When I remove ethernet cable time capsule disappears again

setting up time capsule again as disappeared, if I disconnect ethernet cable it disappears again!!

If you use "Join a wireless network" then the ethernet ports of the TC are cut off.. that is standard apple setup.
Is that the setting you are using?
I strongly recommend you don't do that.. keep the ethernet from router to the WAN of the TC.. that is what the TC is designed to do. Join a wireless network is a hidden option and unsupported.
But I am still unclear on your intention..
Describe exactly what you want to achieve.
Or give some screen shots of the setup on the TC you are using.. and what you were hoping it would do.

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I have a question regarding the use of VPNs and the availability of a network (ethernet) connected Time Capsule. I'm using a Time Capsule (3TB from early 2013) that is solely used for Time Machine backups. I have disabled all Time Capsule router settings, and instead rely on my Asus RT-N66U wireless router for all wireless and wired connections - I also have a 10/100/1000 switch for extra ethernet connections (Time Capsule is directly connected to the switch). My MacBook Pro currently uses wi-fi to connect to my local network - I have several network printers and a NAS, and everything works perfectly when I am not VPN'd into my company network.
When I VPN into my company network, the Time Capsule "disappears" from my MacBook Pro's network (evidenced by a "Device Not Found" in the AirPort Utility), however all other network devices are still available and ready (most likely since they've been assigned static IPs within my local network). I have given my Time Capsule a static IP in my network, but it still disappears from my MBP's network. Any Backups planned are delayed and I cannot run the backup manually. However, I can still use the "Enter Time Machine" option to access data from within the Time Capsule. What gives here? Ideally, I'd like to be VPN'd but still have my Time Machine run as planned. What's even stranger is that once I disconnect from the VPN, the Time Capsule still displays "Device Not Found" for quite some time, but eventually comes back to life.
Just for edification purposes, I'm using the Cisco AnyConnect VPN software and have enabled the "All local (LAN) access when using VPN" option. Still no dice. Any thoughts?

Routing is being messed up by the VPN or the DNS is not working properly.. either of which amount to the same thing.
Mount the TC in finder using its IP.
Go, Connect to server.
AFP://10.0.1.1 (or whatever IP you have). The complex bit is you are going to need dhcp reservation on the main router to stop the TC from bouncing around its IP address.
Set that in your Asus main router.. but test it immediately before worrying too much.. if you get it mounted in Finder by IP address.. you can also discover it in Airport utility by using its IP directly..
You simply need to manually control things.. type in the IP to help it out.
Also don't forget the ipv6 setup to link-local only on the wireless/ethernet on the computer..
Tell me how this goes.
Once you have the TC mounted in Finder.. have another go with TM.. if it still has issues.. change the name of the TC, make it short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.. see if that helps.
BTW the windows method of fixing this would be simply edit the hosts file..
Looking it up there is a Mac equivalent.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-edit-the-mac-os-x-hosts-file-and-why-you-mig ht-want-to/
Of course it is essential that the TC does not change IP.. so fix that in the asus as I said and make sure if you shut down and restart the TC it does actually pick up the IP.. you can also try using static IP on the TC as an alternative to bridge this actually works well but is a little more involved to setup..
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I received this error message when trying to use my time capsule. MacBook Air.sparsebundle is already in use. What does this mean?

I received this error message when trying to use my time capsule. Macbook Air.sparsebundle already is use. What does this mean?

First, restart the MacBook Air and the Time Capsule. In most of the cases, this solves the problem.
If not, see > http://pondini.org/TM/C12.html

When is the next generation Time Capsule expected to be released?

When is the next generation Time Capsule expected to be released?

Sorry, but no one on a user-to-user support forum will know anything about what plans a notoriously secretive company like Apple might have.
When/if Apple announces a new product, we'll all know.

OSStatus error -6602, when trying to connect to time capsule

OSStatus error -6602, when trying to connect to time capsule for back up.
I am prompted for my
How do I decode the error messages?

The information from a Google search indicates the error is generated when connecting to a PC share. So this may be some kind of error generated by the NAS' operating system. In any event I cannot find such an error number associated with OS X so if it is an OS X error number then it's not publicly documented. I would still think Synology's tech support should be able to help you since it is their device. If they sent you here then they're passing the buck.

Time Capsule disappears from desktop

Hello,
since the last update to version 7.6.3 Time Capsule disappears after about 150 seconds from the desktop. This disturbs my workflow quite strong, because I use the Time Capsule not only as a Time Machine backup, but also as a network storage. Where can I set that the Time Capsule will remain permanently on the desktop?
Thank you for your kind assistance.
Franz
PS: Please excuse my bad english.

Hi Jay,
1. start the Airport-Utility
2. click on „Manual Setup“
3. click on „Version“ („Overview“ Sreen –> third row)
4. choose the Firmware Version you want to install
After downgrading the Time Capsule restarts automatically and does no longer disappear from the desktop after a while.
Although I am not an english native speaker I hope that the guidance is understandable.
Greetings from Cologne, Germany
Franz

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I have a modem from my cable company that provides WiFi. When I try to connect time capsule to the modem via an ethernet cable I am unable to and I also lose my wifi connection

I have a modem from my cable company that provides WiFi as well as ethernet ports for internet TV and Sonos. But when I connect Time Capsule via an ethernet cable to the back of the modem I am unable to get it to work and I lose my wifi connection completely. I added Time Capsule to back up data and also to extend the reach of my wifi with an airport extreme hooked up by another computer.

Put the TC in bridge before you plug it in.. ie do the setup in isolation to the rest of the network..
I would also start a new wireless name on the TC so it is different to the cable router..
If you want to be exacting also set wireless channels so the cable router is set to say channel 1 and the TC set to 11 for 2.4ghz. Then plug it in.. you will have no trouble as the TC will get an ip address as part of the existing networking.. then extend the wireless using the extreme.

Time Capsule disappears from device list when wireless is toggled

When I toggle wireless on and off, either via profile or Airport > Wireless, sometimes my base station disappears from the list of devices in Airport Utility:
Has anyone else seen this? My Time Capsule reappears after I close and reopen Airport Utility.

I may not be understanding what you mean but unless you have the TC connected via ethernet it will disappear when you turn airport off, it would come back up when you turn it on but it may take a few minutes.

Time Capsule disappears when Internet is down....

My TC is setup on a network, so I have my own little mac-world piggybacked on my office building's network (PC based). It's been trouble free, until today when internet access has been interrupted.
The TC has now gone "stupid" in that I can't even find it now w/the Airport Utility. Green light is on. I even turned it off & on again (unplugged & re-plugged).
Seems like I should at least be able to access the hard drive wirelessly w/o it being hooked up to it's portal to the internet. Why does there need to be internet access to use it for wireless backup & hard drive use when the internet is down? The Office's network is working fine. What's up? Any suggestions? (I'm using my CDX card to access internet - always a contingency!)
Please don't write to tell me to hook up to it w/hard wire. TC should be accessible w/o internet access as a hard drive, at least. Not to mention the crawling around digging up hidden wires. I hope there's not a cybersnooping issue, here.
Whatssup, Apple?

Routing is being messed up by the VPN or the DNS is not working properly.. either of which amount to the same thing.
Mount the TC in finder using its IP.
Go, Connect to server.
AFP://10.0.1.1 (or whatever IP you have). The complex bit is you are going to need dhcp reservation on the main router to stop the TC from bouncing around its IP address.
Set that in your Asus main router.. but test it immediately before worrying too much.. if you get it mounted in Finder by IP address.. you can also discover it in Airport utility by using its IP directly..
You simply need to manually control things.. type in the IP to help it out.
Also don't forget the ipv6 setup to link-local only on the wireless/ethernet on the computer..
Tell me how this goes.
Once you have the TC mounted in Finder.. have another go with TM.. if it still has issues.. change the name of the TC, make it short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.. see if that helps.
BTW the windows method of fixing this would be simply edit the hosts file..
Looking it up there is a Mac equivalent.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-edit-the-mac-os-x-hosts-file-and-why-you-mig ht-want-to/
Of course it is essential that the TC does not change IP.. so fix that in the asus as I said and make sure if you shut down and restart the TC it does actually pick up the IP.. you can also try using static IP on the TC as an alternative to bridge this actually works well but is a little more involved to setup..
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Time Capsule disappears after back up

Hi
I run and iMac 27 with the latest version of Lion on it and I have been having trouble with a new Time Capsule. My TC is connected to my wireless Belkin router via an Ethernet cable. After some initial set up problems (during which I upgraded the firmware on the TC to the latest version) I finally managed to get the IMac to see the TC and then commenced the first back up. This was scheduled to take a number of hours so after baby sitting it when there were no problems, I left it overnight, setting the screen to switch off but the machine to remain on. When I checked the next day the TC drive had disappeared. The only way I could get the TC to reappear was to reboot both router and TC, at which point I then restarted the back up which appeared to pick up from where it stopped (in terms of time to complete). Having to leave it overnight once more, I was disappointed to discover the same thing happened again. So rebooted again and recommenced the process. This time I managed to see it through to the end and was amazed to see the process complete and then the TC icon on the desk top disappear. Clicking on the TC icon on the toolbar and selecting back up now the system reported a message that the back up was delayed as it could not find the back up drive. All the time the router was connected to the Internet and the green light on the TC was solid.
I have had a look at a number of threads and can see a number of people having connection problems but nothing exactly like mine so I am hoping it is just a setting. Any help or ideas would be gratefully appreciated
regards
Keith

mfez wrote:
I did a restore,
If you mean you restored your entire system from your backups, that's why TM is doing a new full backup: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1338 (although some of the TM engineers claim this doesn't happen anymore in Snow Leopard, it does -- I tried it).
My hard drive is 285.48 GB with 24.11 GB available. Not sure how big the TC is. The message says I need 300 something GB for the backup, but only 128 mb is available. Should I erase it and start over?
That means you have about 261 gb used on your internal; TM adds 20% for workspace and "padding" when making room, so that's why it needs over 300 gb.
TC's used to be 500 gb, recently only 1 tb and 2 tb models are available.
So if it's a 500 gb model, there isn't room for two full backups.
Do you have anything else on the TC besides TM backups? If so, then delete the sparse bundle via the Finder.
If not, you can just erase the TC:
Use the +*Airport Utility+* app, in your Applications/Utilities folder.
Select +*Base Station > Manual Set-Up+* from the Menubar, then Disks in the tool Bar, then Erase.

Interpretation of status lights colours when starting up a new time capsule

Time capsule documentation on the booklet included in the packaging about the light status is relatively uncomplete and leading to confusion when interpreting the colours on the fisrt start up.
The light indeed may not come green at all despite the fact that the Time capsule is already connected to the Internet. It may flash slowly amber and you may have as well the Airport section connected. Consequently the amber flashing light is not only reflecting an Internet connection problem
The status light in fact reports about to main activities 1 the Internet connection status 2 the network status.
Using a home DSL modem to connect the Time Capsule with an ethernet cable, open Airport Utility, waiting a few seconds. One can see two leds on the screen. Top one is for the Internet status and left bottom one for the Network status.
If the Time Capsule flashes amber, it may have a green status led on the Internet connection while having an amber status led on the Network side.
When being on the Airport Utility screen clicking on the Capsule will bring up a comment about the problem, asking to change the parameters of the router.
Choosing the bridge disconnected mode will clear the problem and the status light of the Capsule will finally turn to green colour. On the Aiport Utility screen both ledswill be then green.

By default, it should use Ethernet if both are available, but if the "service order" in your Network Preferences gets shuffled, it may not.
Be sure it's really using Ethernet (turn WIFI off briefly).
There's a single, fixed partition on the TC's internal HD -- you can't partition it.
Something is clearly wrong; you should get something like 20-25 GB/hour (overall, with a lot of variation), in that configuration. See #D2 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

My time capsule disappear suddenly

my time capsule suddenly disappeared from the network, no green nor amber light in the front, but in the rear, the all the hardwire ports blinking a tiny little green light. it has no change even i try to restore to factory setting.
i just connect it wirelessly to my home network, no cable patched to it except the power cable. it was fine in the first few days, until it suddenly pass out

Do a full factory reset of the TC..
ie hold in reset whilst powering on.. and keep holding in reset until front LED flashes.. this will do nothing to the files.
It is easier to setup with ethernet.. sorry.. you don't have one on the air.. Apple sell a usb to ethernet fairly cheap. Or use another computer.
Use all SMB names.. that is, short, no spaces, pure alphanumeric.
eg
TC name TC
wireless name TC24ghz and TC5ghz (use different name for 5ghz to force it to stay still).
Hard drive name.. data
Use only WPA2 Personal wireless security..
Set to 5ghz if possible and you are close as it is much faster.

Slow Performance when using USB HD with Time Capsule

I have a 500 GB Time Capsule that I primarily use for network storage for 4 computers (3 Windows and a MacBook Pro). There is about 250 GB of data on the TC. After doing my research, I hooked up a 2 TB WD My Book to the TC USB port (after first reformatting the My Book using Mac OS Extended (Journaled). TC recognized the NAS HD just fine, but when I tried moving files from the TC to the My Book, it took FOREVER. 66 hrs to copy all 250 GB; 46 hours to move 60GB). I tried connecting the My Book directly to my MB Pro via USB and files moved quickly (15 minutes for 10GB). With the My Book connected to the MB Pro, I can access TC over Wifi and copy files directly onto the My Book in little time (again about 15 min for 10 GB). Any idea why the USB transfer rate between TC and the NAS is so slow? I have the most current TC firmware.

Jmiko wrote:
That thread is 5 years old
???? It's from three days ago. The electronic book it references was updated last year.
Plus that was talking about a 2002 Airport Extreme base station, whereas I have a 2009 Time Capsule.
As I mentioned above, the source I quoted is from last year. The thread I cited mentions nothing about
a particular year of base station. Where do you see that stuff?
As for my wifi connection, it seems very fast in all respects. As I mentioned, when I connect the external HD to my MacBook Pro and transfer files over my wifi from the Time Capsule, it boogies along. At any rate, I am not sure why the wifi would have an affect on the transfer rate of 2 disks connected by a USB cable.
My point was that, if that data has to travel over your Wi-Fi connection, the quality of that connection could affect the transfer speed you see. To investigate that possibility, I'd connect your Mac to the AirPort base station via Ethernet, turn your Mac's AirPort circuitry off, and repeat your tests that way.

Imac 20" problems ethernet to Time Capsule & Internet

I have a 20" Core Duo Imac that I have connected via ethernet to my Time Capsule 1GB.
When I access the internet initially the page does not load for about 10 seconds that comes down at full rate,(I have a Virgin 20MB connection). If I do a "SpeedTest" it shows full speed but again only after about 10 seconds of waiting.
If I use the wireless function of the time capsule i have no problem with internet loading.
I presume this is a ethernet problem, I have tried different cables and it is no different. I have looked at setting the speed to manual but still the same.
Does anyone have any ideas....

I would have to disagree with Smokerz. I've had repeated problems backing up to my airdisk through my AEBS when my computer was connected via an ethernet cable. Backups would go fine for a week or so, then suddenly the DMG wouldn't mount. There was no way to successfully repair it, and I'd have to start over again.
I have several computers on my network, and they were all backing up just fine, except mine, which was connecting with a cable. The others were backing up wirelessly with no problems.
Finally, on a hunch, I disconnected my ethernet cable from my AEBS and opted for using my Airport card. It seemed silly since the computer is right next to the AEBS, but it has been working for nearly a month with no significant errors.
(Before someone asks, I did not have the Airport connection running simultaneously with the ethernet connection. I used only one at a time, and I had them correctly configured with good, working equipment.)
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