THe Disk of the Time Capsule cannot be written by Time Machine when an Airport Express is bridged to it by Ethernet
Whenever I add an Airport Express in Bridging Mode to the existing WiFi network of the Time Capsule (both connecting to the same GigaBit Ethernet ADSL modem router, Time Machine (and Finder) cannot backup to the Time Capsule Disk.
(Why do I need to add another Airport Express to the same WiFi network? Because I want to use the AirPlay jack on the Airport Express to output audio signals.)
If I unplug the power of the Airport Express, everything back to normal.
What's the problem?
Hello Ivan H
Try using the setup process in the Connecting to an existing Wi-Fi network, exclusively for iTunes music section of the article below and set it up wirelessly as opposed to a wired connection between the two base stations.
Wi-Fi base stations: How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4587
Regards,
-Norm G.
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