Firmware 7.4.1 Time Capsule and Windows

Hi
I know that firmware 7.4.1 has caused problems for people using Time Capsules with Windows PCs:
http://theappleblog.com/2009/03/06/a...ate-available/
I know that this problem affects the original TCs as I actually have an original TC and I had the problem with firmware 7.4.1 (fixed by downgrading to 7.3.2).
Does anyone know if the problem with 7.4.1 only affects the older TCs or does it affect the new updated TCs (released earlier this year) as well?
I want to buy another TC, but not if it has the 7.4.1 problem and not if it can't be downgraded to 7.3.2.
Thanks

i have been using an AEB w/ an attached USB drive to backup wirelessly using Time Machine for several months. I've had no problems restoring several files wirelessly from the TM backup. No problems at all so far. I have a 2nd hard drive attached to the AEB which serves iTunes and movies wirelessly. No problems there either.
The only issue is that accessing these drives is slow even when the mac is connected to the AEB via ethernet (the TC exhibits the same issue). If you aren't upset by that speed, or don't mind jacking the drive straight into you mac when you need to make big transfers, it's a perfectly livable system. I was certainly hoping that the new AEB and TC would feature upgraded server ability and loosen up that bottleneck but they apparently have not. c'est la vie
As far as an official comment from apple is concerned, it's doubtful that you'll ever get that. And if you did get it, what good would it do? Do you think they'd pay you a huge settlement if they 'officially supported' this backup method and you wound up with a corrupted backup that caused data loss? It either works or it doesn't and personally I give more credence to the experience of other users and my own cautious trial than I do to any official statement Apple makes on the subject.

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The thing is just flakey and doesnt work.
I've tried firmware 7.4, 7.41 and 7.42. As you say, 7.3 is no-go with a dualband.
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"When I try
to connect it sees the new network I set up,
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Open the guest access and give read and write permissions.
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Login using airport utility.. manual setup.. go to airport.. wireless tab.. change the names.. update.
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markstm wrote:
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doesnt work for me, its a real dealbreaker.
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The thing is just flakey and doesnt work.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5845
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\\TCname or \\TCIPaddress (where you obviously change to real name (no spaces of course) or IP)
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It is pretty simple..
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You can setup the TC using Mac, PC (at least up to win7) or iOS.. they all have airport utility available.
Bridge mode is set differently depending on the version of the utility. This is v5 and how the windows one will look (at least similar to).
v6 will be as
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If you run into any issues.. just post the particular issue. It will take a bit of getting used to, but isn't hard.

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I was wondering if I can
a. Attached and external hard drive to my Time Capsule and access is wirelessly?
b. Back up to that external hard drive using Time Machine?
c. Access that external hard drive and Time Capsule from a remote place off site?
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a. Yes
b. I think so. But why not just use the TCs hard disk for TM backups?
c. Apparently so based on these instructions I have found: (Haven't tried it myself)
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