Time Capsule Backup gets slower and finally stops!!! HELP!

Hi,
I am using since a view years an Airport Extreme (as base station, connected to the internet modem) and an Airport Express as network extension.
Because of backup requirements I bought some days ago a 1GB Timecapsule and setup the network "from the scratch". Now the Timecapsule is connected to the internet modem as primarily base station and the other two devises help to extend the network all over my house. This is working fine.
BUT: the backup with time machine does not work. I started with my MacBook with 57GB data to be backuped. The process started via air promising (quite fast), but slowed down later on. And finally, it breaks up, often even with restarting the whole laptop. I did not yet succeed in the initial backup of this MacBook!
Can anyone help me? Can I do something wrong with the standard adjustments on the network via the Airport Utility SW? Why is the data transfer slowing down?
Funny enough, I had a similar effect some months age when I tried to use an external HD connected to my MacMini. At that point in time I thought that the issue is because of using a separate MacMini or a separate, external HD. That was also the reason why I decided to buy the integrated system from Apple: Time Capsule.
Matthias
Message was edited by: Matthias Koehler

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