Time capsule printer sharing

I have a hp color laserjet cp2025 connected by USB to the latest time capsule by usb. The printer frequently drops off the network - print jobs can't find the printer. The only way to fix is to unplug (power) the time capsule and restart it. Any thoughts? Is this a bug? I was previously using a first generation time capsule with a different HP printer and never experienced the issue.

Actually, I can also seem to fix problem by turning wifi off on the computer and then restarting and joining the network - so the issue may be a wifi issue but the problem occurs even when I can surf the internet wirelessly via same time capsule.

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HP LaserJet CP1025 and Time Capsule printing problem

Hello. I'm experiencing a problem with network printing with using HP LaserJet CP1025 plugged through USB into a Time Capsule. The problem persists for a long time already. Every time I need to print, I need to reboot my Time Capsule because there is an error in the printing queue, Mac OS X shows a message about some "USB write error", Windows just shows an "error". The only solution to this was rebooting the Time Capsule as told on Apple Support, with unplugging it first, then rebooting the printer, then plugging the Time Capsule. Now even this way doesn't work. This problem is the same on three different computers running Mac OS X Lion, Mountain Lion and Windows 8, so it's not driver problem, however, Bonjour doesn't allow me to use drivers from the printer CD on Windows so I had to install "universal" drivers which allowed me to print. I update the firmware on the Time Capsule from time to time, so it won't help either. It's extremely annoying to mess around with Time Capsule for half an hour each time I need to print, so I ask for assistance. Thanks to everyone who can help!

There is probably a whole bunch of different issues happening here.
Lion and ML have just as much problem with losing connection to the TC as the windows computer will.
I suggest you do a factory reset of the TC..
You then need to set it up as a straight SMB (windows networking) device.
All network names must be SMB compatible. Short, no spaces.. no apostrophe for sure. pure alphanumeric.
That includes TC name, wireless name/s, passwords of course. and even the hard disk name.
In the file sharing page I would also turn on the guest access and set the WORKGROUP. Although that is more for disk sharing they should also help print sharing.
The printer name, I am not sure.. but you want that as simple as possible as well and following the above rules.
I am not at all sure the latest firmware is the panacea to all ills.. in fact I tend to run any TC i have on 7.5.2 and find it works better. Especially the older ones.
If it still doesn't work, it is a case of buy a new network printer.. when this lot of toners finish.. buy a new printer instead .. make sure it is network capable. Far better than using usb printers and since printers are cheap cf the consumables.. well worth it.
Also make sure it is airprint capable and preferably postscript as well although I don't know if the combo is available.

Snow Leopard (10.6.4) Doesn't See Time Capsule Printer But 10.5.8 Does

Snow Leopard (10.6.4) doesn't recognize the Lexmark printer connected to my Time Capsule v 7.4.2. However, the printer is nicely recognized on Leopard (10.5.8) on my PowerBook as well as on the two Windows computers in my Home. In fact, with printer sharing activated on my PowerBook, the printer appears in the Add Printer dialog of my Mac Mini as a shared printer from the PowerBook, but not directly from the Time Capsule.
I have tried rebooting, upgrading to the latest software upgrades to no avail.
Any ideas ?

After all, the printer wasn't "Bonjour visible" in the list of available printers on 10.5.8 either, but it still worked after the earlier setup. Restarting the Time Capsule fixed the problem.

Suddenly unable to print from Win XP PCs to Time Capsule printer

I have a Canon MP610 printer attached to my early 2009 (dual radio) Time Capsule that worked perfectly on my home LAN until a few weeks ago. Macbook Air and two Win XP PCs could print over the LAN. Suddenly LAN printing for the two Win PCs stopped working - but continues to work fine for the Macbook. The Win problem exists via wired and wifi connections. When I plug the printer directly into either PC's USB port, printing works perfectly. I have set up separate printer names for direct and LAN connections.
The printer is visible to Bonjour. I re-installed Bonjour on one PC and tested using the printer name that it set up, verified that Norton firewall has USB port 5353 open, even disabled the firewall completely. Any print job sent from the PCs simply fails - the printer never gives any indication that it's receiving data.
The only change to the Win systems since before I had this problem have been periodic auto-updates with Windows patches, and updated Safari.
The fact that multiple Windows systems but not the Mac are having problems made me suspect Bonjour, but it can see the printer. If anyone has a clue what might be wrong, let me know.
-JR

I was able to solve my printing problem using the instructions at the iFelix site http://tech.ifelix.net/1004.html. The problem was solved after I replaced the printer name with the IP address of my Time Capsule (10.0.1.1) for the existing port that the printer was connected to (instead of creating a new port, I selected the existing port that my printer was connected to and clicked Configure Port). After saving, the next time that I tried to print it worked.
Thanks to AppleConvert2009 who posted the iFelix URL containing the fix in the "Bonjour - printer found but can't print" topic in the Bonjour for Windows discussion.

Time capsule printer server and HP 1600

I have an HP 1600 which doesn't have MAC drivers from HP. Now what if I connect this printer by USB to the Time Capsule? Would I be able to print using the airport network?
It might be a silly question, but I'm looking to solve this problem.
Thanks,
Remco
Message was edited by: Remco B

The printer is not compatible with Mac 0S X according to HP literature. Further, HP does not offer any Mac drivers as this low cost printer has no intelligence and relies on the PC for printing.
There appears a hack that may enable the 1600 to work with a Mac. I found it with a Google search but do not have the printer to test the hack:
<http://macerudite.com/mac-hp-clj-1600-37333.html>

Time Capsule - File sharing with accounts

I recently got a brand new Time Capsule 1 TB. I have not copied any data to the internal (Airport) disk drive yet since I have been previously using a separate USB disk drive for Time machine backups and for storing other data. When I will have time I will just copy the data from the external USB drive to the Time capsule and use the Time capsule disk also for Time machine backups (I will delete the previous Time machine backups from the USB drive), while the USB drive will remain connected to the Time capsule for extended storage.
I would like to secure my shared disk with accounts (Airport Utility ->Disks -> File Sharing -> Secure Shared Disks -> With Accounts); currently I have "With a disk password" option selected. Somewhere on the internet I've read that when I enable this feature a new directory is created for each of the user account added to the Time capsule for disk access and that the existing data is removed from the Time capsule. Also, a new folder is created in Time capsule with a name of the disk which can be used as a shared folder for all users with accounts on Time capsule.
The questions I have are:
1. What happens to the other external USB drive connected to Time machine when I enable the user account secutiry feature? Is the data deleted? Are user account also set for this drive?
2. How to delete one user's data from the Time capsule after enabling user accounts access? If I delete his/her account on Time capsule, is his/her data also deleted from disk or just stays there?

mikkec wrote:
I recently got a brand new Time Capsule 1 TB. I have not copied any data to the internal (Airport) disk drive yet since I have been previously using a separate USB disk drive for Time machine backups and for storing other data. When I will have time I will just copy the data from the external USB drive to the Time capsule and use the Time capsule disk also for Time machine backups
this will not work. TM treats backups to locally attached drives differently to those made to networked drives. click here for information.
(I will delete the previous Time machine backups from the USB drive), while the USB drive will remain connected to the Time capsule for extended storage.
I would like to secure my shared disk with accounts (Airport Utility ->Disks -> File Sharing -> Secure Shared Disks -> With Accounts); currently I have "With a disk password" option selected. Somewhere on the internet I've read that when I enable this feature a new directory is created for each of the user account added to the Time capsule for disk access and that the existing data is removed from the Time capsule. Also, a new folder is created in Time capsule with a name of the disk which can be used as a shared folder for all users with accounts on Time capsule.
The questions I have are:
1. What happens to the other external USB drive connected to Time machine when I enable the user account secutiry feature? Is the data deleted? Are user account also set for this drive?
2. How to delete one user's data from the Time capsule after enabling user accounts access? If I delete his/her account on Time capsule, is his/her data also deleted from disk or just stays there?
somebody else will need to address these questions.

Printer seen from Time Capsule - print not adding to queue.

Been a while since I've been here... things have been doing well until now.
At our store in Minnesota, we've got 13 Macintoshes on display as well as a Time Capsule. All of them have been able to network to each other, as well as see our Epson CX7400 on the network. Every Mac has the appropriate driver installed, with the printer added successfully to each system.
However, when any given Mac attempts to print to the Time Capsule's Epson CX7400, which is networked via the Bonjour protocol, the print queue remains empty (as if nothing was ever sent to it), and the printer does not respond.
All I get is a quick blip on the screen showing that the document is being prepared for printing, sends it to the queue where it mysteriously disappears.
Not sure what is going on here. I've looked at as many things as I could. Might be something simple that I'm missing, I don't know.
I've reset the printing system, reinstalled drivers, checked the Bonjour and network settings on both the Time Capsule and each Macintosh to no avail.
Any ideas?

Same exact problem here! Same printer... Time Capsule... Everything. And it just started happening about the same day as the first post. Someone help!

Time Capsule file sharing VS Leopard Server

I just bought a new 1 TB Time Capsule (TC). My goal was to use it as a time machine hard drive for my Leopard Server.
As soon as I start Enable File Sharing on TC, there is a conflict with the AFP Port (548) for my server. I can only do one or the other. I understand that I can change the AFP port but I don't think it is a good solution for me.
Is there others ways to reach that drive ?
Thank you

Hello, the problem is to activate Disk Sharing. Because I have forwarded the AFP Port 548 to my Leopard OS X server in Time Capsule, as soon as I try to turn on Disk Sharing on Time Capsule I get the following message:
Enabling "Enable file sharing" conflicts with one of your part port mappings. The port mapping has been disabled. Please update its public port to continue using it.
That's the part I wish I could avoid. Changing the public port of AFP wold mean to change all external client (my family
I have tried to turn on Bonjour in the Disk pane and then turn off disk sharing and I did received a message saying to configure Airport-Time Capsule - Edit - Dynamic global Hostname. I will be trying that.
Thank you for the "Bonjour" Hint

Can I setup a folder on the time capsule for sharing between computers not on my network?

I'm wanting to be able to share files between family members that don't live in the same household. How would I set up a single folder on my Time Capsule so everyone can use it as a shared network drive between Windows and Mac systems, with security?

No. Your Mac will mirror the folders on icloud.com.

Time Capsule - Secured Shared Disk anomaly

Hi,
Something quite worrying just happened and I'm unsure whether I can trust the TC to continue using it or whether I should just replace it. The TC is almost 2 years old and until now has reliably served as my DHCP router and Shared Disk with account. From Finder I attempted to mount my private shared folder as normal but the login details were refused. "Connect As" was showing in Finder which shouldn't appear when the account details are stored in Keychain. But sure enough in Keychain the connection details had vanished too. In Airport Utility the Shared Disk Account was nowhere to be found either with only the usual Data folder for Time Machine still visible. I mounted the Data folder and found inside a Users folder containing my missing files - around 400GB of my life's treasure! Thank the lord I seem to be able to access my files and am presently copying everything over to an internal disk on the Mac pro. Oddly enough what was once a restricted access folder requiring username and password now seems to be totally unsecured.
I share the TC over MobileMe so I can access it on the move. Could there have been a MobileMe event which caused this anomaly? I can't understand how the account data could have been lost, indeed moved inside the Data folder and the keychains appear to have been deleted on all the Macs in the house which use the same MobileMe account.

ibosie wrote:
containing my missing files - around 400GB of my life's treasure!
Are you saying that was the only copy you have?
If so, count yourself as extremely lucky. Do yourself a favor and begin doing regular backups immediately. At the very least, back up your important, irreplaceable stuff. But do yourself another favor and back up your entire system.
That may be a bit tricky, as many backup apps (including Time Machine) won't back up a network drive, such as a Time Capsule. See Kappy's post on Basic Backup, complete with links to the web sites of each product. One or more of those will likely work for that.
While you're at it, make another set of backups, of the important stuff at least, and get it off-site, so you're also protected against fire, flood, theft, and direct lightning strike on your power lines. A portable hard drive is good for that, as are CDs/DVDs. Any of them can be taken to your safe deposit box, workplace, relative's house, etc. And there are services that let you do backups over the internet; since you're a MobileMe subscriber, you can use Apple's Backup app to back up some things to your iDisk automatically.

Time capsule printing and airport express

Just set up a TC and am having a couple of problems:
1) Cannot print. At first I got a message that the printer could not be found. Went back and reinstalled the printer with correct driver (would not accept auto setup)...now get a message that printing is complete but nothing prints.
2) Airport Express. On setup, Airport Utility detects both TC and AE. I set up TC and then reconfigure AE to join the wireless network. AE either disappears from Airport Utility or looks as if it is OK, but won't work with iTunes. AE did work with iTunes before I got the TC.
Any suggestions?

Iann wrote:
First off - I'm not overly knowledgeable about networking. I have relied on the simplicity of everything for years and it has just worked - until today!
I had a perfectly good dlink router, four or more computers all hooked up to the internet as well as a wireless printer and via Airport Express a color laser, and my iTunes could, via Airport Express, pump music into two spots as well as through my Apple TV. Fantastic!
Sadly - as soon as I plugged in a Time Capsule directly to the cable modem, I could not print from any computer - (although early on I could print on both printers from mine) Now -nada . The Airport Expresses are flashing amber and I am lost. I unplugged my old dlink figuring they would all see the new Time Capsule and automatically do whatever they needed to do. One of the printers is wireless on its own ( no Airport Express) and it doesn't work either on any computer.
It sounds like the first thing you need to do is to reconfigure your AirPort Express units to work with the Time Capsule. The first thing I'd do is to connect to each one with AirPort Utility and do a File/"Save a Copy As" operation to save the configuration details in case you need to restore them. The next step depends on the model(s) of the AirPort Express units. If they are all model A1264 units, then things will be a lot simpler. If any of them are A1084 or A1088 models, then things will be a little more complicated, requiring you to configure things as a "WDS" network.

Using Time Capsule as shared drive?

Every official thing I've read/seen on Time Capsule only mentions backups. Does anyone know if it would be possible to use it as a media storage center? I'd love to dump all my music and videos onto it and have all the Macs in my network access it.

MKayden:
The only way to integrate Time Capsule into your existing network is to cable it to a spare LAN port on the ethernet switch connected to your Verizon wireless router. You would need to turn off the router built into Time Capsule. You would also need to make a decision about what to do with the wireless access point built into Time Capsule - you could turn it off, or you could leave it on and use it to provide an 802.11n-only wireless connection into your LAN in parallel with the 802.11b/g wireless connection provided by your existing Verizon wireless router.
Yes, Time Machine will work just fine regardless of the method (cabled or wireless) that Macs use to connect to your LAN.
You discussed using Time Capsule as a "print hub" for your Macs. It isn't clear to me what you had in mind. Yes, you could connect a USB interface printer to Time Capsule (with the setup I described above) and that printer would be accessible to all computers on your LAN. However, the addition of Time Capsule to your LAN won't change anything about the way you are currently using your existing network printers - which should remain cabled along with your NAS drive to your ethernet switch.
Reading between the lines I'm wondering whether you thought it possible to have Time Capsule connect wirelessly to your existing network - and that isn't possible.

Time capsule as shared folder, time capsule as shared folder

How to use the recently installed time capsule as a shared folder for my other mac book and PCs at home?
Thanks in advance

1. Make sure it is setup with SMB names.. ie TC name.. Hard disk name.. wireless names should all be short, no spaces, pure alphanumeric.
2. IN the file sharing section make sure the workgroup is set correctly.. generally WORKGROUP.
3. Turn on the guest account to read and write access. Assuming this is not a security issue for you.
4. On the PC install bonjour for windows or airport utility for windows. (you said PC but I presume that means windows).
5. In windows explorer type in the address or name of the TC.. ie
\\TCName or \\TCIPaddress clearly replacing the generic with the actual name or IP.
6. Create a new folder from windows..
7. Load your stuff into it from either the Mac or windows..

Time Capsule printing Canon LBP 5100 - Snow Leopard

Hello!
I am happily able to print via USB to my printer - a canon LBP 5100 but unable to do the same via the TC.
1. The time capsule is set up for printing.
2. The printer options 'sees' the printer as an option in the 'add printer' dialog box. So I try to add the wireless printer - and go through to the printer driver section (this works fine when attached via USB). Then the printer name simply does not appear under the Canon USB (CUPS CAPT) option - which was how I set up the driver for USB printing.
3. I have tried closing and re-mapping the USB printer. It works just fine - and the CUPS CAPT option opens up everytime. The same does not happen via the TC - despite the fact the TC is set up ok and it can see the canon printer. It just cannot locate the driver in the same way that it does when linked up via USB.
So after several hours of attempts I am pretty vexed!
Any advice appreciated.

The proprietary Canon CAPT and UFR2 drivers cannot be used when the printer is connected to the USB port of an Airport device or print server. This is a limitation of these drivers and there is nothing you can do to resolve this (at least nothing I have ever found).
For the Canon models with Ethernet, you can connect the printer to the Ethernet port of the Airport device and print successfully this way. But with devices that do not offer Ethernet, such as your LPB5100, then you have no option but to connect the Mac via USB when you need to print.
Sorry for the bad news.
Pahu

Mac Mini Server and Time Capsule, File Sharing Issue

Setup:
MacMini Server, Time Capsule, 2 Macs connected.
All Macs use the time capsule to backup.
Problem:
I can't use filesharing from over the internet anymore to connect to my server.
Ports 139 and 548 seem to be reserved for the internal backupdisk of the time capsule.
The port mapping rule gets turned off.
How can i still access my files from the outside ?
If i change the filesharing ports to something else, how can i access it ?
Anybody an idea ?
Thanks in advance.

Hi
+"I can connect to my server using vpn but my workgroup shortcut in the sidebar of finder doesn't work"+
That's about right. Bonjour won't work over VPN unless you work at it. AFP548 has an article on how to achieve it if you want to go to the trouble.
+"Isn't there a way without manually connect using go?"+
You could drop desired share points into the dock. Next time you initiate a VPN connection simply click on the icon in the dock. Works for me every time.
+"Perhaps some tweaking on the vpn server side?"+
None that I'm aware of. Perhaps someone else knows a way?
Tony

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