MACBOOK CANT FIND MY TIME CAPSULE

IM CURRENTLY DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN AND BROUGHT MY TIME CAPSULE WITH ME TO WATCH MOVIES AND LISTEN TO MUSIC. I HAVE HOOKED UP THE INTERNET INTO MY TIME CAPSULE AND THEN RAN AN ETHERNET CABLE TO MY COMPUTER. THE INTERNET IS WORKING FINE BUT MY COMPUTER CANT LOCATE MY TC. I CAN NOT FIND IT WITH MY AIRPORT UTILITY EITHER. MY TIME CAPSULE COMES ON AND THEN STARTS THE INFAMOUS AMBER LIGHT FLASHING. I THOUGHT IF I HOOKED IT UP WITH THE ETHERNET IT WOULD LOCATE IT AND THEN I COULD UNPLUG THE ETHERNET AND USE IT WIRELESSLY. PLEASE HELP. ALL OF MY MEDIA IS ON THIS TC. THIS WILL BE A LONG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT MY MUSIC. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

hi,
try a *power cycle* of your equipment. shut everything down for 10 minutes. then turn the modem back on and let it run for a bit. next, fire up the TC and let that run for a little while. last, boot up the Mac. try again.
any joy ?

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