Cannot Access Time Capsule or Computer with MobileMe enabled

I have back to my mac set up on my imac but when I connect to a different wifi or tether my phone I cannot access the Time Capsule or Back to my Mac I'm 100% it is set up right this is getting really annoying for an Apple product. I have comcast if thats of any help.
Share disk over wan checked and allow setup over wan but still no dice. I tryed the dyndns way and it configured the dns for my domain I let it use but then it still wouldn't work so I just cancelled that and came back to square one.

Need a bit more info.
Now this is what happens when I plug it in:
Plug it into power?? The main router?? Sorry I am unclear what you are plugging it into.
It sounds like you have not done the setup.
The TC should be in bridge and plugged into the current modem router you have.. and powered on full time.
If you cannot access it via the utility, I strongly suggest you buy the apple usb to ethernet dongle.. which helps air people no end.. or use any other computer that has a real ethernet port.
Otherwise set to factory and start over. (this will not do anything to what you already have on the disk).
Hold in reset and power on the TC.. wait about 10sec until the front led rapidly flashes. .then you can connect the computer.. and do the setup.. choose bridge in the Network section of the utility and update the TC.
Then you can plug it into the main router and access it and internet at the same time.. either by TC wireless or the main modem wireless.
Please note. .Gen1 TC is only going to last very little time.. it is already well past the average lifespan.. many died at 2years.. most gone by 4years.. plan on storing nothing important on it.

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    Update:  this should have been posted to the Snow Leopard discussion area - was put here by accident.  Posted as question to:
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    After working flawlessly for some time, my Time Capsule has stopped completing backups (automatic or manual) whenever MobileMe syncing is enabled - Time Machine finds the Time Capsulse, scans my files for updates and starts the upload, but then it always hangs partway through.  I've tried giving it as much as a day to see if it will continue to conclusion but it does not.  I have to re-start my system just to clear the hangup, and I've had to disable automatic Time Machine backups to stop the issue happening all the time.
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  • Cannot access Time Capsule for backup, but wi-fi is fine

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    I have done very little with user accounts on the TC.. it seems fundamentally wrong headed to me.. If you have a domain controller with everyone using accounts to login that is fine.. and the TC would then exist in connection to the domain controller.. but it is a home device and there is no function to all that.
    What will happen if you change over to standard security or even turn on the guest account I am too scared to suggest as you may not easily get connection back again.. The TC certainly displays a warning going to accounts.. I am not sure of warnings going away from accounts.
    If you didn't setup the TC, do you have admin access to it??
    Perhaps I am assuming too much before you tell me everything. But I may suggest things you don't want to try.. unfortunately I cannot say this will work.. the issue is widespread across the Mountain Lion TC combo and I have yet to see Apple suggest a solution or even fess up there is a problem. Daily reboots are just simply now a part of the scene for all windows and Mac users.
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  • Mountain Lion cannot access Time Capsule

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    Need a bit more info.
    Now this is what happens when I plug it in:
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    It sounds like you have not done the setup.
    The TC should be in bridge and plugged into the current modem router you have.. and powered on full time.
    If you cannot access it via the utility, I strongly suggest you buy the apple usb to ethernet dongle.. which helps air people no end.. or use any other computer that has a real ethernet port.
    Otherwise set to factory and start over. (this will not do anything to what you already have on the disk).
    Hold in reset and power on the TC.. wait about 10sec until the front led rapidly flashes. .then you can connect the computer.. and do the setup.. choose bridge in the Network section of the utility and update the TC.
    Then you can plug it into the main router and access it and internet at the same time.. either by TC wireless or the main modem wireless.
    Please note. .Gen1 TC is only going to last very little time.. it is already well past the average lifespan.. many died at 2years.. most gone by 4years.. plan on storing nothing important on it.

  • Access Time Capsule over internet with Windows??

    Is this possible? I have a MobileMe account, and if required a dynamic dns hostname.
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    I'd suggest going over to http://www.dyndns.org and pick up a dynamic DNS. that will allow you to access your Timecapsule even if your ip address changes.
    typically Windows wont work with afp:// addresses (which is appleshare) Windows natively uses SMB:// (samba/windows filesharing) you should be able to set up the smb sharing using timecapsule.
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  • Cannot Access Time Capsule Disk from Boot Camp

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    Ok so we just got a 500gb Time Capsule, It worked for a while then just kind of stopped. Now I have all this stuff on it and cant access it:(((((((( Is there a way to like target disk a Time Capsule?

    Open the airport utility.. make sure you can see the TC and can see the disk and see file sharing is set correctly.
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  • Can I access time capsule files hd with Windows XP or 7?

    I bought the Time Capsue 3TB to make back up for  assist to videos in another  computers with operational system Windows, but with you not to have access the archives of the HD of the Capsule Team, what I can make to be able to assist the videos??
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  • Cannot access Time Capsule after Lion OS install

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  • How I can set up the DynDns inside the Time capsule, or only with the Time capsule I have external access from a PC for ex.?

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    Sorry your language is very hard to follow.. and I am sure you are finding my answers similarly difficult.
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  • How do I access Time Capsule Remotely with iCloud?

    Before, with MobileMe, I was able to backup and access my Time Capsule anywhere in the world because I had my MobileMe login stored in my Time Capsule, and my MobileMe entered into my mac.
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    There is some new info posted by apple.. and links to more setup as well.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4907
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    Hi. I am using a time capsule for few PC s. I have made 5 different account to access time capsule. but in windows when I enter account name and password for one account, i cannot access other accounts, because windows saves username. how can i prevent this from happenning. I really need to access all my accounts and dont want it to save automaticlly.

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