The WiFi on my Time Capsule suddenly stopped working

Hi,
Im not sure what to do, hopefully somebody out there is able to help me with this... Suddenly the Wifi stopped working from my TC. I have not changed any settings or anything...
I only use the wifi on my MacBookPro and on my iPhone 4S. I was streaming a movie this morning and everything was working fine. Then a few hours later when my computer is trying to connect to the wifi "PPPoE Connecting" scrolls next to the wifi-symbol, and nothing happens. My iPhone connects to the Wifi, but I am not able to surf the net or check my emails...
My MacBook can find the TC and all the data I have stored on it, it is only the wifi that is not working.
I have tried to switch it off and on again, but nothing helps...
I really hope that someone out there might know what happened and what I can do about it???
/Eva

Is it the AC model.. tall one?? If not the exact model model please from the rubber mat on the bottom.. A1xxx ..please don't give us the serial number.. that is harder to work with.
Please tell us the whole network setup..
What modem you use? make and model helps..
Is the modem running also as the main router or is bridged?
Is the TC router or bridge?
You have power cycled the TC .. have you power cycled the whole network? Power on in correct order.. modem.. wait two min.. TC .. wait 2min then the clients.
No luck factory reset.. see method below.
Redo the setup.
This time use all short names, no spaces and pure alplhanumeric.
ie TC name = TC
Name of 2.4ghz = TC24ghz
Name of 5ghz = TC5ghz (please set a different name for 5ghz).
The Factory Reset TC Gen1-4. Or AE Gen1-5
Unplug your TC/AE. Hold in reset. and power the TC/AE back on.. all without releasing reset and keep holding in for about 10sec.
Release it when the status light flashes rapidly. If it doesn’t flash rapidly you have missed it and try again.
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC/AE will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.
No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
Factory reset TC Gen 5 or AE Gen 6
Hold in reset for about 5sec until the status light flashes quickly.
If your AirPort AE or TC still doesn’t respond, do a similar reset to the Gen1-4.
Unplug your AE/TC .. hold in reset and power the TC/AE back on.. without releasing the reset.. wait until status led flashes rapidly.

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