Time machine as additional network

hi there
i already have a wireless network at home and would like to use the time machine for the back-ups, but also as additional internet connection.
can i connect the time machine via wireless to my existing network or does the time machine need the cable ethernet connection to the internet?
thanks a lot
best regards

But I'd like to do wireless backups. Is there a way to be on the internet through wifi, and have TC automatically backup our macs?
Is it possible for a TC to join the wifi network and re-broadcast it out somehow?
You can configure your TC to "join" the wireless network and backups will occur over wireless. The TC cannot re-broadcast a signal, it only receives a signal when it is configured to "join" a wireless network.
Here's the downside. When a computer backs up, the wireless signal has to go back to the main wireless router and then travel back again to the Time Capsule...two hops, so things are going to be on the slow side for backups. But, it can be done.
Another option would be to have the TC "create" a wireless network and backups would occur over your "private" wireless network. This would give you faster backups, but the downside is that you would have to log off your "normal" wireless connection and log on to your "private" wireless whenever you wanted to do a backup.
Message was edited by: Bob Timmons

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