Time capsule netbios

ciao a tutti.. ieri sera ho acquistato la tanto famigerata Time Capsule da 2Tb, ottima con mac, perfetta in tutto.. solo che con il mio pc sto avendo qualche problema ad interfacciare l'hard disk per condividere file,musica e quant'altro..
L'errore che mi da quando parte airport utility su xp è che bisogna attivare il netbios.. errore (53) sono andato sulle proprietà della scheda ethernet ho attivato il netbios ma non succede nulla.. non appena mi chiede "il disco Airport time capsule è disponibile, cosa vuoi fare?" io gli metto la password e provo a farlo connettere mi da che il netbios dev'essere attivato..
spero che sia veramente semplice per come dicono.. perchè vorrei usarla con tutti i miei pc/mac..
saluti

pizzicante wrote:
hello all .. Last night I bought the much infamous 2TB Time Capsule, with excellent mac, perfect in every way .. just that with my PC I'm having some problems with the hard disk interface for sharing files, music and anything else ..
The mistake I ever since the airport utility on XP is that you must activate the netbios .. error (53) went on the properties of the ethernet card I enabled netbios but nothing happens .. do not just ask me "time capsule disk Airport is available, what would you do?" I put my password and I try to connect it gives me the netbios be enabled ..
I hope it is very simple as they say .. because I use it with all my pc / mac ..
saluti
I did a machine translate to English.. which actually comes out pretty smooth.
Netbios should not really be a big issue.
On the disk sharing page, make sure you set guest access to on and give read and write access.
Also make sure you have the correct workgroup set in the TC to match the PC.
Take note of the TC IP address, if unchanged it will be 10.0.1.1
In windows explorer type into the address bar,
\\10.0.1.1
The TC may ask for a username and password..
In the PC type your current username and if you have not set a password in the TC use public.
It should then work.

Similar Messages

Can't connect to Time Capsule. Error: Could not connect to the disk. Make sure NetBIOS is enabled and try again (53).

I have a Time Capsule that I've been using for a while now. I've got a Windows 8 PC and a few MacBooks that I use with it.
Recently, I had to hard-reset my Windows 8 PC (with the reset button while everything was locked up). When it came back, I couldn't connect to my Time Capsule anymore. I get the error message: "Could not connect to the disk. Make sure NetBIOS is enabled and try again (53)."
I've tried:
Checking on the NetBIOS service to ensure that it's running
Explicitly enabling NetBIOS on the Internet connection
Renaming my Time Capusle to have no spaces or disallowed characters
Pinging both the Time Capsule's name and IP address (both respond)
Any suggestions?

Do you have bonjour installed? If not I recommend you install the full apple airport utilities for windows.. although only win7 is available.. it does install in win8. Apple btw need to do some work on making windows access current.
In windows explorer, simply type the address to the TC in the address bar.
\\TCname or \\TCipaddress
If it fails.. turn off firewall and ensure the PC is located at home..as opposed to work or public. A windows PC can go stupid and think it is suddenly in a new environment for no apparent reason. Your reset might do exactly such a thing.
If you still have issues.. are you getting full internet access ok?
Can you open the airport utility in windows and find the TC? If so go to the file sharing page and turn on the guest account to read and write access. This helps loads.. and make sure the workgroup is set to WORKGROUP.

Can't connect to time capsule. What is NetBIOS?

When I boot my computer, a window opens saying that "My time capsule" has become available.
However when I enter my password, the window says [not responding].
After awhile of nothing, an error message comes up that says
"Could not connect to the disk. Make sure NetBIOS is enabled and try again (53)."
I am able to connect to the wireless internet through the airport, but I can't connect to the disk. Does anybody know what I can do to fix this?

NetBIOS is a computer network language that one PC uses to talk to another PC. Your TC also understand NetBIOS, so it can serve files to a Windows PC.
The easiest fix is to reinstall Airport for Windows again.

Win 7 PC cannot connect to Time Capsule - despite flawless I'net connection

Hi, strange thing and I'd appreciate if someone knew a trick to solve it:
Although my Windows notebook can connect to the internet via our Time Capsule (WPA2 key, AES encryption) without any problems for a long time now, I cannot connect to it via AirPort even with the correct WPA key.
When running the AirPort utility I can see our TC with its name and IP address (10.0.1.1 as usual, I think) in the main view. After clicking "Manual Setup" or "Continue" in the main view, AirPort asks for the password.
After entering the password (same as the one that is in my settings for the WLAN connection via TC, of course), *TC REFUSES TO CONNECT* and the *"Enter password" window will appear over and over again*. No specific error message given.
The WLAN connection has been set up using the MacBook (I once read this could be a problem). Working proberly
all the time, though.
Tried deactivating both firewall and virus protection of my Norton security package on my Lenovo - no effect.
Background:
We intend to use an external USB hard drive which is connected to our Time Capsule. After TC has moaned that the drive had to be "repaired", we created partitions for Mac (OS X) and Windows (FAT) partition from the MacBook.
The MacBook can access the drive and partitions. Fine.
The Windows 7 notebook won't show the hard drive nor the Time Capsule. Thus, I have installed AirPort utility (V 5.5.1) to get access to the USB hard drive. And there I am - kinda stuck halfway...
Hardware setup:
Lenovo ThinkPad X61, Windows 7 Pro
MacBook, OS X 10.5.8
Time Capsule
1.0TB Buffalo Drive Station USB 3.0 plugged into Time Capsule
Help would be very much appreciated!
Thanks a lot,
Mark

I found something that worked for me. I got Error Number 53 when trying to connect to my time capsule using Airport Base Station Agent with windows vista. I think the issue is allowing your time capsule to be accessed over Bonjour; I think this feature is disabled by default. Well, here is what I did (also, this may answer the question for those of you who are confused to why it asks for a username/password when you attempted to map the time capsule's hdd) -
In Airport Utility: Airport >> Time Capsule
- Click "Edit..." and check the "Use dynamic global hostname" box.
- Enter in the info (for hostname, I used the same name as the local Hostname (at the top of that window, for user/password -- The info you enter here is the same info you must enter when you are prompted to, that is if you try to map the time capsule's hdd)
- Click "OK"
In Airport Utility: Disks >> Files Sharing
- Make sure "Share disks over WAN" is checked AND make sure "Share disks over the Internet using Bonjour" is checked as well.
- Click OK.
In Airport Utility: Click "Update", let it reset, and try accessing the Time Capsule via Airport Base Station Agent as you usually would/or mapping the harddrive"
In summary, since vista uses Bonjour, you must make sure your time capsule is 'Bonjour-accessible'
I Hope this solution alleviates a lot of people's problems!!!
Oh yea, this solution worked with firmware 7.4.1
AND...prior to trying this method, I did enable NETBIOS. It was enabled while I did this solution (and still is). I haven't tried it with it disabled (well maybe not disabled - it's on automatic by default).

Time Capsule and Windows 7 Back Up and Restore

Hello,
I would like to know i can manage to save my backup of windows 7 on the Time Capsule using the back and restore tools ?
I am using on my time capsule the file sharing with the disk password, but it doesnt seems to work.
Can u please help ?
Thx !

Open the guest access and give read and write permissions.
Also make sure you actually give the WORKGROUP name in the WORKGROUP area, correct to the win7 workgroup..
If you still cannot access the TC try turning off the firewall in win7.. you may also need to ensure that win7 is recognised as in home, ie local network, not work or public.
Open a command window and ping the TC to make sure you have network access.
In windows explorer type \\ipaddressofTC\ into the address bar.. that being its IP address. You can also try netbios name.
If none of that works post again but it should.. on latest firmware on the TC??
You need to use windows backup which is near useless.. I recommend you download a utility that can do a proper disk image.. there are plenty around.

Time Capsule is not seen by Windows Computer :(

Hello everyone. I have a 500GB Time Capsule, I believe it is the first model that came out. I have a PC that currently has Windows 7 installed on it, and a MacBook Pro with the latest version of Snow Leopard. I have always been able to access the Time Capsule on the MBP.
I just installed Win7 from Windows XP. Before I started fiddling around with the Win7 install (had to create a bootable thumb drive because my dvd drive is being exclusively grumpy), I could access the Time Capsule's shared folders with no problem. After I got the Win7 drive complete, I was unable to connect to the Time Capsule. Even after I got Win7 up and running, the latest AirPort Utility installed et cetera, I still cannot see the shared folders on the Time Capsule.
I can log into the Time Capsule using the AirPort Utility on both the Mac and the PC, but when I go to connect to it with the proper password I get errors. First one I got was error 53, so I enabled NetBIOS under the TCP/IP settings for my network adapter and restarted my machine. No luck, it still gives error 53 (make sure netbios is enabled and try again).
Anyone have any idea what I can do to resolve this issue?

I'm also getting the same message. I'm running Windows 7 Premium 64 bit. When I go to "SAVE BACK-UP ON:" the only device recognized is the DVD-RW drive. The windows computer networks fine through my home network and with my Mac computers, I just can't back up to the T/C's hard drive.
I did find the following information while trying to fix the problem under SET BACKUP> GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING A BACKUP.
"You can only save your backups on a network location on Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise"
Also on windows website under compare, it says "In addition to full system back up and restore found on all additions, you can backup to a home or business network." There is no check mark for the premium edition.
Can you others that are having this problem tell me what edition your using??
Thanks in advance

Still ! having issues connecting Vista or XP PCs to Time Capsule disk

I know there are several posts on this subject, but I've followed most/all of them (as well as posts on other forums) and I still have not had any luck.
If anyone with experience in this can help me through it, I'd greatly appreciate it!
My setup is as follows:
* new 1TB Time Capsule
* macbook running 10.5.7
* Sony VAIO on XP Home w/SP3
* brand new Dell Vista Home Premium
* misc other equipment running on network w/o issue
All computers can access the TC network without issue.
I've tried to connect to the TC disk by both mapping the drive (using the TC IP or TC name) and using the AirPort Disk utility. While I've gotten various errors (do not have permission, cannot recognize name, etc), the most common error on both machines is "Could not connect. Enable NetBIOS and try again(53)". On both the XP and Vista, I've gone into the network properies>TCP/IP>advanced>WINS tab and clicked "Enable NetBIOS", but this has no effect.
While I've tried all settings with the same luck, my TC disk sharing is currently set to use accounts. I have unique accounts for the mac, XP, and vista. The mac can connect in every scenario I setup, of course.
I can get both the Vista and the XP to connect to a shared folder I've setup on the macbook hdd, but again, I cannot get the PCs to connect to the TC disk.
On occasion, I will see the TC name in the Vista's Network view. I have never seen in in the XP's network view. The strangest part to me is that on about 5 or so occasions, I have been able to go from not being able to connect to the TC disk to connecting by unplugging/replugging the TC's power cord. However, the connection between the Vista and the TC is usually lost within minutes and I'm back to square one (I've never been able to connect to the XP).
On the Vista, I have already tried the registry edit: HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\ and changing lmcompatibilitylevel to 1.
Is there a definitive solution known for this? My priority is to connect the Vista as the XP machine is dying. However, I added info about the XP in case it would help troubleshoot my issue.
If anyone has the expertise and patience to walk me through this, I'd be forever thankful. I have wasted WAAAAY too much time already, and I'm about to throw in the towel. I need a miracle!!
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The workgroup is the same on the TC disk setting, the XP, and the Vista. At least for me, the problem is caused by something else. The strangest thing I am seeing is that sometimes I can get the XP and/or Vista machine to connect by simply unplugging/replugging the power supply to the TC - this is only by cycling the TC and making no other changes. However, usually within 5-10 mins after connecting, the Explorer will stop responding and I'll be back to the same problem and getting errors like: network path does not exists; windows can see 10.0.1.1 but cannot connect; cannot connect, must enable NetBIOS and try again; etc
I am always able to ping the IP successfully, but connecting to the disk and STAYING connected has been a lost cause for me so far.
If I can't figure this out, I'll be forced to send files from the XP and Vista to the macbook hdd, and then put the files on the TC disk. That's a solution that I'd be disappointed in, seeing as the the Apple store was very convinced that there would be no issue using the TC disk in my proposed network.

PC won't recognize my Time Capsule

I finally got m time capsule to work on my MacBook. I had a bear of a time putting in the power cord, and the light flashed amber to no avail for 3 days!!!! It finally works, but my PC will not recognize the time capsule. It starts, shows the capsule on the left, but when I try to continue...or manually set up I get an error.
When I turn on my computer, It recognizes it for 1 second, asks me to enter a password, and then says that the airport can't find some NETBIOS. My PC is not connected wirelessly. It is connected via ethernet plug. Any suggestions?

I was having the exact same problem, but just fixed it based off of this post. I spent a day looking for an answer, so hopefully this will help someone quicker than that.
1) Open Airport on your Mac and go to manual setup
2) On the top row, choose internet
3) On the "internet connection" page, write down the DNS server(s) numbers
4) On your PC (I'm running XP) go to Network Connections
5) Select your Local Area Connection - highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and choose properties
6) Enter the DNS numbers into the relevant fields and press OK
After I did that, the Time Capsule finally let me connect and get on the internet (the drive is also showing up as a networked drive).
Hopefully this helps someone.
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New problem connecting time capsule to PC running windows 7

I have a time capsule/airport that has been connecting wirelessly to a PC running Windows 7 for almost a year. The PC is now unable to connect to the time capsule giving an error message of 53 regarding TCP/IP Netbios settings. I have attempted opening the airport utility and eliminating the spaces in the time capsule name but had no success. Any suggestions?

Start with a reset of the TC.. plug it into the computer by ethernet and redo the setup.. remember.. you have ethernet to bypass all the wireless voodoo.. you can do the setup without even having the TC in network.. pull it out.. plug straight into the computer with a short cable.. go to work..
If windows 7 still has issues.. then it is a win7 problem entirely.. reinstall win7 being the best solution.. !!
Well that is a bit mean.. in their multitudinous updates.. Microsoft will often send an update that results in some nasty effects they never had 10,000 different PC to test for. Sometimes you need to roll back the update..
Sometimes win7 just goes stupid.. go to device manager.. unload the wifi card driver.. reboot the computer and load it back again.. get the latest driver from the card manufacturer.
Also make sure windows hasn't decided it is now in a work or public location not home.. it does this at intervals.. randomly to introduce fun in networking.. turn off firewalls.. and start testing procedure.. ping the TC.. turn off ipv6 in both the win7 and TC.. etc. Loads of fun things to do.
I am not sure the error message is at all relevant.. never really needed netbios to work to get internet.. but go to the tcp/ip properties for the wifi card and make sure you check netbios over TCP/IP is on.

NAT firewall in Time Capsule and config via AirPort Utility

I just checked the firewall on my Time Capsule via http://www.grc.com/ and it failed on the "All Service Ports" test with "Stealth" on the following ports:
135/epmap : DCE end point resolution
139/netbios-ssn : NetBIOS Session Service
445/microsoft-ds : Microsoft Directory Service
593/http-rpc-epmap : HTTP RPC Ep Map
I'm sure this isn't a major security violation but having looked at AirPort Utility v 5.3.2 (Under; Advanced --> Port Mapping/IPv6) I can't see any useful options to increase the security of the firewall by blocking the above ports.
Having looked at the help page for AirPort Utility: "Customizing the IPv6 firewall" I'm confused because it refers to a "IPv6 Firewall" tab under the advanced settings in AirPort Utility that does not appear on my screen (i.e. 'Allow Teredo tunnels' etc).
Has anyone managed to setup Time Capsule so that it passes the above 'Shields Up' test? I'd be interested if they could post some instructions here.

Hi, I don't think you read my post properly. I'm not asking for 'stealthing' support. I'm complaining about the fact that the Time Capsule fails security tests when the ports I list are probed.
It's possible that I did ... and if so, I apologize. I assumed that when you stated "... it failed on the "All Service Ports" test with "Stealth"", you were referring to the desired outcome to have the Time Capsule respond with a status of "Stealth" for all ports tested.
Note that all the other ports that I've not listed passed the test (Time Capsule did not respond to probes) and I just want to configure the same behavior for these failing ports.
Again, if you want the Time Capsule to respond to the GRC tests with "Stealth" this may not be achievable. The AirPorts do not have an option to close individual ports or control their status when responding to tests like these that I'm aware of ... at least not natively through the AirPort Utility.
You may find the following blog an interesting read: Just how important is it to be stealthy on the 'Net?. I offer it only as an alternate opinion to GRC's stance on the topic.

My PC isn't accessing the internet via my Time Capsule.

I just got the new AirPort Time Capsule 3TB with 802.11ac WiFi and set it up. My iMac and my iPhones and my PC laptop are all connecting to the network just fine; however, the PC (a Toshiba Sattelite running Windows Vista) is the only device unable to access the internet.
I've been on the phone with Apple Support and MicroSoft Windows support, and neither has an answer. I have tried several things that have been posted on other discussion threads on this issue. None of those has worked for me, and the previous discussions on this issue (that I've found) have all originated from before the current TC model and before the current firmware version (7.1.1).
My iMac is running OSX 10.9 (Mavericks).
I am currently using all one-word alphanumeric names for my networks (I checked the 5Ghz box to make that a separate network, and I also have the Guest network set up).
I am currently using 10-character passwords.
I am currently using WPA2 Personal network security.
I am currently connecting using DHCP (and the PC is DHCP enabled), and the router mode is DHCP and NAT.
I am currently using fixed channels for both networks, and I have tried several different channels.
I ran the following diagnostics on the PC Command Prompt:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\user>
C:\Users\user>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : user-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-63-5A-9C-07
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2601:8:b700:84d:9c97:bc23:1cc3:b795(Prefe
rred)
   Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2601:8:b700:84d:21b7:cc6b:3e70:8e25(Prefe
rred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::9c97:bc23:1cc3:b795%11(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.3(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 27, 2013 6:33:11 AM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 28, 2013 6:54:09 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::9272:40ff:fe08:1e6c%11
                                       10.0.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 285221219
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-10-47-D7-A5-00-1E-33-5F-2E-18
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethern
et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-33-5F-D5-60
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{BD700D70-4407-43E8-AA8B-DDA1E4D7C
854}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
C:\Users\user>ping 8.8.8.8
Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 10.0.1.3: Destination host unreachable.
Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 1, Lost = 3 (75% loss),
C:\Users\user>ping 98.237.184.1
Pinging 98.237.184.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 10.0.1.3: Destination host unreachable.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 98.237.184.1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 1, Lost = 3 (75% loss),
C:\Users\user>
My thought is that it's either a case of the TC somehow blocking the PC from internet access, or else the PC not being able to make sense of the access information provided. The latter is the conclusion of Apple technical support, while Windows tech support concluded that I must have a defective router.
Any help will be much appreciated!

You can use the E1000 as wireless AP.
This is the method that will generally work with any wireless router. We term it Wan Bypass.. it is not an official method.. but works fine in vast majority of cases.
Leave your existing setup as is.. modem with TC plugged in.. keep the TC as the main router (at least I presume it is).
Let me work on real numbers as it is easier.. and you can adjust the setup according to your actual setup.
The TC has IP of 10.0.1.1 by default and dhcp passes IP from 2-200.
Plug the Linksys into a computer and setup the IP as 10.0.1.202 ... Please write this down as it will be hidden and if you forget it .. you will need to recover the Linksys by reset and start over.
Turn off the DHCP server in the Linksys. When you do this, and save the setting the computer will no longer be able to connect to the Linksys.. that is fine. Plug the Linksys now into the TC.. LAN port to LAN port. (Hence the name WAN BYPASS).
Back onto a computer connected as normal to the network.. access the Linksys at the address you just set.
Setup its wireless to have a different name to the TC and I would also recommend you fix its channel.. make it say 11. So the two routers don't fight each other.
Names should be short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric. Set up the wireless security as you normally do.
Remember this is wan bypass so plug LAN TC to LAN E1000.
If you run into issues.. post again.

DSL Modem for Time Capsule (UK)

Hello,
I will move soon and have a BT Broadband Internet Access available.
I know that BT is sending a BT Home Hub and I would like to combine this with my Time Capsule.
I looked a little bit in the internet and found that there are sometime some problems with this combination.
Because I don't need the phone which comes with the BT Home Hub I was thinking about buying a quiet cheep DSL Modem and use it with the Time Capsule. But I don't know what is good and what not.
So I would be really glad if somebody would share his knowledge about some experience with the combination of DSL Modem and Timecapsule and which DSL Modem he or she is using.
Thank you in advance

I use ATT, I actually don't know which kind of modem to look at, thats why i set up this thread, but i actually tried hooking up my time capsule to the previous 2WIRE seeing if the time capsule could just bypass the router and use the modem which it did. I am just looking for a modem thats not to expensive and will work good with the time capsule. Today i also tried configuring the time capsule to work with my older PC. So far, the only problem i have is when the PC tries to connect with the actual 1TB backup, i input the password, but it says to make sure netBIOS is enabled. Do you have any idea what that is?

Modem for Time Capsule

Today I purchased a 1TB Time Capsule. I was ill informed that our previous router also had the modem built in to it. So we bought the time capsule and spent 3 hours trying to set it up only to figure out that we needed another modem for the time capsule to actually work. We have looked all over and the cheapest one i found is at least 75$. Does anyone know of any specific modems that work well with the time capsule yet not too pricey?

I use ATT, I actually don't know which kind of modem to look at, thats why i set up this thread, but i actually tried hooking up my time capsule to the previous 2WIRE seeing if the time capsule could just bypass the router and use the modem which it did. I am just looking for a modem thats not to expensive and will work good with the time capsule. Today i also tried configuring the time capsule to work with my older PC. So far, the only problem i have is when the PC tries to connect with the actual 1TB backup, i input the password, but it says to make sure netBIOS is enabled. Do you have any idea what that is?

Airport Base Station Agent in Windows 7 Hangs when mouting Time Capsule

Hey all, can't figure this one out.
The airport base station agent launches at start up and asks if I'd like to ignore or connect with password. When I choose connect with password the agent hangs, and either goes unresponsive or puts up a dialogue box saying "Could not connect to the disk. Make sure NetBios is enabled and try again (53)." Ususally it just goes unresponsive and I have to close it out. I did briefly have access for a coupple days mapped as "Z" and did a windows back up to it and saw it in "my computer" as drive "Z"
The airport utility itself sees and connects with the time capsule no problem to edit it's settings and so forth. The agent it seems which tries to mount the disk and map the drive with a letter seems to be failing or being blocked somehow. Antivurus software has been removed, the windows firewall ports are open both public and private for the agent AND the utility. NetBios is currently set back to "default" as changing it to "enabled" had no effect.
Thanks for any help YO!

After setting this thing up as a disk only basically by going through the set up process, at the end, there is a dialogue box that says the time doesn't have a valid IP address. In the input field "router address", I entered 10.0.1.1 and updated settings. The status light stopped flashing amber and turned green and now windows 7 explorer can see it and access it with no problems.

I can't connect my Windows Vista 64 bit to Time Capsule and Internet

I have just start using a MacBook Air and a wireless network with a Time Machine! I used to have just PC with a simple home network. I get total successful in use the Time Machine and 2 other notebooks with windows XP, but I cannot connect a HP PC with Windows Vista 64 bit, neither to the Time Capsule nor to the internet. These computer are working perfect because I can connect to others Wi-Fi networks with no problems, seems that something is blocking! When I try to access the Time Capsule I get an answer that I should enable the NetBIOS, but I have already checked and it is working properly! When I ask to diagnose the network problem I get an answer that I should re-start my modem and internet connection, which I have done with no success!
I appreciate for some additional information! Thanks

I had the exact same error message but it was on an Airport Extreme Base Station. I use a Macbook at my office and there are 2 XP desktops as well and we were using a shared storage hooked into the AEBS in order to share files. One day all of a sudden the XP machines starting displaying the same error message that NetBIOS should be enabled.
After googling every available article I discovered what ultimately solved our issue.
I opened the the Airport Utility app on my Macbook I clicked on "Manual Setup"
Then "Disks"
Then "File Sharing"
I discovered that the default name under "Workgroup" was Workgroup, but our network in the office is called "MSHome" so I changed it to match the PCs and instantly both PCs connected to the shared storage.
Also I changed the 2.4Ghz channel to a number other than the default 11.
I changed the name of the base station to a name less than 8 characters with no spaces and no symbols.
I changed the Wireless Security to "WPA/WPA 2 Personal".
I've been trying to add my fix to other Apple Support pages and they're all archived and closed to replies, so if you haven't gotten your TC to work, maybe this might help.

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