Two days ago I started receiving this message, "The server may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, and then try again." I have no idea what to do or what I did to get this mess

ssage. I use Time Capsule to store my iTunes library and to back up with Time Machine. Since I started receiving this message, Time Machine is no longer backing up and I can't access my iTunes library. Any ideas what happened? I also use Time Capsule for all of my wireless devices. Apple TV is working fine, my iPads are accessing the Internet fine. I just can't seem to access the information contained on the drive.

Here is another part of the error message I continue to receive
"There was a problem connecting to tge server "David-Kimmels-Time-Capsule.local".
If anyone could help I would surely appreciate. Going crazy not able to access iTunes.

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It may not be possible .. there is a major bug between Mountain Lion and the TC where the TC disk goes off the radar of the computer.
Lion is also affected but not as badly.
7.6.4 seems worse than earlier firmware.. so back to 7.6.1 or 7.5.2 if that is possible.
Obviously that is not a solution for a later Gen5 TC.
Reset to factory after the firmware downgrade. .use all network names that are short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
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I prefer the very short lease but response has been mixed.
Use ethernet not wireless.. ethernet is always more reliable and stable than wireless.
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Reboot the whole network if that is not enough.
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Lion is also affected but not as badly.
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http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/01/why-dns-in-os-x-10-10-is-broken-and-what-yo u-can-do-to-fix-it/
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