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?

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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.

Can't establish internet connection with Time Capsule

I currently have a wireless Linksys router and have switch over to TC. I've connected my cable modem internet connection to the internet connection of the Time Capsule, however, with the Airport Utility it states that I do not have a valid IP Address. I've check under the Manual setting for Internet and ensured that the connection says "share a public IP address", but that does not work. Any ideas?

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

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

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)
The iPad Settings shows it connected to the Time Capsule with an IP Address of 10.0.1.4; Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0; Router of 10.0.1.1
When I use "About This Mac" on my MBP, it shows the TC (with Version 7.5.2) info as:
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

Please disregard my post...It's now connecting...go figure. Last night, I did all of the above described in my post and nothing. This morning, I do the post and then I go and do another Safari link to Apple.com and it connects.

How do I share a MOBILE broadband connection through Time Capsule ?

Hello all.
I have one of those little USB stick Mobile Broadband Modem thingies that I plug into my i-Mac with 10.5.5 Leopard to get internet access. I discovered I can share the internet connection with my i-Phone using the ad-hoc internet connection sharing function in "System Preferences > Sharing > Internet Sharing". This works fine as long as I am only trying to share with ONE device, eg my laptop, OR my i-Phone, and as long as I disconnect the ethernet cable connecting my i-Mac to my Time Capsule (otherwise Safari won't connect to any websites).
But. . . .
How do I share this Mobile Broad Band USB stick with ALL my network devices (i-Phone, Apple TV and Toshiba laptop) at the same time ?.
Should I :-
(1) Configure my Time Capsule to use NAT and "Share a Public IP Address" with the rest of the network ?
(2) Set the Time Capsule to use bridge mode and do the sharing in "System Preferences > Sharing > Internet Sharing" ?
I could not get either to work.
I read an article on how to do this using a PC on Vista using something called "Port Forwarding", but has anyone achieved this trick in the Mac world ?
regards
Shaun
regards
Shaun

Hello Tesserax.
I have the USB modem stick plugged into the back of my i-Mac, and yes I can set up an ad-hoc airport connection between my i-Mac and (say) my Apple TV, and share internet that way. This works but only if I disconnect the i-Mac ethernet cable from the Time Capsule. Presumably, this is because both the Mac and the Time Capsule are both trying to be routers ???
One of the British Mac Magazines explained that you should not try to use ad-hoc Internet Sharing (via System Preferences) whilst NAT and "Share an Internet Connection" (via Airport Utility) is turned on because they are alternative (and mutually exclusive) methods of sharing an internet connection.
I will try setting Airport Utility to use "Bridge Mode" instead of "Share a Public IP Address" and see what happens. I assume Time Capsule will still issue DHCP IP addresses in "Bridge Mode " ?? but hopefully the conflict between the Time Capsule and the ad-hoc i-Mac airport network will cease because NAT is off.
Remember, this is supposedly possible using PC computers on Vista . . .
regards
Shaun

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:
Did this screenshot come through?
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..

Slow internet connection with time capsule

The only way to have the real speed is in bridge mode, do anyone has a solution?

Hi all,
first of all please forgive my English but I'm sure you'll understand the below.
I bought a time capsule 3T recently and after 2-3 weeks I faced the same above problems with internet speed.
Everything was perfect in the beginning but twoo weeks later I couldn't browse the youtube site so imagine to watch a video.
The setup is:
ISDN modem>speedtouch adsl router> via ethernet timecapsule-bridge mode.
To the home network of timecapsule are connected one imac one macbook pro.
Since there were two wireless networks, the speedtouch and time capsule,
I decided to choose the speedtouch network for iphone and ipad.
After the problem with internet speed appeared for the imac and macbook,
I checked the connection through ipad and iphone and was perfect and very fast.
I was confused and I read all threads about the same problem.
So I decided to join the speedtouch network for imac too and to change network-to timecapsule-
whenever I need to backup to the timecapsule.
I was surprised to see that imac connected to timecapsule, without have joined its network
and also it was possible to enter timemachine without changing the already joined network
of speedtouch router.
I think that the connection is possible because timecapsule is connected via ethernet cable to the
speedtouch so the connection is something like "dublex" or "bidirectional" (I don't know how to write it)
Now the problem has been fixed, timemachine works perfect and the internet speed is fast
as before.
I hope this helps and let us know if will work for you.
cheers,
yiannis
athens greece

Internet Speed Through Time Capsule Much Slower than Direct Ethernet

My internet download and streaming speed is pitifully slow. I'm connected by an 802.11n wireless network based in my 1TB Time Capsule. I swear it used to be faster, and has been slowing down. When I'm connected directly to my cable modem via ethernet, I'm getting T1 speeds. But through the TC, I'm getting bad DSL speeds. I originally set up my network automatic defaults. I've tried setting static DNS settings (according to a discussion thread that seems to have worked for others), changing airport channels, rebooting, etc., and nothing helps.
I haven't located much about this problem in other discussions; any threads I have found are mainly unanswered. Am I missing something? Can anyone help?

Weejun wrote:
My internet download and streaming speed is pitifully slow. I'm connected by an 802.11n wireless network based in my 1TB Time Capsule. I swear it used to be faster, and has been slowing down. When I'm connected directly to my cable modem via ethernet, I'm getting T1 speeds. But through the TC, I'm getting bad DSL speeds.
That may be due to a weak WiFi signal. To provide a third data point, connect your MacBook Pro to the a LAN port of the Time Capsule with an Ethernet cable, turn off your Mac's AirPort circuitry, and rerun your speed tests. That will allow you to separate the effect of a wireless connection from the effect of the Time Capsule.
I'd also investigate the signal strength and noise of your wireless connection as described in this post:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2347845&start=1

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?

Intermittent Internet Connection with Time Capsule

Just got a new Time Capsule and it seems to lock-up every few seconds when playing any internet-based game. It also seems to drop internet connection altogether just about every day (I have to go through diagnostics to reconnect).
I've already updated firmware thinking that might solve problem. I'd like to keep it if I can resolve these issues, but wondering if I should simply return. Any help would be appreciated.

It's likely your wireless network. Check this thread on cordless phones and TC.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1679559&tstart=0
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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

Lost internet connection via time capsule, wireless signal grayed out. What may be wrong?

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What may be wrong?

Well, I reset the TimeCapsule to factory settings and configured it again for my home network and all works like a charm again.

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?

Super slow internet connection with time capsule.

Time Capsule wireless internate speed is insanely slow its super anoying, i have 15mb from comcast, and speedtest its scoring under 3.5mb down and 0.06mb up with a ping of 1025ms yees 1025ms this is unacceptable its almost impossible to use the internet please i need some help.

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Your TC is too old.. the power supply is on the edge of dying. The hard disk is probably also on its last legs..
The wireless card itself might be nearing EOL.. it is now 4years old.. or a bit more.. most stuff now is really not made to last more than 3years.. and the early TC tended to die in droves at 2years.
If you are prepared for some DIY.. you can fix it.
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I have several suggestions. At various prices and difficulty.
I would replace the hard drive.. it is out of warranty and has run in a super hot environment that is outside its spec.. and still it refused to die.. at the very least run a full pass erase from the disk utility, and see if error come up or the drive is slow. It might be weak read areas of the drive.
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