My time capsule is blinking amber

It just started doing it, and I can't seem to get anything to connect to the internet. It shows in the airport utility, but its blinking in there as well, and the internet light is yellow.

Go ahead and hook up the Time Capsule again as it is normally configured.
Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen and then click Software Update to see if there are any updates for AirPort Utility.
You want to be using AirPort Utility 6.3.1, which is supposed to fix some bugs, like the disappearing Time Capsule.
If you have a Mac laptop, try temporarily connecting an Ethernet cable from the Mac to one of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule to check if AirPort Utility can "see" the Time Capsule that way.
If yes, click directly on the amber dot and a message will appear with more info about the issue.

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