Time Capsule and Linksys router bridging two networks

I have set up a Time Capsule on a small business network and have made use of its dual wifi to set up guest access to the internet separate from our private network. It defaults to IP address 192.168.1.1 which conflicts with a computer that must be assigned that address so I have given it the IP address 192.168.0.1. I was hoping to bridge between the 192.168.0.x and 192.168.1.x networks using a Linksys BEFSR41 router. I have been able to get internet access from the 192.168.1.x network and port forward to our Windows e-mail server but can't get individual computers to see each other from one network to the other.
Can I set the Time Capsule IP to anything other than x.x.x.1 or alternately use it or another router to bridge two different networks?

Ethernet speed on your local network is determined by the slowest connected device which most likely will be the LinkSys router or your computer.

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In spite my concern about the speeds of the Time Capsule and Linksys router, I tried to attach the Time capsule as recommended by Apple for a "first time set up." It failed. The Time Capsule using the AirPort Utility cannot make a network connection. I reestablished the devices as given in paragraph one. WiFi runs again.

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you could try a pair of those http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devolo-MicroLink-dLAN-Highspeed-Starter/dp/B000A7IE7Y
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Slingbox, Time Capsule and Verizon router setup

So here is my setup:
Verizon router with wireless ON. Time capsule set to share an IP address(not in Bridge mode). This gives me the double NAT error message.
Sling catcher hooked into the Time capsule on one end and to the Slingbox on the other.
So, I hooked the slingbox up to the verizon router, configured it. Then hooked the sling catcher to the TM and ran setup again. Set up port forwarding per the instructions. Things seem to work fine, although under the slingbox directory it says that I am not set up for internet viewing.
However, i CAN connect via wifi and over 3g on my iphone fine. With WIFI, I am using my Time capule for wireless not the verizon wifi. The last time I tried to turn off the verizon wifi i don't think the slingbox worked. The last time I tried to set up the time capule under bridge mode the slingbox did not work. If I am in bridge mode there is no option to setup port forwarding.
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Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit
Click the Network tab at the top of the next window
Insure that the setting for Router Mode = Off (Bridge Mode)
Click Update and allow a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart
Very important......
Power off both the Verizon modem/router and the Time Capsule
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Time Capsule and the rest of the network

I have today installed my Time Capsule and I am not sure that I have configured everything in the optimum way. Everything works so far and it's backing up via Time Machine etc.
the thing is, in my office we have PC's and 1 Mac (mine). We have a network and a wireless access point. Everything is connected to a switch. So, I have connected a LAN cable in the WAN port of my Time Capsule (TC). The other end goes to the Switch. The DSL modem is connected to the same switch. My MacBook Pro (MBP) was previously connected to the WLAN router that is also connected to the same switch.
Now I am not sure how things are interacting. What I want is for my MBP to connect wirelessly with my PC that goes out on the internet over the DSL modem via the Switch.
When I click on my AirPort icon on the top of the screen it seems that I am still connected to the old WLAN.
I am also not sure if I should connect my LAN cable to the WAN port of the TC or one of the Ethernet ports.
Here's how I'd like it to work:
The DSL modem goes to the Switch. To the switch is connected a whole bunch of PC's, plus 1 wireless router and the TimeCapsule. The TC connects wirelessly with my MBP. I don't want the MBP to connect to the old wireless router any more.
I hope this is not too confusing. Btw, I never had to put in my key for the existing WLAN when I installed the TC. I am not sure how the TC connects to the internet.
Does anyone know how I can verify over MobileMe if the TC is connected to it?
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Yes, you are right. There is a router between the switch and the modem. I forgot about that. The router also provides the WLAN here in the office.
After some investigation I found that when I select "create network" in the Time Capsule settings there is a second WLAN network created in parallel with the one we already have. The problem was that these 2 WLAN's had the same name. After changing the name of the WLAN from the TC I was able to distinguish them.
I couldn't find any information anywhere on how to use the WAN/LAN ports on the TC so I had to call Apple care to find out.
Another question if someone knows - how access the TC from the Internet? I have MobileMe and I have put in my username and password. Suppose that I go to a remote place in the world and find that I need a file on my TC. I connect my MacBook to the Internet and.......then? How access the TC?

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Wonder if anyone has any thoughts on this...
I have a Time Capsule (current gen) with an Airport Express N (last gen) which I would like to connect to my current router and create a network that is separate from the router's own wireless network. Currently, I've set the TC to work in Bridge Mode (connected to the router - ethernet) and have connected the Airport Express to 'extend the network' - this is also in Bridge Mode as well. However, when I'm away from the TC and in the Airport Express's range, the connection is very slow. Is there something I'm not doing right with the 2 Apple products or is it something with the router? When I'm closer to the TC it works fine, it's just when I'm far away there seems to be an issue!
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The Time Capsule will work fine if you use an Ethernet cable to connect from one of the LAN <-> ports on the Linksys router to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the Time Capsule.
Since the wireless on the Time Capsule is much faster than the Linksys, I would suggest that you turn off the wireless on the Linksys and use the Time Capsule for your wireless needs.
To do this, open AirPort Utility on your Mac and click Continue to follow the guided setup to "Create a wireless network" and choose the "Bridge Mode" option when it is presented. (AirPort Utility should suggest this setting for you, which is the correct setting)
Continue following the steps and click Update to save your settings. The Time Capsule will restart in 25-30 seconds.
No you can lgo on to the new wireless network that you named during the setup.

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Will Time Capsule work with a Cisco Router E4200 that is connected to a Worldbook NAS?
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The TC can be bridged and plonked into the network with no problems.
Decide how you will treat wireless.. you can handle it several different ways.. but completely off might be best. Or if you are buying a new AC model, then turn off the wireless in the E4200 and see if the TC works better.
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I've just bought a new Time Capsule device which replaces my slightly older Airport Extreme Base Station. The TC is attached directly to my broadband modem via ethernet. This works fine. I want to use the old AEB as a 'print server', in other words a device I can plug printers into to enable wireless printing. This is because the printers are in a different place to the telephone line in.
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I've done a hard reset of both devices and swapped them over vice-versa. The problem seems to be the network will only support a SINGLE device. In Airport Utility I can only get one of the two devices to show in the sidebar, rarely both devices are temporarily present. I've configured both to use the same network names and WPA passwords in the hope they will 'merge' together onto the same network. But one just seems to cancel out the other.
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What I want to be able to do is have setup my network they way it used to be before my linksys router crapped out... only now with TC I want the added time machine backup capability.
what I used to have was cable modem>linsys router>linkstation buffalo NAS (ethernet) and (wireless) to airport express (with USB printer and Airtunes speakers)
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Time Capsule and Linksys WVC54GCA Camera needs tweaked.

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How can I get my time capsule and airport express (as a network extension) working properly together?

Hi,
I bought a time capsule a while back and connected it to my modem, and it seems to be backing up my hard drives but I can't tell if I'm getting my wireless signal from my time capsule or from the modem itself, which used to before I bought the time capsule.
It's bugging me because I'm trying to get my airport express to work as an extension to my network, and airport utility half the time can't pick up the express. I heard that it will only work of the time capsule is working as the base station,and I'm not 100% sure this is the case.
Also, how far can the airport express be from my time capsule for it to be picked up? I tried resetting it which helped to start with, but when I was setting it up to extend my network it just told me that there was an error and to try again, which I did with the same result.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Cheers

Always do setups with ethernet.. setting up wireless via wireless is like cutting off the branch you are sitting on.
You do not need the TC in the network to do the setup.
Plug it by itself into the computer. Same with AE. But do each separately.
Give the TC a different wireless name.. like TC.. then you will know the TC wireless is separate and different to the main modem router. Simply allow it to be extended.
Plug it back into the main modem.
Now do the AE.. set it to extend the wireless of the TC.
When you do this check the signal level. The airport utility v5 has a full diagnostic of wireless client levels.. do not use v6 utility.. it is useless. The AE is placed somewhere in between the TC and the clients you want to connect.. it has to get decent signal itself to extend wireless. And there is no way we can tell you how far apart.. pick the half way point.. around about and suck and see. If it doesn't work move closer to the TC.
Count the walls the signal is going through.. about 15% signal loss for each one.. if angle is acute 20%.. floors are worse.. they might be 20-25%..

Time Capsule as main Router for wireless network

Hello,
I am having issues with the speed of my internet.
I first thought it was my internet provider. Yet when I plug directly into the TC I get the full speed I am suppose to get 6000 k/bs (checked on speedtest.net) but when I go to wireless it is down around 20 to at most 200 k/bs.
Is there an issue with TC having this problem? I have tried setting it up as only being an N network but it still does the same thing. I have had this issue since I purchased this when it first came out. I thought it was the internet provider so had switched a couple of times then found this speed test thing and it is convincing me it is the TC.
Suggestions? Lets see I have it set to Automatic for the channel. THe radio mode is the 802.11n, the b, & G compatible one.
It is very frustrating.
Sean

Hello,
Well thank you for the reply!
What I did was go out and purchased a Airport Extreme "N" and hooked it up. I now get my full 6000 kb/s that I am paying my internet provider for. I AM HAPPY NOW!!!
Sooooo this tells me either my Time Capsule is faulty or as some of the other post on this forum might suggest that it is just the router in side it.
At any rate I am now going to give Apple Care a call or take it to a local repair Specialist (no apple store up here but authorized, MACHOUSE, do not got to the Alaska Mac Store they suck, MAC HOUSE is the place up here) and let them see the results and see what can be done.
Sean

Time Capsule and Linksys AM200

Hi,
I wondered if someone can PLEASE PLEASE help me.
I am trying to setup my TC with my Linksys AM200 and struggling. I have read many posts in other forums that the AM200 should be setup Bridge Only Mode which I have done and set the TC to connect to DSL using PPPoE and although the Status tab says that the DSL connection is up, I still cannot get out to the internet.
I have tried the TC in Ethernet mode and I cannot get the DSL to come up at all. My ISP is expecting a PPPoA connection so I think this might also be an issue.
If I check the TC status page, I notice the IP address is 0.0.0.1, I dont think this is right.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Gavin

I have the same problem with two TC's. When the TC show IP 0.0.0.1 under the PPPoE configuration, although I manage to connect, I cannot use the Internet. I found out (as ISP provider) that the PPPoE client dictate to the server to use 0.0.0.1 as IP, instead of the server giving legitimate IP from his own pool.
The only times I've success is when I tried to connect and the IP address under the PPPoE was blank.
Trying to be in that mode (IP blank) fails and it returns to IP 0.0.0.1 write after the first restart of the TC.

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