Mac no longer backing up to Time Capsule after upgrading to Lion

Apologies if this has been asked before but everyone else seems to be having a different problem with their backups in Lion!
Since upgrading to Lion on launch day, I've not run a successful backup to my Time Capsule. I keep getting a "problem connecting to server" error:
This, despite the fact that I can connect to the time Capsule using Finder. I've tried restarting the Time Capsule (both a software restart and a hard restart) but to no avail, and I've also rebooted my MacBook Pro numerous times.
My wife's MacBook, which is also running Lion, has successfully completed wireless backups to the same Time Capsule, as has our Mac mini (also on Lion) which is hard-wired into the TC.
Any ideas anyone has would be greatly appreciated.

The preferences file may be damaged/corrupted. Try a "full reset" of Time Machine, per #A4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

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