU2 project. They offer access to hundreds of precompiled packages.