Time Machine is "Stopping back-up" for days, what do I do?

Hello,
I have a Mac OS X Version 10.6.8, 4gb Mac book pro, and I'm trying to make the first back-up for days. I have a Wi-fi Router D-Link DIR 615 in my living room and I wanted to use the time capsule to expand the signal so it could reach my bed-room. But first I've been trying to make the back up without success.
I have a Ethernet cabe conected between my computer and the time capsule, and I have a usb cabe conecting the time capsule and the printer. Since I wanted the back-up to be done wirelessly, I didn't connect the modem cabe to the time machine, because it is already connected to the Router.
The problem right now with Time Machine is because it is stuck "stopping back-up" for days. I've turned time machine OFF, and it is still stuck, and I've turned Time Capsule OFF, and rebooted it, but it is still stuck "stopping back up."
I saw in onother conversation talking about SYSLOGED, and how I'm supposed to "open terminal" and write some stuff there:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1146737/exittimemachine.html
Is this link saying the right answer to my problem? And how do I "Open Terminal"?
Tks a lot!
Adriana Naccache

Time Machine Editor.
Clinton

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