HT201250 light is amber, no dns on my time machine

my issue with time machine is it says another network is using my id. Now amber light is continous evenafter restartins, and says I hve no dns help please

DNS stand for Domain Name Server, it's a server your ISP (usually unless it's changed) uses to resolve a Domain Name like Apple.com into a iP address like 94.174.85.343 (only a example) this way your computer can connect to that IP address.
Because the IP address can change and keep it's smae name, like a business can change location yet still remain the same name, the DNS is updated to reflect these changes so your connecting to the correct site.
Your signature says your on 10.6.3, this is outdated, I hope you have at least updated to 10.6.8 under the Apple menu > Software Update. Applying security updates is important.
When you say another computer is using your id, that means something is wrong that another comptuer on your local network is using the same local IP that your machine is using.
You seem to have a lot of issues and perhaps don't know a whole lot about computers and networks, it wouldn't be a bad decision to call in a local professional to resolve your problems and secure your network, look for trjoans (Flashback) you may installed on your machine by accident.
I suspect this is what has happened, as the DNS is changed. It might be your ISP DNS server is down, you might want to wait.
Why your TimeMachine drive is not funtional is another strange issue. Perhaps you have it confused with something else?
More information is required and we may be able to assist.

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I think you mean Time Capsule not time machine.. TC is the hardware .. TM is the software backup program in the computer and has nought to do with DDNS.
There is no DDNS client in the TC.. never has been. Apple must have some private system for icloud to work.. but no access is allowed to it by users. As with all things apple it is designed to ensure you are able to use icloud or nothing.
I am not on ML or even Lion.. good old SL is fine to me.. and far better networking.
I presume some of the dyndns providers will offer a client for ML now..
All of the free services are trying to sell you something.. and constantly harras you.. no free lunch in this world.
The easiest method and to escape the upgrade cycle.. just get another router.. almost every router in the world provides several dyndns clients built in. The router is where this should be done. so the computer can stay off. Just bridge the TC and port forward to it. Simple and cheap.

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johnmacamania wrote:
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Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.
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