Airport Extreme + My Book World Edition via Ethernet?

Hi,
Simple question - if i bought a Western Digital My Book World edition which has an Ethernet out port - could i connect it to the Airport Extreme to share with all my devices?
If so would it have any advanced over buying the cheap(ist) Western Digital and connecting just by USB?
Thanks

If that drive is usable by your devices when connected directly to them via Ethernet, then yes that would work.
You would be relying on the file sharing services of that drive... not the file sharing services of the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS).

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[3] Switch to advanced mode.
[4] From the System tab, pick Advanced.
[5] Enable SSH Access, and click submit.
[6] Click on the network tab and then the LAN button
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[8] Open Terminal.app (Utilities > Terminal)
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ssh [email protected]
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Code:
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Code:
sh install_netatalk.sh
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