Something strange with Time Capsule...

Dear all:
1) After one year working fine TC stops to work and every day I need to perfom a hard reset;
2) I can use the internet for hours but, when I stop to work and try again I can't establish the connection;
3) Every time I try to use airport utility but they didn't find TC, on the other hand, if I click the airport icon I can find the network name (???);
4) After perform the hard reset I follow the manual instructions;
someone has any idea? Could be a temperature problem ( I use it every day, I rarely turn off it)
Thanks from Brazil, Vanderlei

Dear Bob,
Thanks for the answer.
Few more details:
1) Yes the firmware version is 7.4.1 and I'd noticed the problem two days before;
2) How: after use the internet (DSL - PPoP) and put the macbook in sleep mode, when I start again the airport utility didn't find the TC (which was with green light);
3)After the reset (hard) I observed the described behaviour (works + sleep + not works).
After the 7.3.2 downgrade:
I test the anomalie described in (2) and the TC works fine.
Thanks. I will observe for one week and (if everithing works well until...) next monday I will post again.
Vanderlei

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Disconnect any Ethernet cables that might be connected to the Time Capsule, but leave it powered on
Hold in the reset button on the back of the Time Capsule for 8-10 seconds and release. The reset button is located next to the AC power socket.
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Click the WiFi icon at the top of the Mac's screen
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Click on Time Capsule
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Network Name..........Type in the exact name that the Netgear wireless is using
Base Station.............Type in a name that you want to call the Time Capsule. Use something short and simple. Mine is TC, for example
Password..................Type in the exact password that the Netgear wireless requires
Verify.........................Verify the Password again
Click Next
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i need to start over with time capsule, completely. what are the steps necessary to do this?
erase the TC (I can see how to do that)
remove from Time Machine list (i can see how to do that, too).
reset to factory defaults? would that clear name and password. do they get reset to something?
is this step necessary.
what else is needed?

On an iPad or iPhone.....
Tap Settings on the home screen
Tap WiFi
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On a Mac running Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Other WiFi Devices
Click Time Caspule
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I'm having a problem with my Internet connection. For some unknown reason it keeps cutting out every 5 min for about 5 seconds. The wi-fi signal doesn't drop or anything like that, just the internet connection stops working for a little bit and then its fine again (pages don't load, etc).
Here is my current set-up:
1. AT&T Motorola NVG589 - set to bridge mode as per instructions here http://www.dslreports.com/faq/17734 (followed instructions step by step)
2. Apple Time Capsule (latest model 2TB)
3. Motorola is connected to the Time Capsule through an ethernet cable.
I tried contacting AT&T and they just sent me a new Motorola router, I installed it, put it in bridge mode and still the same thing is happening.
I am thinking maybe there is some problem in settings or something. Airport Utility is showing everything in "green", no problems there.
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Ok, here is an update on how I decided to deal with the problem. I will include all of my troubleshooting step by step for easy reference.
1. At first I put the NVG589 into Bridge Mode and used the TC as the main wireless router. This didn't work as my connection kept dropping for no apparent reason.
2. Second, I tried to put the Time Capsule in Bridge Mode and connect it directly to NVG589. This didn't work as my connection would still lag out for 5 seconds about every 5 minutes.
3. Third, I bought an ASUS RT-AC87U Wireless AC2400 Dual-band Gigabit Router to try and substitute the TC in previous steps and see if it helps. Same problem persisted when I put the NVG589 into Bridge Mode and RT-AC87U as the main router as well as RT-AC87U into bridge mode and NVG589 as the main router. The problem was exactly the same as when I tried using TC initially so my conclusion was this is NVG589's fault of being not compatible with other wireless routers.
4. I looked around everywhere and came up with the only feasible solution possible (for me at least):
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I'm having a strange problem with my new Time Capsule. I'm getting 1000ms+ lag and some packet loss. It makes browsing even simple web pages incredibly frustrating with links taking 10-30 seconds to load!
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Macbook:~ james$ ping 62.31.64.115
PING 62.31.64.115 (62.31.64.115): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=0 ttl=252 time=1997.540 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=1 ttl=252 time=2002.292 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=2 ttl=252 time=2008.505 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=3 ttl=252 time=1993.462 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=4 ttl=252 time=993.110 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=5 ttl=252 time=28.129 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=6 ttl=252 time=2073.516 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=7 ttl=252 time=2092.614 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=8 ttl=252 time=2188.761 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=9 ttl=252 time=2043.099 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=10 ttl=252 time=1424.119 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=11 ttl=252 time=424.009 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=12 ttl=252 time=2029.975 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=13 ttl=252 time=1895.117 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=14 ttl=252 time=894.835 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=15 ttl=252 time=1002.566 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=16 ttl=252 time=1003.577 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=17 ttl=252 time=1002.520 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=18 ttl=252 time=12.046 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=19 ttl=252 time=1002.480 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=20 ttl=252 time=1032.643 ms
64 bytes from 62.31.64.115: icmp_seq=21 ttl=252 time=1037.638 ms
^C
--- 62.31.64.115 ping statistics ---
23 packets transmitted, 22 packets received, 4% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 12.046/1371.934/2188.761/678.090 ms
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64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=567 ttl=56 time=651.494 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=568 ttl=56 time=767.612 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=569 ttl=56 time=713.393 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=570 ttl=56 time=699.114 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=572 ttl=56 time=766.411 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=573 ttl=56 time=761.417 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=574 ttl=56 time=737.130 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=575 ttl=56 time=750.188 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=576 ttl=56 time=764.297 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=577 ttl=56 time=792.640 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=579 ttl=56 time=780.493 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=580 ttl=56 time=788.112 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=581 ttl=56 time=832.141 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=582 ttl=56 time=839.267 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=584 ttl=56 time=895.238 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=585 ttl=56 time=852.443 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=586 ttl=56 time=895.795 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=588 ttl=56 time=872.456 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=589 ttl=56 time=911.964 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=590 ttl=56 time=890.844 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=591 ttl=56 time=937.926 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=593 ttl=56 time=877.130 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=594 ttl=56 time=883.178 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=595 ttl=56 time=894.534 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=596 ttl=56 time=933.718 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=597 ttl=56 time=954.626 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=598 ttl=56 time=936.929 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=600 ttl=56 time=990.125 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=601 ttl=56 time=979.298 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=602 ttl=56 time=979.370 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=604 ttl=56 time=1223.079 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=605 ttl=56 time=1272.689 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=609 ttl=56 time=1238.447 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=610 ttl=56 time=1203.128 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=611 ttl=56 time=1134.264 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=614 ttl=56 time=1161.992 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=615 ttl=56 time=1151.192 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=616 ttl=56 time=1109.232 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=617 ttl=56 time=1112.927 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=618 ttl=56 time=1146.501 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=623 ttl=56 time=1104.243 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=624 ttl=56 time=1127.046 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=625 ttl=56 time=1171.358 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=626 ttl=56 time=1203.073 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=627 ttl=56 time=1130.170 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=628 ttl=56 time=1166.358 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=629 ttl=56 time=1142.206 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=630 ttl=56 time=1165.365 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=631 ttl=56 time=1200.224 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=632 ttl=56 time=1147.735 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=633 ttl=56 time=1191.749 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=634 ttl=56 time=1255.137 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=638 ttl=56 time=1292.954 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=639 ttl=56 time=1279.730 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=640 ttl=56 time=1302.525 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=641 ttl=56 time=1336.374 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=643 ttl=56 time=1012.390 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=644 ttl=56 time=65.759 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=645 ttl=56 time=51.468 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=646 ttl=56 time=51.988 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=647 ttl=56 time=51.072 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=648 ttl=56 time=52.357 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=649 ttl=56 time=54.340 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=650 ttl=56 time=52.362 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=651 ttl=56 time=51.048 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=652 ttl=56 time=50.890 ms
64 bytes from 212.27.40.240: icmp_seq=653 ttl=56 time=53.816 ms
^C
--- 212.27.40.240 ping statistics ---
654 packets transmitted, 607 packets received, 7% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 50.368/180.610/1477.341/308.931 ms

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One option would be to connect the Time Capsule (TC) to the ISP-provided wireless router by Ethernet. You can then configure the for a roaming network. Then, depending on what your goal is for the AirPort Express, you can either: 1) Add it to roaming network, 2) Configure the TC & the Express for an "extended" network, or 3) Configure the Express to "join" the roaming network for AirPlay.

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I am not saying don't.. just beware of the risks so do it prudently..
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I am recent convert so workflow on the Mac is not my forte.. so perhaps some of the wiser heads can also drop in and post a reply.

Backing up Mac HD with Time Capsule AND an external hard drive

I am sure that this question has been asked one way or another but I can't seem to find the exact answer.
I would like to back up my Mac HD with the Time Capsule AND another hard drive essentially to create two backups. Should one fail, I still have another copy as a precaution. The Time Capsule will be my primary back up because my external hard drive is usually switched off and will only be turned on from time to time to perform "less frequent" backups.
With Time Capsule AND the external hard drive on, will Time Machine just update the backup on the external hard drive without becoming confused with the other copy on Time Capsule? In other words, can Time Machine distinguish between two different Time Machine Backup files and bring them up to date accordingly?
I understand there is an archive function on the Time Capsule, which would also serve the purpose. However, I am wondering if there is another way.
Thanks.

Rheopaipo wrote:
I am sure that this question has been asked one way or another but I can't seem to find the exact answer.
I would like to back up my Mac HD with the Time Capsule AND another hard drive essentially to create two backups. Should one fail, I still have another copy as a precaution. The Time Capsule will be my primary back up because my external hard drive is usually switched off and will only be turned on from time to time to perform "less frequent" backups.
With Time Capsule AND the external hard drive on, will Time Machine just update the backup on the external hard drive without becoming confused with the other copy on Time Capsule? In other words, can Time Machine distinguish between two different Time Machine Backup files and bring them up to date accordingly?
I understand there is an archive function on the Time Capsule, which would also serve the purpose. However, I am wondering if there is another way.
I don't think it's possible to configure Time Machine to back up to two locations without modifying its settings frequently.
You might consider using that external drive to hold a bootable backup. You can create such a thing with either of the utilities SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner. If you pay the registration fee for SuperDuper! (~US$28), there's a mode where it will back up only what has changed, which makes the backup operation run quicker. (Carbon Copy Cloner may offer a similar feature.)

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Thank you for the response. I have a couple more questions.
1. Is there a way to manually go through the files? I used to be able to when it was backing up locally through USB.
2. If I change the folder name of the location of the Time Machine backups, do I have to start my backups all over again?
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