Macbook sporadically fails to connect to Time Capsule

I've searched high and low for a solution, but I haven't even been able to locate any other mention of this exact problem, so I figured I'd ask here.
Ever since I got my Time Capsule set up, it has worked perfectly as a wireless router. My internet connection is flawless. However, as an external drive, I am so far less than pleased. I can connect to it, browse the files, and perform Time Machine backups...sometimes. But for reasons unbeknownst to me, it frequently disconnects, and then sometimes is unable to connect again.
For example, right now, when I open up Finder and click on my Time Capsule in the sidebar, the first thing I notice is that the icon next to the TC name is not a picture of a TC, but of an iMac. If I click "Connect as," it tries to connect for a while, then says "Connection failed" and pops up a window with "The server may not exist or it is not operational at this time. Check the server name or IP address and your network connection and try again." I also cannot print wirelessly. However, as I said, //something// is clearly functioning properly, because I am connected to the internet flawlessly.
As a side note, just in case it's relevant, the worst part of this problem is that I store all my music on my Time Capsule. Apart from being very scary in and of itself to be unable to access my music and unsure if it's still okay, every time my TC disconnects, iTunes stops working and reverts its settings back to use the Music folder on my Macbook's HD, which is, of course, empty.
I would very much appreciate any help anyone has to give, and feel free to let me know if you need more information from me. Thanks!
-Rochelle

I know your pain. I have had a third party supplier/rep trying to help me with this as long as I have had my Time Capsule.
Previously I used an Airport extreme with a 500gb Lacie miniHub that I connected via firewire to use as a file server. It worked great...for a while. then I could not connect after an Apple upgrade.
So just as I was trying to figure out how to get all of the Mac's in the office to be able to share a drive and it's contents wirelessly Time Capsule came out. I bought a 1T version. Everything was set up just like the directions indicate and the supplier/rep did the work. It worked great and was fast. As you, I have no problems with internet access or screen sharing etc...
However, I bought this product primarily for the "server grade" 1T drive so that I could use it as a file server. I may at some point use it to back up as well, but not right now.
I have the same problems as you and I hear that there is an update coming that may fix the problem.
Anyone else with suggestions or problems like we are experiencing?
David

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I have a MacBook Pro (2.2 GHz, Intel i7, 4 GB RAM) and for some reason it can not connect to either the Time Capsule or any network drives. We were recently out of town on vacation and before the vacation, everything worked fine. Now, that we are back, the MacBook will connect to the wireless network and can access the internet, etc but it can not access either the Time Capsule or any drives I have setup as shared that's connected to the iMac. I go to the Network and it doesn't show anything as available to connect to.
I have restarted both the MacBook and the iMac and even turned off and back on file sharing on the iMac. I have even restarted the Time Capsule but nothing is working. Both the MacBook Pro and iMac are running Lion (10.7.2). All have the latest updates, etc. Also the Time Capsule has all of the latest firmware updates. Again, this was working fine last week. Now this week, nothing.
Can someone please help? I use the Time Capsule for backups and the network drive for iTunes. Without those, the MacBook Pro is missing a lot of functionality.
Bronson

It might help to reset the connection settings on your Mac using these steps one at a time until the problem is resolved, recognizing that, depending on your problem, not all of these steps will make sense:
1) Use the AirPort menu bar item to turn AirPort off, then on again.
2) Try to select your Wi-Fi network from the AirPort menu.
3) In the Network panel of System Preferences delete the AirPort item from the left column, then add it back.
4) In the same panel as (3), define a new location and see if you can make that work.
5) In the same panel, select the AirPort connection item, click the "Advanced" button, select the "TCP/IP" tab, then click "Renew DHCP Lease".
6) In the folder /Library/Preferences ( _not_ <yourhomefolder>/Library/Preferences), move the folder SystemConfiguration onto the Desktop, then restart your computer. See if you can now make your AirPort connection work.
These steps may not help, but they'll only take a couple of minutes to try. Before you try these, if you have any special network settings on your Mac for things like DSL credentials, note all your network settings, because the latter steps will destroy them. If you got all the way to the last step, if things don't work any worse than before, you can trash the saved SystemConfiguration folder.

Would like my macbook pro to only connect to time capsule and not to airport express that is extending network. Is there a way to do this?

I have a network set up with a main time capsule and airport express. The airport express is configured to extend network. While its fine for our iphones and ipad to connect to the express, I would like the Macbook pro to only connect to the time capsule as it seems to run faster. Any way to do this?

You are extending the 2.4ghz.. as that is the only way you can connect iphones.
But if you have Gen2 or later TC you can setup 5ghz to use a different wireless name to 2.4ghz.. and it is much faster.. you need to be close to the TC though.. like in the same room.
Make sure you download 5.6 airport utility if you haven't already.. go to the wireless options and the extra wireless area.. set a different wireless name (SSID in everybody but apple's book). Then you can deliberately select it.

MacBook Pro keeps losing connection to Time Capsule HD

I have a new 2 TB Time Capsule with a Western Digital USB HD hanging off of it. I am using the TC for the following purposes and in the following configurations:
Running Time Machine backups to the TC over wireless or wired Ethernet (depending on where my MBP happens to be)
Keeping my photo library (Adobe Lightroom) and my iTunes library running off the Western Digital USB drive connected to the TC
Backing up the WD USB drive to the TC periodically (via Sync!Sync!Sync!)
The problem I have is that the MBP has trouble holding onto a connection to the TC volume and to the WD USB volume. As a result, if I leave my MBP idle for a period, iTunes will pop an error message saying it can't find the library, and Lightroom will not be able to find photos or the library.
I have OS X auto mounting both volumes on boot, but the problem is really when the MBP is left on but idle for a period of time (hour?)
There is a setting in the WD utility that ensures the WD HD doesn't go to sleep. The problem seems to be with the TC, not the WD HD. Is there a similar setting for the TC?
Incidentally, unlike other posters, I am having no problem maintaining an internet or WIFI connection via the TC.
This issue is true over both WIFI and Ethernet, by the way.
Any thoughts? HELP!!

Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to solve the problem. ITunes still periodically complains that it can't find the library - this happens both when the Mac has been on for awhile and I first start up iTunes, or if iTunes has been running for awhile as well. In either case, I have to click through to the Time Capsule share with the iTunes library on it. I can tell the Mac has lost the connection because it takes some time for the share and its folders to show up as I click through the path.
Anyone else run into this???

I have a macbook pro and use BT homehub 3. can't work out how to connect my time capsule. can anyone help, thanks.

I have a macbook pro and use BT homehub 3. can't work out how to connect my time capsule. can anyone help? thanks

Just need to plug the TC in to the hub in bridge mode.. do not try and bridge the homehub.. it is not possible with the setup BT uses.
To bridge the TC.. plug it directly into a computer by ethernet.. no other connection to the TC or the computer.
Press and hold in reset until the front LED flashes rapidly.. about 10sec.
Release the reset.
Open the airport utility and setup the TC to bridge mode.
The actual method depends on version of the OS and airport utility you use.
This is version 5.
Sorry I cannot post the v6 as I am on a snow leopard computer now. But you go to the network tab, and choose off bridge mode for method of connection. It will be NAT and dhcp by default.
Then setup wireless.. you have a number of choices here.
Either setup with the same SSID Security and password, as the homehub uses.. or a different name, and password..
Each method works fine.. but you sometimes have issues with wireless channels.. for now leave it on auto and see what happens.. if you have issues lock down the radio channels on both devices.. use one out of the following on each, 1, 6, 11 or 13 in UK.. so say 6 on the homehub then 13 onthe TC.
Update the TC.. unplug fromt the computer and plug it into the homehub.
If you have other issues with the setup tell us what OS you run so we can post suitable screenshots.

My MacBook Pro (new 13") losses connection with Time Capsule.

My new Pro 13" will lose connection with Time Capsule every day. I also back up a MacBook Air (about 1 year old) that maintains connection. If I reboot Time Capsule the Pro will connect and backup to it but will lose the connection the next day. Does anyone have any idea how to address this?

You may want to take your question to the Time Capsule forum - while all of us here use MacBook Pros, the real Time Capsule experts hang out on that forum.
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Clinton

Ca.t connect to Time Capsule after failed OS update

This is going to be a bit long but here goes:
I was notified of two updates to install this afternoon. I told it to update and partway through the first the system hung. It was a small update and I don't recall what it was, but the second one was a large security update. It never got to that one.
OK, I had to power the system down because it was completely locked up. Upon rebooting it came up fine until it tried to connect to Time Capsule. I typed in my PW and it gave me an incorrect user, PW or login error message. At this point I also could not connect to the internet. Safari gave me a POSIX error: no buffer space available message.
At some point here the status light on TC was flashing yellow. I reset it to the factory defaults to no avail. I still couldn't get into it. I have a clone of the drive so I booted off that and got the same results so that would seem to rule out a corrupted file.
Now for the funny part, I booted into safe mode and I not only had an internet connection, but I was also able to get into the TC setup and everything seems to work fine in safe mode. When I boot into normal mode I am right back to square one. It opens the window for TC and asks for my PW. When I enter it I get the error message about PW/user/login.
And throughout this whole process I was able to access the internet just fine on my PC-BSD machine connected to the router portion of TC. Suggestions anyone?

This mornings update: I can ping so I am getting out. When I click on the network icon in the finder sidebar it comes up empty. When I try to run Netinfo Manager the program stops responding and I have to force quit it. And when I run Airport Utility it actually finds the TC unit, bit when I click continue it comes back after a few seconds and says: An error occured while reading the configuration.
After the please make sure everything is plugged in ,essage I get: (-6753)
Anyone have any idea what is going on here? It almost looks like the Network is information is missing.

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.

Fail to print via time capsule (samsung scx-4200)

Hi, i have trouble with print issue..
I have 2 mac os devices:
mac pro with 10.6.7 - conected via ethernet to time capsule
and macbook air with 10.6.7 - conected via wifi to time capsule
and one non mac (acer notebook with ubuntu linux) conected via wifi to time capsule
I buy new printer Samsung SCX-4200 and connect it to time capsule - try to print from Mac Pro - its easy started and good worked..
try to add printer to ubuntu - all nice, printer found, test page work good..
and go to macbook air and try to add printer. Printer adds normally but when i try to print i receive 'nothing' and printer Paused.. But when i put scx-4200 directly to my macbook air via usb - it print and scan normally without any problems.
In both variants with mac os i install drivers for print for mac from samsung.com site directly.
Please help to resolve this issue, no possible to insert usb to macbookair any time when i need to print something.
in /var/log/cups/* i have next messages by tail -f /var/log/cups/* and open textedit and type some text + CTRL+P end press enter ->
localhost - - [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] "POST /printers/Samsung-4200 HTTP/1.1" 200 1312 Create-Job successful-ok
localhost - - [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] "POST /printers/Samsung-4200 HTTP/1.1" 200 12353 Send-Document successful-ok
localhost - - [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 310 Set-Job-Attributes successful-ok
==> page_log <==
Samsung-4200 9 l33t [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] 1 1 - localhost Untitled A4 -
==> error_log <==
E [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Unable to read response header - short read
E [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Unable to open printer (read failure)!
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] The following messages were recorded from 20:37:12 to 20:37:12
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Adding start banner page "none".
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Queued on "Samsung-4200" by "l33t".
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] File of type application/pdf queued by "l33t".
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Setting job-hold-until to no-hold
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Adding end banner page "none".
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Job released by user.
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] job-sheets=none,none
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] argv[0]="Samsung-4200"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] argv[1]="9"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] argv[2]="l33t"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] argv[3]="Untitled"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] argv[4]="1"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] argv[5]="AP_ColorMatchingMode=AP_ApplicationColorMatching AP_D_InputSlot= nocollate com.apple.print.DocumentTicket.PMSpoolFormat=application/pdf com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMApplicationName=TextEdit com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobName=Untitled com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobOwner=l33t com.apple.print.PageToPaperMappingMediaName=A4 com.apple.print.PageToPaperMappingType..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrinterInfo.PMColorDeviceID..n.=5462 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMColorSpaceModel..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMColorSyncProfileID..n.=1580 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopies..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopyCollate..b. com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMDestinationType..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMFirstPage..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMLastPage..n.=2147483647 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.0..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.1..n.=2147483647 DestinationPrinterID=Samsung-4200 media=A4 PaperInfoIsSuggested..b. pserrorhandler-requested=standard job-uuid=urn:uuid:6c043468-8143-3740-4f5f-c1b8f2958f3b job-originating-host-name=localhost time-at-creation=1306777032 time-at-processing=1306777032 job-impressions=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMTotalSidesImaged..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMTotalBeginPages..n.=1 PageSize=A4"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] argv[6]="/private/var/spool/cups/d00009-001"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[1]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/cache"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[3]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/doc/cups"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[4]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[5]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/private/var/spool/cups"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[6]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/libexec/cups"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[7]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/private/etc/cups"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[8]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/private/etc/cups"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[9]="HOME=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[10]="PATH=/usr/libexec/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[11]="[email protected]"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[12]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/1.4.6"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[13]="TMPDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[14]="USER=root"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[15]="CUPS_SERVER=/private/var/run/cupsd"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[16]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[17]="IPP_PORT=631"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[18]="CHARSET=utf-8"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[19]="LANG=en_US.UTF-8"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[20]="APPLE_LANGUAGE=en-US"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[21]="PPD=/private/etc/cups/ppd/Samsung-4200.ppd"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[22]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=8m"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[23]="CONTENT_TYPE=application/pdf"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[24]="DEVICE_URI=dnssd://Samsung%20SCX-4200%20Series._riousbprint._tcp.loca l."
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[25]="PRINTER_INFO=Samsung-scx4200"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[26]="PRINTER_LOCATION=printer123"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[27]="PRINTER=Samsung-4200"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[28]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] envp[29]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=printer/Samsung-4200"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgpdftoraster (PID 1759)
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Started filter /Library/Printers/Samsung/SCX-4200/rastertosec (PID 1760)
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/dnssd (PID 1761)
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Resolving "Samsung SCX-4200 Series._riousbprint._tcp.local."...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Resolving "Samsung SCX-4200 Series", regtype="_riousbprint._tcp", domain="local."...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Looking for printer...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] `/private/var/spool/cups/d00009-001' has 1 pages.
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] cgpdftoraster - opened PPD file "/private/etc/cups/ppd/Samsung-4200.ppd"...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] cgpdftoraster: size->width = 595, size->length = 842, size->top = 829.5, size->bottom = 12.5, size->left = 12.5, size->right = 582.5
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] cgpdftoraster: PreferredRotation = -90
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] cgpdftoraster - languageLevel = 3, mediaBox.size.width = 595, mediaBox.size.height = 842
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] skipBytesPerRow = 2
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] band width = 4750, bytesPerRow = 4752, band height = 2206, height = 6808
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] context width = 4750, height = 2206, bitsPerComponent = 8, bitsPerPixel = 8, bytesPerRow = 4752, bitmapInfo = 0, resolution = (600.000000, 600.000000)
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] NOT using display list
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] PAGE: 1 1
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 0% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 7% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 14% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 22% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 29% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 36% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 44% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 51% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 58% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 66% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 73% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 80% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 88% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printing page 1, 95% complete...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] cgpdftoraster: bytes written for sheet 1 = 32338000
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Ready to print.
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Resolved as "riousbprint://Time-Capsule-d99f2b.local.:10000/Samsung%20SCX-4200%20Series%208 T66BACPB13615P."...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] STATE: -connecting-to-device,offline-report
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Executing backend "/usr/libexec/cups/backend/riousbprint"...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Looking up "Time-Capsule-d99f2b.local."...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Connecting to Time-Capsule-d99f2b.local.:10000
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Connecting to printer...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Connected to 0.0.0.6:10000 (IPv4)...
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Set job-printer-state-message to "Unable to read response header - short read", current level=ERROR
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Backend returned status 1 (failed)
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] Printer stopped due to backend errors; please consult the error_log file for details.
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] End of messages
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] printer-state=5(stopped)
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] printer-state-message="Unable to open printer (read failure)!"
D [30/May/2011:20:37:12 +0300] [Job 9] printer-state-reasons=paused

Do a google around for that printer and airport usb.. (since airport is more common).
eg. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1785847?start=0&tstart=0
Not all printers work or work well through usb print server.. often the drivers are just not written for remote usb connection. Or the printer is GDI type and actually needs direct connection to process the job.
Proper network inkjet printers are cheap.. keep the Canon connected to a computer if you want.. and get a wireless or ethernet network printer.. do not use the USB.. use the printers own internal print server.. and these days make sure it does airprint if you want to use iOS devices.
Remember the printer is cheap.. the companies make all their money on blades ink cartridges. Which they now add chips to, to prevent you cheating and buying OEM types.

Can't connect to Time Capsule + no 802.11n support

I just got my new 13" MacBook (late 2008). Originally, I thought I couldn't connect to my wireless N router which happens to be Apple Time Machine. According to network utility program, my MacBook only supports a/b/g - this is not right! Now, I discover that in addition to the N problem I can't even connect to my Time Capsule wirelessly! Good thing I have 2 separate wireless routers (linksys).
My other Macs (white MacBook and 20" iMac) have no problem connecting to Time Capsule over 802.11n. Both machine indicates 802.11n support under network utility program.
Compound this problem with stuck 'a' key on my keyboard.
I really, don't get this problem. I spent an hour with Apple tech with no avail. I am thinking about returning this new MacBook.

I have the exact same problem you have described. Unable to find a solution. Odd because I have a 2007 MacBook Pro and it works fine wirelessly. Wireless-N on the MacBook works fine and it can connect to other wireless networks, just not it's home one.
If anybody is interested, here's a dump from the console log when airport attempts to connect. Our wireless station doesn't broadcast.
Macintosh-6 airportd[6001]: Could not find any preferred networks; trying broadcast requests..
Macintosh-6 airportd[6001]: Broadcast requests also failed..
Macintosh-6 airportd[6001]: Probing highest ranked networks via directed scan..
Macintosh-6 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
Macintosh-6 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1
Macintosh-6 airportd[6001]: Error: Apple80211Associate() failed -25
Macintosh-6 mDNSResponder[20]: setsockopt - IPMULTICASTIF error 169.254.141.134 -1 errno 49 (Can't assign requested address)
Macintosh-6 configd[14]: rtmsg: error writing to routing socket

How do I connect my Time Capsule on my modem wirelessly?

I already have a modem that I use to access the internet wirelessly on my macbook. Is there a way that I can connect my Time Capsule on this modem without having to use an enthernet cable?
Thanks!

So you are saying that if I use the AirPort Extreme Base Station I would be able to connect my TC wirelessly and expend my wireless signal at home?
No, please see my previous answer.....
and then use it to expand the internet signal.
That is not possible. The Time Capsule could "extend" the signal only if it is provided by another Apple router.
What I did say was.....
When the Time Capsule "joins" a wireless network, it simply connects to the network...like another computer. If you configure the Time Capsule this way, it becomes a wireless hard drive. it performs no routing functions and it will need to be located where it can receive a strong wireless signal from your main wireless router.
I am not recommending that you set up the Time Capsule this way, but will provide the steps if you want.
So, to clarify....
The Time Capsule can be configured to "join" your existing wireless network. It will not extend or expand the wireless network. The Time Capsule becomes a wireless hard drive in this type of configuration.
I do not recommend this type fo setup for most users because it is difficult to configure and limits backups to wireless only. You will not be able to connect to the Time Capsule using Ethernet to backup, which is much faster than wireless.

How to connect a Time Capsule to an existing Airport Extreme?

I have an Airport Extreme connected to my broadband internet modem. This Airport Extreme is also connected to my audio system to be used by iTunes.
Recently I brougth my Time Capsule from another location to be included in the Airport Extreme network. I want to continue using Time Machine on the Time Capsule, and iTunes on the Airport Extreme.
I could get this to work, by connecting the Time Capsule to my modem, and setting it up to extend an existing network (the Airport Extreme network). Airport Extreme and Time Capsule are situated next to each other. However, performance of Time Machine was horrible, far too slow. If I connect my MacBook to the Time Capsule by an ethernet cable, it does not work.
When I set up the Time Capsule to create another wireless network, performance of Time Machine is okay. I cannot use iTunes on the Airport Extreme in that case. I have to switch networks for that.
I'm sure it should be possible to have both an Airport Extreme and a Time Capsule in one network, use iTunes on the Extreme, and Time Machine on the Time Capsule. But I do not know how it should be arranged.
Can anyone solve this problem?
Greetings from Holland, Koen

+What surprises me is that with setting 1 (TC joining AX) the Time Capsule has an option to extend the range of the network being joined.+
Yes, but it will only "extend" if you have a newer version of the AirPort Express, the 802.11"n" version. If you have an older "b/g" version of the AirPort Express, you can set the Time Capsule to "extend", but it won't and you'll have problems.
+With setting 2 (AX joining TC) the Airport Express does not seem to have this option.+
This probably confirms that you have an older "b/g" version of the AirPort Express. It does not have the "extend" feature.
+Could it be this option (which I did not switch off in my earlier experiments) which gave me such terribly bad transfer rates to my Time Capsule harddisk?+
That's probably the reason since the older version of the AirPort Express cannot be configured to "extend".

How to connect a time capsule with an ATT Elevate Hot Spot

Hi,
Need help connecting my time capsule to my ATT Elevate Hot Spot....since I have no ethernet connection.
Thanks!

Not sure how much we can help on this, but as a test, if you turn off the wireless on your MacBook and connect it to the router using an Ethernet cable, you should be able to log onto the Internet.
If you can, you know the Ethernet connection is working, and it will be a simple matter to connect the Time Capsule to the router and get it set up.
If you cannot get an Internet connection when you connect the Mac directly to the router, then more troubleshooting will be required.

Win 7 PC cannot connect to Time Capsule - despite flawless I'net connection

Hi, strange thing and I'd appreciate if someone knew a trick to solve it:
Although my Windows notebook can connect to the internet via our Time Capsule (WPA2 key, AES encryption) without any problems for a long time now, I cannot connect to it via AirPort even with the correct WPA key.
When running the AirPort utility I can see our TC with its name and IP address (10.0.1.1 as usual, I think) in the main view. After clicking "Manual Setup" or "Continue" in the main view, AirPort asks for the password.
After entering the password (same as the one that is in my settings for the WLAN connection via TC, of course), *TC REFUSES TO CONNECT* and the *"Enter password" window will appear over and over again*. No specific error message given.
The WLAN connection has been set up using the MacBook (I once read this could be a problem). Working proberly
all the time, though.
Tried deactivating both firewall and virus protection of my Norton security package on my Lenovo - no effect.
Background:
We intend to use an external USB hard drive which is connected to our Time Capsule. After TC has moaned that the drive had to be "repaired", we created partitions for Mac (OS X) and Windows (FAT) partition from the MacBook.
The MacBook can access the drive and partitions. Fine.
The Windows 7 notebook won't show the hard drive nor the Time Capsule. Thus, I have installed AirPort utility (V 5.5.1) to get access to the USB hard drive. And there I am - kinda stuck halfway...
Hardware setup:
Lenovo ThinkPad X61, Windows 7 Pro
MacBook, OS X 10.5.8
Time Capsule
1.0TB Buffalo Drive Station USB 3.0 plugged into Time Capsule
Help would be very much appreciated!
Thanks a lot,
Mark

I found something that worked for me. I got Error Number 53 when trying to connect to my time capsule using Airport Base Station Agent with windows vista. I think the issue is allowing your time capsule to be accessed over Bonjour; I think this feature is disabled by default. Well, here is what I did (also, this may answer the question for those of you who are confused to why it asks for a username/password when you attempted to map the time capsule's hdd) -
In Airport Utility: Airport >> Time Capsule
- Click "Edit..." and check the "Use dynamic global hostname" box.
- Enter in the info (for hostname, I used the same name as the local Hostname (at the top of that window, for user/password -- The info you enter here is the same info you must enter when you are prompted to, that is if you try to map the time capsule's hdd)
- Click "OK"
In Airport Utility: Disks >> Files Sharing
- Make sure "Share disks over WAN" is checked AND make sure "Share disks over the Internet using Bonjour" is checked as well.
- Click OK.
In Airport Utility: Click "Update", let it reset, and try accessing the Time Capsule via Airport Base Station Agent as you usually would/or mapping the harddrive"
In summary, since vista uses Bonjour, you must make sure your time capsule is 'Bonjour-accessible'
I Hope this solution alleviates a lot of people's problems!!!
Oh yea, this solution worked with firmware 7.4.1
AND...prior to trying this method, I did enable NETBIOS. It was enabled while I did this solution (and still is). I haven't tried it with it disabled (well maybe not disabled - it's on automatic by default).

I want to backup an external hard drive connected with time capsule

What to do? I want a macbook air but realise that the storage is limited. I want to have en external HDD connected through time capsule or similar to access storage "wirelessly". I want everything backed up automatically through time capsule. I understand time capsule does not back up connected external HDDs unfortunately. If it did my problem would be solved. How should I do? Can a two time capsule solution be possible where one is used för storage and the other for time machine also backing up time capsule nr 1?
I do not want to loose all my photos! They won´t fit a macbook air... I have tried "crash plan" wich is one of many ckoud solutions to try and take care of all my hundreds of GBs but it doesn´t work well. Takes forever to backup and it keeps loosing contact with the external HDD i have connected through the time capsule.
This must be a very common need but I find no good solutions?!
Thanks!

You are right.. there is no decent solution from Apple..
You need a proper NAS.. not a backup target for TM.. which is what the TC is.
Look at Synology and QNAP.. they are not cheap but will work fine with Macs, TM even although it can be messy setting up. But the real NAS will auto backup to a USB drive.. plus the raid system offers protection against a dead drive.
Some people use a Mac Mini as a server.. (you don't need server version OS on it).. but the disk expansion is going to cost you as much as the true NAS.

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