Internet connection to Time Capsule from PC?

OK, here goes:
I have a time capsule acting as a router, connected to the internet via a vdsl modem (Huawei). On the LAN I have 2 PC's, a Mac Book Air, and an Apple TV all connecting successfully and able to access both the internet and the TC's hard drive. I have a static IP address (provided by Zen, my ISP). I have managed to connect over the internet to the TC on the MBA using afp:
<static ip address>, but cannot connect a PC over the internet to the TC. I think I have mapped relevant ports on the TC (548 and 445), but I'm no expert. Are there ports on the vdsl that need mapping, and if so, how does one go about that? Any other ideas? All help welcome - I'm tearing my hair out!
Thanks

johnfromdraper wrote:
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No blank sorry.. the file should be png or jpg..
I just do Shift Command 4 .. which offers you a cursor which is able to place a boarder around the object and when you release the mouse will take the shot.. easy and the files are png.
Ok your public IP is ok. at least from outside the system.
Now you need to check that the IP inside the system is the same.
We never discussed OS version you were running.. I should have asked.
Airport utility in Lion or Mountain Lion is a toy..
If you run Lion.. download and install 5.6 which is a tool.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
If you run Mountain Lion.. Apple offer nothing but toys.. but you can actually load the tool.. download the above Airport utility version.
Then download and install unpkg utiity.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
This is excellent tiny tool.. open the unpkg..
Open the 5.6 dmg.. and drag the pkg across to unpkg and it will load it into a suitably named directory on the desktop for you.. drag the utility to your utility folder.
Now you can actually control the TC and do some work.
Check the summary page and make sure the people are giving you a public IP. same as the one you get.
BUT I also recommend you do a full factory reset of the TC.. as it is running the wrong IP.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3728
Basically this is same as hard reset but you start with the TC unplugged.. hold in reset..power on the TC.. using your third arm.. without releasing the reset button.. and wait about 10sec until the front led flashes rapidly.
Then you can redo the setup with a real utility..

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How do I connect to Time Capsule from a Windows 8.1 machine which is on a Windows domain. I have been able to connect from a Windows 7 machine on a Windows domain to a Time Capsule. Airport utility is not displaying the Time Capsule Win8.1 machine.
I have checked that the firmware has been updated to 7.6.4 . Similalrly the Win8.1 machine has been loaded with the update specified in another discussion.

Firstly how are you connecting to the TC.. wireless or ethernet?
Please open a command window and ping it.. ping by name and by IP address.
If ping succeeds at least by IP it should work.
In windows explorer type
\\10.0.1.1 (or whatever the TC ip is.. that is the default).
Having the airport utility for windows loaded can help the process. As it loads bonjour for windows.
7.6.4 firmware on the TC is useless. It works better on 7.6.1
If the ping does not succeed by either name or IP address yet you have internet through the TC, then your network is setup wrongly. You are have firewalls blocking local IP. Take down all the firewalls.

How to disconnect internet connection in Time Capsule and reconnect without restarting the whole device?

Hi, I would be very grateful if someone could tell me how to disconnect internet connection in Time Capsule and reconnect without restarting the whole device?
The thing is that as I have a dynamic IP address, everytime I restart the internet connection my IP address changes. I sometimes need it to change, so I need to restart the connection. I don't know another way to restart the connection than restarting the whole Time Capsule.
Thanks!!
PD: the computer I use is Windows based, using the Airport Utility for Windows, but I also have a MacBook Pro I could use and an iPhone too.

The utility in windows is very like Mac so the screenshots are from Mac as I don't have windows available now.
How this works depends on the setup of the TC.. which you did not tell us.. you cannot change anything if you do not have the TC as the main router in the network.
So on the internet tab you need to share a public IP address.
On the next tab where you set IP address.
Click the renew IP address.
It might work.. and it might not.. the problem is you are not disconnecting the network.. sometimes the hard disconnection is required before the address will renew..
What about unplugging the WAN port.. then click renew the IP which will fail.. then plug the wan back in again.
In the end it is easier and faster to power cycle the TC.

How do i connect my time capsule from outside my home? i dont have static ip

sorry about my english...
its been 4 months now and still I am not able to connect my time capsule via internet from outside . i have read enough forums and discussion but i am confused because every discussion has different answer. please anyone can explain me the simplest way to configure my time capsule so i can connect it from other computers. i am using windows 7 64bit os.i am not advance user of networking so please explain me in detail.
some questions.
1. is it possible to use time capsule as nas using dynamic ip address?
2. if yes how and where can i get exact detail about this.
3. how to connect my time capsule form my iphone,ipad or other computers . connect through ip address or something else?
4. is it any simple installation way to do this? i heard about bonjour and icloud but dont know how to connect through this.
please help me
thank you
sachin

i am using windows 7 64bit os.i am not advance user of networking so please explain me in detail.
Here is your primary issue.. you cannot connect with win7 ..
Windows only offers SMB protocol which just about every ISP.. all responsible ones ...block..
Time Capule offers AFP to internet and only AFP.
You need to use a Mac to connect.. then use BTMM and iCloud as there is no dyndns in the TC anyway. (Actually there is a dyndns but only for apple btmm use... you cannot access.
If you want to or have to use windows.. then get a proper vpn router that offers vpn endpoints to windows and has dyndns.. setup the TC in bridge behind the vpn router and access via vpn .. this is the only safe way of connecting using SMB.

Windows internet connection with Time Capsule

I have recently installed an old version of Windows XP SP2 on my laptop using Bootcamp. It probably needs update. When I wanted to connect to the Internet using my Time Capsule, it didn't work. When I open wireless connections, it shows my TC with strong signal, but when I click "connect", I get the message something like "couldn't connect, you might be too far from device, refresh sources and try again". So far no luck if I unplug my TC and use LAN directly. Can I use TC as my wireless router in Windows mode? If yes, how can I set it up?

If I remove the ethernet cable and plug it straight into my iMac I have an immediate internet connection.
That is because your cable modem has "associated" with the iMac. You need for it to "forget" your iMac and "associate" with the Time Capsule. Here's how:
Completely power off the cable modem. This means pulling the power plug from the back of the modem or from the wall AC jack.
Power off every other device on the entire network. You can power them off in any order that you wish
Wait at least 15 minutes. Longer will not hurt at all.
Power up the cable modem and let it run for 2-3 minutes
Then, power up the Time Capsule the same way
Power up each network device one at a time about a minute apart
Check the network
If the Time Capsule still does not have an Internet connection, you will need to peform a Factory Default Reset on the device and then start the process above all over again. You will need to reconfigure the Time Capsule again, of course once everything is powered back up.
Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ

Can't connect to Time Capsule from MBA

Hi,
For some weeks I am facing an issue connecting to my Time Capsule. My setup is:
Time Capsule 802.11ac 3TB (the most recent one), running 7.7.2 (latest firmware), setup with Back To My Mac
Mac Book Air 13" Late 2010, running Mavericks 10.9.1, Airport Utility 6.3.2, setup with Back to My Mac
iPhone 4S running iOS 7.0.4
Basically, I can't connect to the Time Capsule from my Mac Book Air:
Time Machine doesn't see it in the list of backup disks to choose from
Airport Utility on Mac Book Air doesn't find itHowever, it is listed under "Other Wi-Fi Devices / Remote Base Stations", from there I can configure it (i think this is thanks to the Back To My Mac settings)
Finder shows it in the left pane, and can connect to it
AirPort Utility for iOS on my iPhone sees it fine and can configure it with no issue
What I could get to work:
Choose "configure other" in Airport Utility File Menu, type IP address and passwd of the Time Capsule, and Airport Utiliy can configure it (but it still not displayed in the main screen)
After doing this once, the TC became available in Time Machine (seems to work, first backup ongoing...)
I tried rebooting, removing .plist files, even did a fresh Mavericks install on my Mac Book Air, same issue.
Any suggestions ? Is this an issue with Airport Utility ?

I think it more likely an issue with Mavericks networking.
MOST IMPORTANT.
Do you have ipv6 set to link-local for the wireless client in the MBA??
This is now essential.. and automatic doesn't cut it. Set to the actual ipv6 requirement.
This is not unusual problem BTW..
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4597
For mavericks I would also ensure your TC has all naming that is short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric. That includes the TC itself plus the wireless.

IPad stopped WiFi internet connection with Time Capsule

My wife's iPad is suddenly having a problem connecting to the internet via the Time Capsule (3rd Gen). Full strength on the WiFi icon but gets message that it cannot connect to the internet. This just started. Her MacBook Air connects fine and so does my MBP and my iPad as well as our daughter's MB and iPad. Both of our iPhones also show full wifi strength. Just my wife's iPad that suddenly is having a problem. I have tried powering down the iPad. I have tried turning the wifi on and off. I have sync'd it with iTunes and it reports that the OS is up-to-date. I used the AirPort Utility and checked the TC and it seems to be up-to-date. I also did a "Renew DHCP Lease"
The iPad is a Model MB293LL running version 4.3.5 (8L1)
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Wedgewood Time Capsule:
PHY Mode:          802.11g
BSSID:          0:19:e3:30:e3:39
Channel:          1
Network Type:          Infrastructure
Security:          WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise:          -87 dBm / -96 dBm
Wedgewood Time Capsule:
PHY Mode:          802.11n
BSSID:          90:27:e4:5c:f6:e0
Channel:          149
Country Code:          US
Network Type:          Infrastructure
Security:          WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise:          -81 dBm / -96 dBm

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I have a time capsule that I have set up at work which works great with my laptop (MacBook Pro) at work. However, when I try to map the Time Capsule from home (Windows 7, not the same subnet), I cannot do so.
I have been able to ping it, as well as access the Time Capsule configuration page through the AirPort Utility that I have installed on my Windows machine at home (I do so by going to File...>Configure Other... and then log on). So I can communicate with it but I can't map it using the Windows "Map Network Drive" command.
Any thoughts?

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Did you remember to completely reset your cable modem and power cycle the network?
Push the reset button on the modem (if present)
Power the modem down
Pull the batttery (if easily accessible)
Power down every device on the network....order is not important
Wait at least 15-20 minutes
Make sure that you have the Ethernet cable from the modem connected to the WAN port (world icon) on the Time Capsule, and re-install the battery if it was pulled in the steps above
Power up the modem and let it run for 4-5 minutes by itself
Power up the Time Capsule the same way
Continue powering up devices one at a time about a minute apart until the network is powered back up
Check network operation

Xbox360 keeps droping internet connection to Time Capsule (Wired)

Hi there,
I seriously need your help with an ongoing issue that's been affecting my time capsule for a few weeks now. First of all, my Xbox360 is connected with a wire to my time capsule and now, it's pretty much impossible to play any games online. In Modern Warfare 2, I get horrible lag and after a game or two, the disconnected from xbox live appears and the only way for me to get back the connection is by unpluging the Time Capsule and restarting the Xbox. This gets me a good connection for 30-45 min and after that, same problem. I don't really know what could be causing this since I also lose connection while playing a single player game that doesn't require any incoming data. Sometimes, I just turn on the console, I see the xbox icon searching for an internet connection and then nothing.
I really need your input on this because everything else connected to my Time Capsule works perfectly (PS3 and Wii wireless and a Powerbook wired). The Powerbook never loses the connection.
I did a lot of search on the web and most problems between the 360 and Time Capsule seems to be wireless related. I did a few suggestions like completly resetting my Time Capsule and downgrading the firmware but nothing seems to be working. I don't understand what could be causing this because I never had any problems with my Xbox and Time capsule for close to 2 years now.
Sorry for the long post, hope you guys can help me! Thanks!

Anyone?

Sharing a modem internet connection through Time Capsule...?

Hi there, everyone. I'm hoping some of you can help me out with a networking issue. At my house, my only high-speed internet option is an Aircard of some sort (Sprint Sierra 595u, specifically), which (up until yesterday) i was sharing rather successfully in a wireless ad-hoc network consisting of my macbook pro, and 3 other windows machines. The computer with the modem is a Windows XP Home laptop.
Now, i realize the card cannot plug into the Time Capsule, and yes, i do know there are routers made specifically for this, but the Time Capsule would be great so i can have a backup device without hogging a USB port on my macbook.
at any rate, having done some research, it seems that the issue with using XP's Internet Sharing in addition to a separate router is that both are basically DNS servers (correct me please if i'm using incorrect terminology). I have read that i can do two things to bypass this problem: 1) disable DHCP on the Time Capsule, thereby making it an access point; or 2) put the "main" computer (with the modem on it) in a different subnet mask than the router and client computers.
I've been attempting option #2, but have had some troubles in the Airport Utility... one is that i cannot seem to find an option to set the Internet connection to a Static IP... also, when choosing a different subnet mask, what should i change it to? does it matter?
so, i realize this relies heavily on XP... sorry about that. any comments, recommendations, or words of wisdom would be most welcome.
Thanks and Happy Easter!

We don't know..
My pc can.. so I suspect you need something changed in the setup..
At the moment.. we have no info.. none.. nothing. Sorry but we cannot help remotely when the info is .. it don't work.
So.. what broadband do you have?
How is the TC setup? Router or bridge?
Is the pc connected by ethernet or wireless? If wireless please test with ethernet. Wireless is too problematic to be relied on.. at least to figure out the problem.
When you open a command window and type ipconfig /all please copy and paste the results here.
Then ping the TC address from command window. Does it respond?
Ping 8.8.8.8 Does it respond?

Make AirPort Extreme share internet connection with Time Capsule

Hello,
This is the situation: in one room there's an old Mac, the modem which delivers the internet and the AirPort Extreme which is connected to the modem.
In another room there's the Mac Pro, the Time Capsule which is connected to the Mac Pro with an ethernet cable and to a printer via USB.
I want the AirPort Extreme to wirelessly share it's internet connection with the Time Capsule so that the Time Capsule can share the printer with all three Macs (old Mac, Mac Pro and Macbook Pro), the Mac Pro can use the Time Capsule for Time Machine functionality and maybe the Macbook Pro too.
And just using the Time Capsule for internet.
How can I do this?
At the moment the AirPort Extreme is disconnected and the Time Capsule is used instead, but this way I can't share the printer...
Thanks!

Is that AirPort Extreme "flat" or dome-shaped? If it's flat (802.11n-capable), you should be able to configure the "main" router to "Allow this network to be extended" and the other to "Join a wireless network". If the Extreme is dome-shaped, then you need a more-complicated "WDS" arrangement. In either case it shouldn't matter much which router plays which role.
I'm not sure what you mean by "And just using the Time Capsule for internet."
Nathan-NL wrote:
At the moment the AirPort Extreme is disconnected and the Time Capsule is used instead, but this way I can't share the printer...
Is the printer connected to the USB port of the Time Capsule? Can you see the printer in the "Printer" panel of AirPort Utility? What happens when you try to use it from one of the Macs?

Internet connection with Time Capsule

I have a new Time Capsule.
I have plugged in the ethernet link from my cable modem into the Time Capsule and set up a network and Time Machine has backed up my iMac successfully.
But I cannot get my Time Capsule to link to the internet.
If I remove the ethernet cable and plug it straight into my iMac I have an immediate internet connection.
If I plug my ethernet cable into my router I can get the internet via Wi-fi on my iMac.
How can I get an internet connection on my iMac using my Time Capsule?
Any ideas woiuld be very greatly apprecaited.

If I remove the ethernet cable and plug it straight into my iMac I have an immediate internet connection.
That is because your cable modem has "associated" with the iMac. You need for it to "forget" your iMac and "associate" with the Time Capsule. Here's how:
Completely power off the cable modem. This means pulling the power plug from the back of the modem or from the wall AC jack.
Power off every other device on the entire network. You can power them off in any order that you wish
Wait at least 15 minutes. Longer will not hurt at all.
Power up the cable modem and let it run for 2-3 minutes
Then, power up the Time Capsule the same way
Power up each network device one at a time about a minute apart
Check the network
If the Time Capsule still does not have an Internet connection, you will need to peform a Factory Default Reset on the device and then start the process above all over again. You will need to reconfigure the Time Capsule again, of course once everything is powered back up.
Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ

Connecting to Time Capsule from off Site (Windows 7)

Hi All!
First off, thanks for reading my post, it means a lot to me to get such great help from the community.
I have a Time Capsule (2TB) setup in my home with my most of my Windows 7 user profile redirected to it. It was just purchased over the weekend from the Apple store after my 7 year old Apple router finally died, so it should be the latest and greatest. I have setup DynamicDNS and can connect to my time capsule using the dynamic host name from inside my house (capsule.notmyrealdns.net). So, to reiterate in case I'm not being totally clear, if I map a network drive in Windows from my home desktop to \\capsule.notmyrealdns.net\hammonjj, I can connect to that share without any problems. For reference, hammonjj is the username I created in the Time Capsule management utility and TC created a share called hammonjj, which is what I am connecting to.
However, from off site I can not map this drive. When I try to map it, I get a network error, which I have listed below (I am checking the box to connect using different credentials, btw). I have tried to ping my DNS host name and it both responds and kicks back the correct IP for my home connection. I have also double checked both my usename and password and have since gone under port mapping and added both Personal File Sharing and Windows File Sharing to the list of exceptions and checked the box for enabling access over WAN in the Airport Utility; I chose a random public port, but kept the default private ports.
The error:
Windows cannot access \\capsule.notmyrealdns.net\hammonjj
Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise.......blah blah blah.
Thanks again for the help! I'm sure this is just a silly oversight on my part, but I can't seem to figure it out on my own. I bow before the Apple Community!
James

It is not an oversight on your part.. you cannot connect via SMB over the internet.. practically every ISP .. certainly any responsible ISP blocks the port otherwise just about every windows system on the internet would be fully exposed as people share folders without passwords.
Use vpn .. that is the only secure way from windows.

Can't access a USB Drive connected to Time Capsule from a Windows PC. Apple Care can't/won't assist. HELP!!!

Trying to get my Windows 7 PC to access the USB Drive that is connected to my Time Capsule. I have a Fat32 Formatted USB drive connected to a 2TB Time Capsule and I'm trying to get access to that drive from a Windows 7 PC. I've attempted to map the network drive (based on some 3-4 year old articles I could find online) but any time I access a file from the PC, the Time Capsule "freaks out" and disconnects all connections to it which forces me to unplug it to restart the Tim Capsule. I'm at a loss now as to what to do.
Spent a few hours talking to Apple about this and much more. Apple Care can't or won't help with this particular problem (the guy I talked to, as nice and helpful as he wanted to be, had no experience supporting their hardware in a Windows environment).
Someone has to know how to fix this so, PLEASE, help if you can!

First off, Archon23, what you want to achieve is possible. I have access to both my Time Capsule (TC) and the USB drive connected to it, from a Win. 7 and Win. XP machine.
Here is what I see from the Windows side of things:
     From My Computer - TC USB Drive (Y)
     From Windows HomeNet - Time Capsule:
Now getting there is the trick.
One caveat before proceeding: I am not well versed in Windows Networks, Windows Sharing and Firewall settings so some of the following may not be elegant, may not be absolutely required, and may not be the best way of getting there. But it is what I did to see both the TC drive and it's attached USB drive on the Windows side of my network..
1.) First, I added Airport Utility to the Inbound rules of Win 7 Firewall
While poking around my Network Sharing and Firewall settings trying to figure this out, I got a Pop-up recommending I do that. AND I did that. Oh, and while you are at it, make sure you have a Home network established.
2.) Next, on a hunch, I installed a USB Wi-Fi Adapter (under $20) to my Win PC, enabled that Wi-Fi connection and disabled my Ethernet connection. I was getting no where on this matter with my Ethernet connection to a DSL Gateway. But with a Wi-Fi connection to my AirPort Express Base Station, I made progress.
3.) Finally, while poking around my Network Sharing Center some more, one by one I started the various network device Setup Wizards in there, and Trouble Shooters, to find the elusive TC/USB devices in question...AND voila, it worked.   And it's stable, been this way for going on two weeks now.
Good luck.

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