Consistently need a hard reset when re-plugging power.

Question

Each time I unplug power to my TC neither of my macbooks will recognize the TC. The only procedure that seems to work is to do a hard reset of the TC while plugging the power back in. Must I do this every time I unplug the power to the TC?

Answer 1

OK, thanks for the additional info. A few more suggestions:
"When I power the TC up normally my Macbooks will recognize it neither as a hard drive nor as a wireless router, they cannot "see" the TC at all."
Can you check your settings in Applications > Utilities > Airport Utility - Manual Setup on this? Click the Wireless tab to display your network settings for wireless.
Wireless Mode should be "Create a wireless network"
Wireless Network Name should be your name for your network
Radio Mode: Good choice would be 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)
Channel: Automatic
Security: WPA/WPA2 Personal or WPA2 Personal
Password: Your password for the network
Under the Options button, make sure that the "create a closed network" box is not checked
Update to save any changes
To see the TC in the Finder under the SHARED heading when you open your Hard Drive, try the following:
Click in an open area on the desktop so the Finder menus appear at the top of the screen
Click the Finder menu, then click Preferences
Under the "Show these items on desktop" heading, make sure there is a check mark in the box next to "Connected Servers"
It may take a few more tries, but we should be able to get you going.