I ran into a snag with my router so need to replace it before I finish but here’s the steps which should theoretically work if you want to try them yourself. Note, it’s pretty safe to try all of these steps without risk of bricking your drive. The only exception might (not certain but would think it would be a risk) be editing your config file, step 5.
1. Setup your router for DDNS (if you don’t have a static IP address and don’t want to have to fix things everytime your router goes down). See adachim’s post on this linked thread for instructions. http://community.wd.com/t5/My-Book-Live/FTP-quot-Help-Solve-The-Mystery-quot/m-p/177218/highlight/true#M1695. Note, if your router forces you to go with a DDNS provider that won’t give out DNS for free like mine, you can either pay money, flash your drive with dd-wrt (if router is compatible), or fix things every time your router goes down. My router unfortunately is not dd-wrt compatible based on dd-wrt.com’s website list so my sister is taking my router since she needs one anyway and buying me a new one (hence my delay).
2. Install Netdrive, Putty, and syncbackfree onto your home laptop (make sure you get the version that is compatible with your OS (i.e. Windows 8, Vista, etc.). Go to cnet.download.com for netdrive and syncbackfree. For putty, http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html.
3. Port forward your mybooklive in your house to port 33 (another port number can work too, I just chose 33 as it’s a nonstandard port I think - for extra security). No one can give you detailed step by step instructions on this as you probably have a different router than them - but perhaps this link will help http://community.wd.com/t5/My-Book-Live/port-forwarding-router-for-sftp-connection-to-MBL/m-p/570155#M22403. If you still can’t do it, I’d post asking about this specific question on another thread or try your router manufacturer’s forum.
4. Enable SSH on your mybooklive. Do this from the settings menu in the MBL UI. Or http://mybooklive/UI/ssh
5. Edit your config file. See jazzymood’s post in this thread. http://community.wd.com/t5/My-Book-Live/FTP-quot-Help-Solve-The-Mystery-quot/m-p/177218/highlight/true#M1695
6. Setup netdrive to automatically map your mybooklive. Then setup up syncbackfree to sync your files across the drives. It would take me forever to explain this part and it’s actually quite easy so I’m going to assume you can figure this part out. If you can’t, you can ask me questions after I’m done with my setup (which I’m not going to promise a timeframe since as you can tell, I’m a big procrastinator - though I have always eventually figured out how do everything I’ve wanted to sooner or later).
As you can see, even our “simpler” setup isn’t so simple but probably doable. The only thing I’m afraid of is that netdrive isn’t going to work the way it says it can. If that ends up being the case, there are other ways to do what we want.
