Cannot see my XP machine in Finder when linked thru Time Capsule

I migrated from a Netgear Range Max to a 500g Time Capsule to make backups "easy". The backups from my MacBook seem to be going o.k. I had no trouble seeing all networked local machines before the change. Have two PCs wired with ethernet cables thru the TC, a Win 2000 box and an XP box. I can still see the PCs from each other on their WIN Network place and can see the Win 2000 box from the mac. But no matter what I've tried, I can't see the XP machine from the mac or vice versa. Interestingly, I can print from the mac to a printer attached the XP. All file sharing is set on and I completely disabled the firewalls. It would be nice to be able to move some music and pics from the PC to the mac but looks like I'll have to do it via CDs, usb disks or some other slow way if I can't do this.
Tech support says there is no way this can happen. After 2 hours on phone they suggested I look here. Please help!

musically frustrated wrote:
I am trying to restore from a time capsule after installing a new hard drive.
Suggestions?
Boot into recovery (hold ⌘R on boot), then select "Reinstall OS X", then when prompted, transfer data from your Time Capsule.

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My PC cannot see a hard drive connected by usb to my Time Capsule!

Help please.
My PC cannot see my Toshiba hard drive connected by usb to my Time Capsule. I can see the hard drive in Airport Utility. I suspect my problem may be to do with either setting up File Sharing or else mapping............if anyone can help fix this it would be most appreciated! Thanks.

Wins server is useless.. you won't have one..
Did you turn on the guest account with full read and write permissions.. ??
Can you ping the TC ip address??
Is the airport utility on the windows machine??
Do you have a mac to access the drive?
Is it real fat32 or some strange exfat which won't work?
I also wonder if it should not be formatted on directly on the TC.. or on a Mac and formatted GUID not windows type.
Sorry not all of this is logical..
If you can access the internal disk from windows.. how are you doing that??
If the external USB drive is not working.. plug it straight into the windows machine and enjoy faster better and more consistent file copying..
Share it to the network if you want network access.

WIFI problem when linking two Time Capsule

Hello community,
I hope you can help me out here so that I will finally know if I'm doing something wrong or it's just a bug. I own two Time Capsule, an old first 500GB model and a newer 1TB simultaneous double band model.
I set up my network with the 1TB model and I chose to link all the 802.11n devices I own (MacBook, iMac, 500GB Time Capsule etc) over the 5GHz network and all the others such iPhone, PS3, printer over the 2.4GHz network.
The kernel is that if I try to connect the 500GB TC model (in order to extend my network and yes, the 1TB model is allowed to be extended) using the 5GHz network I experience problems: green light followed by the amber light...the HDD boots up and the TC connect again but the problem persist...it just keeps connecting/disconnecting.
On the other hand, If I link the 500GB TC over the 2,4GHz network it just works fine.
Believe me, I tried resetting many times but nothing happened...I had to switch back to 2,4GHz network in order for it to work properly.
How can it be? I know that the first TC model can work over 5GHz just fine....(I remember that you could choose which frequency you could use).....so I'm a little astonished...¬¬
Am I missing something or is it a bug?
Greetings from Spain

Did you assign a separate name to the 5 GHz network on our AirPort Extreme
Hard Drive > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
Make sure there is a check mark next to "Allow this network to be extended"
Click the Wireless Options tab
Assign a separate name for the 5 GHz network
Then, on the Time Capsule
Open AirPort Utility, click Manual Setup
Wireless Mode would be "Extend a wireless network"
Wireless Network Name would be the exact name of the 5 GHz network that you setup
Security = Same as Airport Extreme
Password = Same as AirPort Extreme
I confirmed that this does work. Does this help you there?

HT1843 hi my bluetooth cannot see the other bluetooth devices. When it is picked up by a different device tries to pair with it but the pairing does not occur. what can I do apart from throwing this **** thing in the bin?

hi my bluetooth cannot see the other bluetooth devices. When it is picked up by a different device tries to pair with it but the pairing does not occur. what can I do apart from throwing this **** thing in the bin?

It isn't supposed to pair with the MacBook. You can use WiFi to connect but not Bluetooth. You can setup a personal HotSpot on the iPhone and connect the MacBook, or setup the MacBook AirPort to create a network and attach the iPhone, and use the USB cable to connect the iPhone to the MacBook for syncing and backup purposes.
The communications are rather limited.

TS1550 What about when using the "Time Capsule" HD as the external disk, especially when it is connected by ethernet cable? I'm having trouble getting it to work at all. Don't need it to work as anything else, other than a ethernet connected Time Machine

What about when using the "Time Capsule" HD as the external disk, especially when it is connected by ethernet cable? I'm having trouble getting it to work at all. Don't need it to work as anything else, other than a ethernet connected Time Machine backup. Already have a wireless network that works fine so no need to mess with it. We get the internet via cable company and their modem is upstairs and the Time Capsule is downstairs in the basement. The latest error message was about it could not backup as it was already in use (should have written it down before clicking OK and moving on.

See if this helps...
http://pondini.org/TM/C12.html

When my time machine tries to backup to my time capsule I get the following message"The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Kent's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use. " What do I need to do to fix this?

When my time machine tries to backup to my time capsule I get the following message"The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Kent’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use. " What do I need to do to fix this?

Restart the Time Capsule.

How can I be sure that the back up to my time capsule has backed everything up as when I enter time capsule and interogate the back ups i can't identify individual music or picture files?

How can I confirm that the back up to my time capsule has backed everything up as when I enter time capsule and interrogate the backs ups I can't identify individual photo or music files?

You cannot browse a Time Machine backup with the Finder. To restore individual music files or any other files normally available in the Finder, open your Music folder then "Enter Time Machine" using the Time Machine icon.
Restoring individual photographs is slightly more cumbersome. Apple recommends restoring the entire iPhoto Library, but if you want to locate an individual photograph you could use Time Machine to restore the old Libary. Restore it to an alternate location to avoid overwriting your existing one. Open iPhoto while holding an Option key, open the restored Library, find the photo you need and export it, close iPhoto, re-open it with your usual Library, and import the photo.
Time Machine depends upon a number of sound engineering principles for reliable operation, one of which is "faith"
Your files will remain intact until your Time Machine backup device becomes inoperative.

Migration Assistant can not find my backups on Time Capsule

Yesterday I installed a fresh copy of OS X leopard and wanted to recover data from time capsule using migration assistant,the first time that I connected to TC using migration assistant it found everything on my TC and was calculation the size of that account there but suddenly it went away and now when I connect to time capsule it says (migration assistant) that there is 0 backup found. I can myself recover some data from time capsule which I stored just as a disk drive which means that the hard drive of TC is working , the sparsebundle is even there . but no result.
Even when I want to go to time machine with the icon in menu bar it takes too much time says; connecting to server but nothing happens !
Please help all the data from years ago are there !!
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For backups on a Time Capsule, you may have to mount the sparsebundle first.
Open Finder. Click on Time Capsule -> Time Capsule Disk -> yourbackup.sparsebundle. Double-click on it and press Skip when prompted. Your sparsebundle should now be mounted on your Desktop.
Try to +Browse Other Time Machine disks+ via the ctrl-click on the TM icon.

External USB-hdd not recognised by Finder if connected to Time Capsule

Hello!
I'd like to connect a small external harddrive (40 GB) to my Time Capsule (1 TB) via USB.
I've read on http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/wireless.html the followings:
"... +And if you want to share both a printer and an additional hard drive, you can. Just connect a USB hub to Time Capsule.+ ..."
While I've connected two printers to Time Capsule - so I already use a USB hub - I've tried with the external USB-harddrive, but it wasn't recognised neither by the Finder, nor by the DiskUtility-app. The external USB-harddrive appears not even if I connect it directly to the Time Capsule!
Restarting the Time Capsule / USB-hub / external USB-harddrive / my Mac doesn't change anything
The external USB-harddrive appears only in the AirPort-utility app (5.4.2) in "manual Config" - "Devices", but even here only as a possible archiving device for the internal Time Capsule harddrive.
The USB-harddrive itself is formated as Mac OS extended (journaled) and it works like it should on my iMac (3.06 GHz, Mac OS X 10.5.7).
Do you have any idea why the external USB-harddrive doesn't appear when connected to the Time Capsule?
Thanks!
Regards,
Vlad

Vlad, this might help...
*Accessing External Hard Disk*
Open a Finder window
Select the Time Capsule in the Sidebar on the left.
Click "Connect As..." in the upper right of the window.
Enter the Name of your Time Capsule & its' password (Note: NOT your own Username & password).
Check "Remember password in my Keychain."
You should now see a blue share folder with the name of your Time Capsule.
Any hard disks attached to the Time Capsule’s USB port will also appear here as blue share folders. To mount them on your desktop double-clicking their blue folders. If you had a separate password setup for those disks in Airport Utility then enter that password if asked. Otherwise, it should now mount on your desktop.
Let us know if this solves your issue. If, however, the drive is not showing up either on the Desktop or the Sidebar, you may still need to do the following...
*On Desktop*
In the Finder, go to the Finder menu and select "Preferences".
Click “General” in the toolbar.
Ensure that all the items under "Show these items on the desktop" are checked.
Close the preference window.
*In Finder SideBar*
In the Finder, go to the Finder menu and select "Preferences".
Click “SideBar” in the toolbar.
Ensure that all the items under "Devices" & “Shared” are checked.
Close the preference window.
Did this resolve the issue?
As for Disk Utility, bear in mind that DU won't "see" network attached storage devices unless they are already mounted on the Desktop. And even then they are sometimes not "seen" by DU. If you are going to do any work on a network attached storage device avoid attempting to do it wirelessly. Best to connect it directly to the Mac (USB/Firewire), or at the very least via ethernet.
Hope this helps. Cheers!

Time Machine could not complete the backup "Time Capsule". Unable to access disk image backup "/ Volumes / Time Capsule / iMac.sparsebundle" (error 112). How can I repair it?

Time Machine could not complete the backup "Time Capsule". Unable to access disk image backup "/ Volumes / Time Capsule / iMac.sparsebundle" (error 112).
How can I fix it?

You might want to take a look at Pondini's excellent support document......Time Machine Troubleshooting
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
See # C17

Can't find my network on time capsule

I was having trouble running my backup. The error showed the disk was in use. I did some research and it was suggested that I reboot the time capsule. I did that and now I can't see my wifi network that I use on my time capsule. The Airport Utility shows the Time Capsule and Network in good order, but the network doesn't appear in my network list and won'd let me add it.

mbachavez wrote:
The TC is attached to the modem with an ethernet cable.
What is the modem? It is clearly working as router as well and it must be wireless if the ipads and iphones have internet connection.
What model is the TC? What firmware is it running?
What issues is it showing in the airport utility?
What is the wireless name in the TC?
Is it set to create a wireless network?
I would strongly recommend a factory reset of the TC and redo the setup.
Universal Factory Reset.. any model TC or AE.
Unplug your TC/AE from power or turn off at the power point.
Hold in reset. and power the TC/AE back on.. all without releasing reset and keep holding in for about 10sec. (this is often difficult without a 2nd person or a 3rd arm).
Release it when the status light flashes rapidly. If it doesn’t flash rapidly you have missed it and try again.
Note..
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC/AE will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations of the router.
No files are deleted on the hard disk in a TC.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
In the new clean setup..
The TC must be bridged if your modem is also working as router.. Only if the modem is pure cable type should you have the TC routing.
You should have the TC create a wireless network.
And especially for Mavericks which now uses SMB network, you should have all names compliant with SMB standard.. ie short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric. That means TC base station name and wireless name.
Use WPA2 Personal security for wireless with 10-20 character password also pure alphanumeric mix of upper and lower case plus numbers.
Remember also everything is now dependent on ipv6 being set correctly. In every computer ensure the ipv6 for both wireless and ethernet is set to link-local.
For example in wireless it looks thusly.
If you have no luck.. please post screenshots of the TC setup.. I need to see the internet tab, wireless tab and network tab.. plus the full summary screen can help. Full summary screen you need to hold the option key and double click the TC icon in the airport utility. It looks thusly.

Can't find European land in Time Capsule setting

I have purchased TM from USA and can't find European land in Time Capsule setting.

Apple sells products that have been "regionalized" for different parts of the world. North America, South America, Europe, Southeast Asia, etc, for example.
It is not possible to change a Time Capsule from one region to another. The reason for this is that different regions have different wireless standards and regulations. See this link for all the details:
List of WLAN channels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Time Capsule purchased in the USA will operate from 100-240 Volts and 50/60 Hz automatically, so power wise, it will work just about anywhere in the world if you have the right kind of AC wall socket adapter. (A power transformer or converter is not needed).
But, you will have to be careful about using higher 5 GHz wireless channels on the USA Time Capsule while in Europe, since the use of higher 5 GHz channels is not legal in most European countries at this time. In other words, keep the 5 GHz channel on the USA Time Capsule at Channel 36, 40, 44 or 48.

Time machine has stopped backing up to time capsule. message is that sparse bundle is in use

Time machine suddenly stopped backing up to time capsule returning this message:
The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/xxnymacbooknamexx MacBook.sparsebundle” is already in use.

Complex procedure that will almost always solve this bug:
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
Wait a few minutes, then try a backup again.

How can I make Time Machine use the ethernet cable to Time Capsule instead of the wireless connection? Wireless is too slow; has been taking 40 hours to create an initial 142 GB backup.

How can I make Time Machine use the ethernet cable to Time Capsule instead of the wireless connection? Wireless is too slow; has been taking 40 hours to create an initial 142 GB backup.

Plug in ethernet .. in the computer.. turn off wireless.

HT3275 I received this message and I'm unsure how to fix it "Time Machine couldn't complete backup to Time Capsule the backup disk image"/Volumes/The Vision Board/Alex Parry.sparsebundle" is already in use

I received this message and I'm unsure how to fix it "Time Machine couldn't complete backup to Time Capsule the backup disk image“/Volumes/The Vision Board/Alex Parry.sparsebundle” is already in use

Look at the more like this on the right column of the web page.
This is the most common error here.. we answer it 5-10times every day.
Simple method.. pull out the TC power cord .. count to 10.. plug in the TC power cord.
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Cannot see my XP machine in Finder when linked thru Time Capsule

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