Time Capsule Painfully slow internet over wireless (not so over ethernet)

I dont know what it is, but when I use the TC over wireless, it is over 10 times slower than if I just stick an ethernet cable in my macbook. I get 50k/sec TOPS over wireless. I get 600-2MB/sec over the ethernet.
Im seriously using an ethernet cable right now because I cant stand it.
I have restarted the thing 50 times now. (modem too)
I have an N capable macbook.
I have time machine TURNED OFF
I have tried all different frequencies.
It is not just my macbook, but every wireless device on the system.
I had an N basestation I replaced, it was super fast.
My ethernet and airport settings are identical.
I have tried. all settings of B,G,N 2.4 and 5ghz.
I have tried interference robustness on and off.
It is not the internet going to it, and it is not the environment it is in as It is sitting in the exact same place my N base station was in.
I seriously hate this thing right now... And I am as big of an apple fan as they come.
Please help me!

I unplugged it again and plugged it back in again... and it seems to have worked.
Why it didnt before, and how long this will last is anyones guess.
I just wish it was as reliable as my previous N base station.

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Time capsule painfully slow wifi

New time capsule , painfully slow wifi , cisco works lightning fast so the issue is with the TC. Looked at forums and I see it's a common isssue. Any ideas that actually work?

Download the free iStumbler app to examine the strength of your connection.
If it's not good, look for interference with another wireless device, cordless phone, microwave oven, etc. Turn them off temporarily; if you find an offender, move it farther away. See AirPort and Bluetooth: Potential sources of wireless interference for more.
Try different WIFI channels.

New Time Capsule incredibly slow internet.

I just purcahsed a new iMac 27 inch along with an Airport Time Capsule. I connected the Airport Time Capsule without difficulty. Once connected the internet access deregraded significantly not only for the iMac but other wireless devices in my house as well. I disconnected the Airport TIme Capsule and reconected my Cisco router and all devices work well. The iMac also worked when I bypassed the Airport Time Capsule and connected directly from the DSL modem to the iMac. Clearly the Airport Time Capsule creates an internet connection problem. For what I paid for these products this should not happen. What is the connection bottle neck caused by the Airport Time Capsule?
Thank you,
Donald
Anchorage, Alaska

Can you try bridging the dsl modem and running pppoe client on the TC.. that could work better.
To confirm that the Airport TC was the problem I connected an Ethernet cable directly fromm the DSL modem to the iMac. Worked fine and fast as ever without the TC in the circuit. However, I cannot establish a PPPoE with the TC in the circuit.
When you plugged the iMac into the Modem.. what IP do you get on the computer? Are you using the PPPoE client in the Mac?
Just go to the network preference and check what the ethernet is.. you can do a screenshot.. as it is unlikely to be your public IP unless you are running pppoe client on the Mac.
If the Mac gets standard private IP.. eg 192.168.x.x then the modem is also a router.
That means when you place the TC into the network.. it has to be set to bridge mode.
To get the TC as the main router you need to bridge the modem and then use the pppoe client in the TC.
Try a file copy to the TC.. what speed do you get?
I do not understand the instruction.
I am trying to confirm where the issue is..
Mount the TC hard disk in finder. Select a single large file in the Mac and copy it to the TC. The file should be around 1GB .. you can use a bunch of large files if you must but a single large file is better.
Open the activity monitor and check the network speed whilst the copy is taking place.. you should get 50MB/s transfer speed. If so that proves there is nothing wrong on the LAN side. The issue is totally WAN related. If it is slow.. less than 10MB/s then you have issues also on LAN or even mainly on LAN side and we can progress from there.
For the moment.. leave the WRT610N connected to the modem..
Plug the TC into the WRT610 in bridge mode.
Set wireless in the TC off.
Plug by ethernet into the TC.. how is the Internet speed?
This will help establish if the WAN port is faulty or has issues.
Note carefully when you test by ethernet.. please turn off the wireless in the imac.. just click the wifi icon and turn it off.. to ensure all connections are made via ethernet and not via wireless. It can get messy when you have both wireless and ethernet turned on.

HELP! Time Capsule painfully slow

OK, so I bought a new 1TB Time Capsule yesterday.
I installed it yesterday and during configuration, it copied over the profile from my old Airport Base Station.
My internet slowed down dramatically (1.5B per dsl reports) and I started my Time Machine backup before going to bed. When I woke up, it had backed up 18GB of 240GB!
When I came home tonight, I reset the unit and recreated my network from scratch manually.
My internet is back up to 4.2mb (per dsl reports again), but the backup speed is only about 500K/minute.
What am I doing wrong?!?!? If this is the true speed of TC, I feel very duped by Apple. There is no way this a viable wireless backup device at these speeds!

Just to offer you an example of one series of performance read/write testing of the Time Capsule (TC), the following is an excerpt from MacInTouch Special Reports for a speed comparison of the internal hard drive vs. a USB drive attached to the TC. This is just one example, others may show different results, but this should give you an idea of what could be expected for comparison to what you are experiencing.
"It's not a speed demon, but it is very consistent, yielding 10.2 MB/sec. for reads and 8.9 MB/sec. for writes in AJA Kona System Test, over a 5-GHz, 802.11n wireless connection from our Mac Pro. Over Gigabit Ethernet wiring, we saw 17.1 MB/sec. for reads and 12.6 MB/sec. for writes.
The external USB hard drive we tested was somewhat slower, with 16.7 MB/sec. reads and 8.9 MB/sec. writes over Gigabit Ethernet wiring. But, using the USB disk over 802.11n wireless was much slower, yet, than using the internal disk."
Even Apple recommends that the first Time Machine backup should be done with your Mac connected by Ethernet to the TC. (ref: Backing up with Time Capsule for the first time)

Time capsule painfully slow under windows 7

I'm using a time capsule (latest gen, 3TB) with both a Mac and a PC. The Mac uses Time Machine to backup and things work great.
However, on my PC (Windows 7), the TC is mounted as a network mounted (drive Z), and if I simply try to drag and drop files from my PC to the TC, it's painfully slow. At least 10x slower than on the Mac.
As an example, copying 500MB takes about 10 hours...
Any suggestions on improving performance using TC on a Windows 7 machine?
Thanks.

Download the free iStumbler app to examine the strength of your connection.
If it's not good, look for interference with another wireless device, cordless phone, microwave oven, etc. Turn them off temporarily; if you find an offender, move it farther away. See AirPort and Bluetooth: Potential sources of wireless interference for more.
Try different WIFI channels.

1st generation time capsule painfully slow

I've been dealing with this issue for some time now. I've searched all over the internet for a solution, and I've yet to find anything that works. I'm hoping a Time Capsule expert may be able to help me sort this problem out.
I have a 1st generation, 1tb Time Capsule. I've had one since they first were released. Use already had one fail from the dreaded dead power supply issue that was affecting many 1st gens after reaching 18 months old. This one is less than a year old.
I have Verizon Fios with a blazingly fast Internet connection. When I plug directly in to my ISP's router via Ethernet, my connection is amazing. I realize that wifi connections are much slower than Ethernet, but what I've been dealing with lately is ridiculous.
I believe the problem lies with the Time Capsule. It's set to 801.11n, 5ghz only, maximum throughput (24mbps), WPA2 personal security, latest firmware. Wifi connections via the TC are great at first, but they seem to degrade as time goes by until I finally have to reboot the TC, then the speeds are back up to normal again for a while.
The problems also seem to arise whenever a computer is backing up to the TC. I understand that speeds might slow down while a backup is occurring, but I would expect that they would return to normal when the backup is complete. Unfortunately, the speeds often slow down so much that the backup never actually finishes, and often it comes up with an error saying that the disk is no longer available.
Trying to share a file between my macs is often impossible. Even a small file, say 5mb, can take minutes to transfer between to wifi-connected devices. Sometimes a TC reboot with fix this, other times it won't.
My setup is like this - Verizon router with wifi disabled, serving as the DHCP router for my entire internal network, connected via Ethernet to my Time Capsule and an Airport Express. The Time Capsule is set up in bridge mode and serves as the 802.11n wifi source for my newer wifi devices. The Airport Express is also set up in bridge mode and serves as the 802.11b/g wifi source for my older wifi devices.
Due to the nature of the Fios service, I can't have the Time Capsule set up as the DHCP distributer for the network. However, even when I didn't have Fios and the Time Capsule was set up as the dhcp distributor, I suffered from these slow connection issues.
Are the 1st generation TCs plagues with issues? Is it just time for me to get a new one?
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately, you are experiencing one of the downsides to 5 GHz. That's because the higher frequency 5 GHz signals are much weaker than 2.4 GHz signals.
After all, you always have to give up something to gain something else. In the case of 5 GHz, you gain potential speed but in return, you must give up penetration power and distance capability.
In order to work well, 5 GHz signals need to almost have a line-of-sight relationship between devices. Unless you can achieve this, you will do much better to leave the Time Capsule running at the 802.11n (b/g compatible) 2.4 GHz Radio Mode and allow the Express devices to "extend" that network.
As for the location of the AirPort Express devices in an exended network, that is critical for best performance. That's because the Express can only "extend" the quality and bandwidth of the signal that it receives. Post back if you need a few more tips on how to find the best location for the AirPort Express devices.
Would the new airport extreme fix the problem?
Unfortunately, no.

Using time capsule to share internet connection with a pc via ethernet

Hi,
I've recently acquired a time capsule and was wondering if i could use it to share a wireless internet connection via ethernet to my non-wireless (windows 7) pc?
My current situation is that i have a wireless modem/router that shares my internet connection wirelessly with my mac mini.
I have a pc without a wireless card that i want to connect to the wireless network so i was wondering if it was possible to attach the pc and the time capsule with an ethernet cable, then connect the time capsule to the wireless network and share the internet connection with the pc.
Can anyone tell me if this is possible, and if so how?
Thanks

Welcome to the discussion area!
IF...your wireless network is now being created by another Apple "n" router like an AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express or Time Capsule, it would be possible to do what you want to do.
But the Time Capsule would not be compatible for what you want if your wireless is created by another manufacturer's router. The Time Capsule could "join" this wireless network so that backups would occur over wireless. However, when the Time Capsule is configured this way, the ethernet ports on the device are not active, so this would not help with the ethernet connection that your computer needs.
A new AirPort Express 802.11n would do what you want. It has the capability of joining virtually any wireless network and the ethernet port can be enabled using the ProxySTA feature, so it would work for your purpose.

How do I set up my time capsule to operate as a wireless hub when it is not plugged into the internet? I want to be able to share wirelessly the information on the time capsule. thanks!

How do I set up my time capsule to operate as a wireless hub when it is not plugged into the internet? I want to be able to share wirelessly the information on the time capsule. thanks!

I would prefer to answer in your post. as I have tried on two occasions to help.. so far this is the first time I can see you stated you are using Lion.
1. Did you download and install the 5.6 utility..?
I said to do it.. you never said yes.. I did that.
Please do it. .. you will get no place before you do.
2. Did you bridge the TC.. ?
If so it will work perfectly.. please post a screen shot of the summary page from the 5.6 utility. If something is wrong I can work it out from there.
3. Or ring apple support and get them to walk you through the setup.. there should be phone support for the first week or two.

Have a 802.11n time capsule, the range of the wireless network has shrunk down to nothing over last few days. Used to be able to use wireless network anywhere in house, but now can only use in my office. Will not connect to iphones, ipad, itouch, or noteb

Have a 802.11n time capsule, the range of the wireless network has shrunk down to nothing over last few days. Used to be able to use wireless network anywhere in house, but now can only use in my office. Will not connect to iphones, ipad, itouch, or notebook. Worked fine last week, but over weekend just started having issues.

It is very possible that you may have some form of Wi-Fi interference that has appeared recently that is preventing your Time Capsule (TC) from providing a clean RF signal.
I suggest you perform a simple site survey, using utilities like iStumbler, or AirRadar to determine potential areas of interference, and then, try to either eliminate or significantly reduce them where possible. Look for other Wi-Fis that may be operating nearby. Note those with the strongest signals and which channels they are operating on ... then change the channel used by the TC to be at least 3-5 channels away.

My Time Capsule has stopped backing up. I have an Apple Time Capsule which backs up by wireless. For the last 3 days it has not backed up. I get this message: "The backup was not performed because an error occurred while copying files to the backup disk.

My Time Capsule has stopped backing up.
I have an Apple Time Capsule which backs up by wireless. For the last 3 days it has not backed up. I get this message:
"The backup was not performed because an error occurred while copying files to the backup disk."
I have gone into Mac Help and followed this down to stage 4:
under shared it lists my time capsule and my husband's iMac - both use the time machine but we have switched his off temporarily. Clicking on my Time capsule I get "Connected" and "Sharepoint" - I didn't have to enter connect or password
I don't understand stage 5: how and where do I select the disk or volume that contains Time Machine backups ? How do I know which it is? My disk utility lists 160.04 TOSHIBA MK... with sub-heading Macintosh HD. It also lists (with a "CD" icon) HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS22N
Under stage 6, how and where do I Locate your backup ? I try dragging my Time capsule from Finder to the Disk Utility side panel but it won't go. What is my computer's name?
Please someone help! I'm completely stumped.
Thanks,
Maggie
Mac Help says:
If you back up to a Time Capsule or network disk:
Open the Time Machine pane of System Preferences, and slide the switch to Off.
Open Time Machine preferences
Open Disk Utility, which is in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
Open Disk Utility
Make sure the Time Capsule or network disk is turned on and available.
Open a Finder window, select your Time Capsule or network disk in the Shared section of the sidebar, and click Connect. If necessary, enter your user name and password.
On the Time Capsule or network disk, select the disk or volume that contains Time Machine backups. Depending on how your Time Capsule is set up, there may be one or more disks or volumes.
Locate your backup, and drag it to the Disk Utility sidebar.You can identify your backup by looking for your computer’s name in the backup’s filename.

Hello,
Thanks to the great Pondini...
http://pondini.org/TM/C3.html

I don't have a DSL or cable modem to access the Internet ... just a mobile WiFi (there is no cable available at our house). How do I connect my Time Capsule to the Internet via the mobile WiFi?

I don't have a DSL or cable modem to access the Internet ... just a mobile WiFi (there is no cable available at our house and the mobile WiFi is our only option). How do I connect my Time Capsule to the Internet via the mobile WiFi?

LOL!!
I am in Australia and the ISP... I think both the main ones would fit your description to a T.. big T in particular.
Your router is really unsuitable.. if it is only wireless and no ethernet.. just buy an ethernet one.
Do a search on ebay.. 3g router.
But you can get the TC to join a wireless network.
It is a non-standard setup that Apple will not support.. the option is hidden.
If you are on Lion download the 5.6 utility. Go to the wireless set up page and hold down the option key whilst selecting wireless mode.. a new option, join will appear. You can then put in the ssid and passkey of the 3g router.
But please note the end result of this setup..
very slow speed. The TC is now a second wireless hop from your clients.. this will halve the speed.
In this mode the ethernet are deactived.. for reasons only Apple know, they decided you should not use ethernet when doing this.

Apple Time Capsule Keeps Dropping Internet

My Apple Time Capsule keeps dropping internet or having extremely slow internet. If I run a speed test I am getting 90+mbs. What occurs is if I try to load a page, there will be a very long delay and sometimes the page will eventually load, other times it won't. When I try to stream something from youtube, If I can get to the page of the video, it won't have an issue. When I hard wire to my modem, I don't have an issue at all. Only hardwired through the router or using wireless through the router does this occur. The light on the router never has turned amber and the link light on my modem is constantly flashing. The only thing that will occur is that the Apple Airport utility keeps connecting and disconnecting from my modem.
I've reset the router and modem. I've restored the router to factory settings and reset up my network, all to no success.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Thinking I'll replace the motorola with a Cisco DPC3010
You may find it is not much better..
I do think the problem is more on the Apple side..
If you are a tech.. let me suggest you make yourself up a 100 mbit (ie use only the two pairs) crossover cable..
If that does not work.. try reverse polarity..ie in the ethernet on one end swap + and - .. It is an issue that has cropped up before where ethernet is just wired wrongly.. and it doesn't fail completely but becomes unreliable.
BTW the hardware reliability of the new AC version apple routers.. is definitely on the bottom of the apple list.
I bought an AC TC and the first one had this WAN port issue from day one.. when I replaced it after a week (it died completely which was convenient).. the second one has been much better).
The modems I have heard that works well is the zoom or ubee..
Using another router doesn't need to be expensive.. you can still stick to the apple in bridge.. you only need a router that does routing..
And the TP-Link can be flashed to gargoyle.. a hugely superior firmware btw.. solid .. reliable and it will track usage and do a lot of stuff well beyond Apple's keen.

Airport Time Capsule as a Internet Server

Please, has anyone here formatted the Time Capsule as a internet server?
Is the a special way to format the Time Capsule for,
Macintosh Pro 5.1 Quad Core OS Mountain Lion 10.8, with Airport Extreme base station?
Thank you in advance for any shared informations.
RhythmCulture

Just note Apple states specifically not to store the iphoto library on network drives.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5168 Although mostly about FAT32 it adds network drives.
In fact I think it dangerous to have any live files ie ones you are actually working on stored on the TC and not your local drive/s. If you store files on the TC be aware at least that you will also experience some slow operations of some things.

SHARE TIME CAPSULE AS THROUGH INTERNET WITH WINDOWS 7 SMB

SHARE TIME CAPSULE AS THROUGH INTERNET WITH WINDOWS 7 SMB

Most ISP correctly block SMB over internet. It is too insecure .. use VPN to a different router and place the TC behind it.
Besides TC does not expose SMB to WAN.. same reason. You have to port forward SMB.
You can use SMB on some strange port.. there are instructions if you want you networked just use them.

Utilisation Time Capsule comme routeur internet

Bonsoir,
Je souhaite utiliser la time capsule comme routeur internet avec la configuration suivante :
Ma freebox est installée au rez de chaussée de ma maison et j'ai un imac dans la même pièce connecté en wifi.
J'ai un second PC windows sans carte wifi qui se trouve à l'étage dans une chambre. Je souhaite donc connecter la time capsule en ethernet au Pc de l'étage en espérant pouvoir récuprer la connexion internet de ma freebox qui se trouve au rez de chaussée grace à la time capsule.
Cela est il possible ou faut il obligatoirement que la time capsule soit raccorder à la freebox en ethernet ?
Merci par avance pour vos réponses
Cordialement
David

Do not copy the settings.. start over with factory reset of the new TC and redo the setup.
Make sure that the TC has an IP other than 10.x.x.x if your local IP is in that range. ie
If your distributed network is 192.168.x.x. then the TC can be default, 10.0.1.x
But if the distributed network is 10.x.x.x then you must move the IP of the TC to 192.168.
Double NAT is not without issues.

Time Capsule Painfully slow internet over wireless (not so over ethernet)

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