How do I connect to the Time Capsule Remotely?
Please give me step by step instructions.
Current situation:
- 4th generation Time Capsule with the latest firmware.
- Time Capsule is connected to the internet through cable modem ! so there is a router inbetween the TC and Internet.
- Bridging the TC gives me Double NAT issue.
- I have a dynamic IP address
Please help with step by step instructions. what do I do? do I need to forward the routers IP to the TC? if yes what are the step by step instrucitons in doing that? what else needs to be done ? and how to do it in detail? I am not IT savvy.
Many thanks in advance!!!!
Thank you!
Hagan
- Bridging the TC gives me Double NAT issue.
- I have a dynamic IP address
The bridging cannot cause Double NAT.. it fixes it.
I think you have tested wrongly.. have another go.. this time.. having put the TC in bridge.. Restart the whole network from off in the correct order.. modem.. TC.. client computers. 2min gap.
Once that works.. open a terminal on any computer in the network and type
traceroute 8.8.8.8
Check the output.
traceroute to 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
1 local (192.168.2.254) 17.186 ms 15.851 ms 99.975 ms
2 adsl1.mel.dft.com.au (203.123.69.176) 8.268 ms 8.464 ms 7.938 ms
3 tge0-1-0-308.core0.mel.dft.com.au (203.123.72.73) 8.291 ms 8.529 ms 9.241 ms
4 ve420.er01.mel01.vic.plat.net.au (14.137.114.25) 9.058 ms 11.742 ms 8.885 ms
5 eth2-1.bdr01.syd01.nsw.plat.net.au (202.62.143.121) 31.062 ms 21.829 ms 23.647 ms
6 google.syd02.nsw.plat.net.au (202.62.143.65) 21.204 ms 21.525 ms 21.943 ms
7 72.14.237.21 (72.14.237.21) 22.048 ms 22.236 ms 21.216 ms
8 google-public-dns-a.google.com (8.8.8.8) 22.059 ms 21.294 ms 21.892 ms
Make sure there is a single private IP address. ie in my case 192.168.2.254 (anything in that range or 10.x.x.x or 172.16 see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network)
BTMM with iCloud should work. You can follow the apple instructions.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3486
Tell us exactly what model cable modem router you have if you want to do direct connection.
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I just got my MPB back from having the logic board replaced.
Nothing was changed on my Mac OS 10.6.8, except that when my MPB went kaput I used a Windows OS PC and loaded the Air port Utility and did do a firmware upgrade to 7.6.1 for the Time Capsule(TC)
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It does the same thing with other external drives connected via the USB on the TC. However, that same external drive connected directly to the computer USB port works just fine and the icon stayed as the TM clock icon.
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