Wireless backup of 2k takes 20 minutes, connect cable 5 minutes

I keep reading that the wireless connection on time machine to a mack book pro such as mine takes hours, but I know that it should not. With so many comments on this, there must be a bad batch out there. So how does one diagnose this problem.
Thanks

Hello,
You say that you read the wireless connection on TC to a Macbook takes hours? I assume you mean that it takes a long time to back up over wireless - That depends how much data is being backed up.
The initial backup could take a very long time. Mine took 4 hours on a nearly new Macbook via cable. Subsequent backups do take less time but again, it depends how much is being backed up.
If your subject line is accurate in that 2 KiloBytes takes 20 minutes on WiFi and 5 minutes on a cable then yes, this is a long time to back up 1/500 of a MegaByte (If my maths are correct, which they usually are not).

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Can wireless backup be on different network to internet connection?

Can you backup to a wireless backup (say a Time Capsule) but connect to a different wireless access point for the internet?

There is no filtering from the wireless into the wired LAN. Any wireless user can access any computer on the wired LAN. If you use file or printer sharing in your LAN the computer is accessible. Of course, if you have set a password on the shares it is not immediately possible to access the files. Network printers (a printer with an ethernet card) should be fully accessible. The major risk would be that the computers are open for virus/malware. If your guest has a bad virus on his computer exploiting some new Windows vulnerability, it is likely to spread freely in your network. Your firewalls on the computers are usually set up to trust the LAN IP network. Anti-virus needs some time to be up-to-date with the latest threats. Some threats are never covered by anti-virus.
Thus, bottom line: unless you really trust your guest not to do any harm and you think that they are reasonable about their computer's security I would not recommend to give them access to your LAN. Even if it is a Mac, often Mac users use Windows virtual machines to run some Windows-only application. Plus, even a Mac can be turned into a remote controlled bot which will only pose the platform for additional attacks against Windows computer. This may be unlikely but it happens.
If you want to be secure, either get a different router which allows VLAN separate of multiple SSIDs into different fully separated VLANs or get a second wireless router which you connect to your internet modem. From there you connect to your WRT with your private LAN. The WRT will protect the LAN from access from the outside just like it protects your LAN at the moment from access from the internet. Your guest can connect to the wireless router which is connected directly to the internet.

I have a wireless modem just want time capsule to backup do I have to use Ethernet cable

I just bought time capsule to wirelessly backup since I never remembered to connect my old system that stopped working. If I just plug it in will my Mac see it or do I have to have the time capsule connected to the modem/wireless router in the house?

Our recommendation would be to follow the instructions in the Time Capsule Setup Guide to connect the Time Capsule to your modem/router using a wired Ethernet connection.
If you have plenty of time to experiment, and do not become frustrated easily, you might be able to configure the Time Capsule to connect using wireless only. But, even if you succeed with the setup, there are some serious downsides here:
1) This type of configuration is not officially supported by Apple
2) Backups will take twice as long as normal due to a "double hop" connection that must occur during backups.
"Hop one" would the wireless connection between the Mac and your modem/router. "Hop two" would be the signal traveling back again from the modem/router to the Time Capsule.
3) In addition to taking twice as long as normal, the chances of an error occurring during a backup are doubled.
Since this type of backup is VERY SLOW, you would want to allow a full day or two for the first backup of your Mac to the Time Capsule. The same backup using a wired Ethernet connection would probably take a 2-3 hours.
The bottom line here is that this is perfect example of a situation where the fact that you might be able to do something does not in any way imply that you should do it.
But, it's your decision.

HT1178 i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?

i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?

You probably can, but this type of configuration is not recommended or supported by Apple.
Two cautions if you want to try this:
1) The Time Capsule has to be configured to "Join" your existing wireless network in this type of setup...and to do that, you must know the exact type of wireless security that your network is using.
2) Backups are likely going to take twice as long. The wireless signal must travel from your computer to the wireless router and then from the wireless router back to the Time Capsule. Two "hops"......even if the computer is located close to the Time Capsule.
If you want to try this, we can tell you how....but with no guarantees on your results....since this is not officially supported.

Connecting To Airport Takes 10+ Minutes

When I restart my computer, my wireless card is able to instantly find my wireless network but when I try to connect to it, I get a variety of responses (usually something like "Cannot connect to this network") when I try connecting. After anywhere from 5-30 minutes, I'll get no notification but my Internet will magically start working. I'm quite knowledge about computers and networks but have no idea why it would magically start working. I can walk away from my computer and come back in 40 minutes and then it will be working perfectly. My iTouch and my Windows Vista laptop will connect whenever a signal is present. In the nearly identical circumstance, it will take my Windows desktop anywhere from 5-30 minutes to get Internet from a signal that it tells me is present. If my WiFi connection goes down (likely from problems in my provider) my connection on my desktop will go down for a minute but then instantly give me Internet again when my router is sending real signal.
Also, when I brought my entire desktop to a friends house, my desktop interacted with the wireless router perfectly but it wasn't an airport express. I was able to restart the computer, find his wireless network, and connect/disconnect nearly instantly. That is why I am guessing there is some configuration problem with the Airport.
In summary, when restarting my computer, my computer takes 5-30 minutes (it's random and varies) to connect to my Airport but once connected, works perfectly. I can walk away from the computer and the WiFi signal will be working when I return.
Specs:
Desktop computer
OS: Windows Vista
Wireless card: Netgear RangeMax Wireless-N PCI Adapter WN311B
Router: Airport Extreme 802.11N, running WPA, Software 7.4.1
Has anyone had this problem or have insight into how to fix it?

We have some similarities in our problem: My issue is that, it takes around 3 minutes to connect to the router. It's exactly the same thing happening every time. It searches the area for available WiFi signals, then tells that "No connection or limited connectivity" error, and a second later, it connects. Typically, this case occurs when I start the connection to the router, or power goes off and then comes on, or I restart the router, or during loss of internet from ISP end. It's extremely annoying that it's repeating the same stuff everytime I connect or it re-connects to the network. I do not find time to resolve the issue, due to the nature of my work, however will try today and tomorrow and post something useful.
Another problem I have is that I cannot use my Seagate 500 Gig external HDD (FreeAgent) with my router, while it's perfectly working with my 80 Gig Seagate portable external drive. I will post this problem elsewhere.
Note: I'll get a thinkpad within a week from now, let me see if the problem replicates there also. I have not had any problems connecting to any network apart form this. I usually have the proficiency to resolve any computer problem, no matter what, but this seems to baffle me!

FTP problem: connection going idle or missing; takes a minute to refresh

Hi, i hope i explain myself, please forgive me my lack of tech-language and if i'm redundant:
In my office we got a G5 dual that we turn into a server (Mac OS Server 10.5.7) for a couple of websites (for external use). I need this guys to have FTP access for some file sharing. Server is up, websites and databases are running fine, remote administration in local and external network is flawless, everything seems fine, except for the FTP: When i connect with cyberduck or any other FTP app, the authentication is done quickly but then, the connection goes idle (like it didn't exists) so the folder listing takes about a minute. Then, as soon as you get the listing, if you try to put something (i.e, a big file of 50mb, using the local network), the app makes a quick login but then it goes idle again (same, about a minute) and when the connections appears, the transfer goes really fast, after the transfers ends connection goes idle again a minute before managing the folder listing. I know that the connection "goes idle" or "disappears" because i started using little snitch to take a look at it. It appears like if the ftp app wasn´t even trying to connect, then suddenly, it´s there and connects/transfers. Every operation takes this minute to get going. If i try it with a browser, well, it times out. This is happening in both, local and external connection. But every other service is working cool.
Can you give me any ideas about this matter?
Message was edited by: rdlfo

Ok, rather than going for the most problematic protocols known to modern networking, try with something simple.
Don't test with ftp, test with sftp.
I would initially suspect you're running into issues with firewalls here; beyond transmitting your credentials in cleartext, the design of ftp is inherently extremely allergic to firewalls, and particularly to transfers over connections that involve both local and remote firewalls.
ftp is funky here in that it needs two connections between the client and the server, and the second connection tends to get blocked. An ftp active-mode connection has a back-connect from the ftp server to an ephemeral port on the client; traversing firewalls from server to client. An ftp passive-mode connection has a forward connection; a second parallel connection from the client to a specified (usually) ephemeral port on the ftp server; traversing the firewalls.
Ignoring explicit transfer-mode selection, various clients can (transparently) try to switch between active and passive, too.
My preferred approach is to avoid ftp. At all. Use sftp. sftp is far easier to punch through firewalls. And sftp doesn't transmit your username and password in cleartext, for that matter.
The other part of this effort is around ensuring proper file protections and ownership in the web server directories. The web-facing file ownership should be user:www (often root:www) and the www user (the web server) should be able to read its web files, but (in general) should not be able to write to the web files or directories. This is defensive.

My macbook pro (lion 10.7.2) takes several minutes to connect to the internet after waking from sleep. Is there any way to make this instant?

Hi
My Macbook Pro 15 inch takes several minutes to be able to connect to the internet after waking from sleep. Does anyone else have this problem and is there a fix?
Alan

coxorangepippin wrote:
The message that comes up when I click on "TomTom Home Install" is "You cannot open Home Install because Power PC applications are no longer supported." Does this mean that the TomTom, which is absolutely vital to my life - well, not literally but you know what I mean - can no longer be used with my MacBook Pro?
What that means is that is can't be used with Lion 10.7. PowerPC was the chip Apple used up until 2006 when they switched to Intel. At that point, they created the Rosetta emulator to allow for PPC support for 5 years. They finally dropped the support with the release of Lion. It will only work with OS X 10.6 or earlier. The other option is to purchase a new GPS, which can be had for $100 for a decent one.

OSX 10.9.5 start up takes several minutes to connect to internet

My mac mini has now got a faster boot up time since having a SSD installed. However, I have noticed it takes several minutes for it to connect to the internet. Under Login Items, I use to have my NAS setup to connect a drive on start up. But, I always received the error "There was a problem connecting to server." I removed it.
What I have tried so far:
Upgraded from 10.8.5 to 10.9.5, that didn't change anything.
I have a Airport Extreme router (7.6.4) and even swapped it out for a Linksys router to see if that was the issue. That didn't matter.
All new ethernet cables for the router and mac mini.
Firewall turned off on OSX. I have since turned it back on since that didn't change anything. I do have Little Snitch running too.
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to the Apple discussions.
When you say your machine is near capacity ... you want to keep at least 10% of your hard drive empty for systems usage. Less than that and the system slows way down.
One thing you can do is to use this tool to see what your largest files are on your system - move data to an external hard drive and delete, or just delete unused/un-needed data: http://software.filefactory.com/Mac/WhatSize_10-3-91.html
You might also run MacJanitor to run the daily/weekly/monthly scripts, which sometimes don't run automatically: http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/macjanitor.html. Some have found using a utility like OnyX can help with disk space. OnyX is available from http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/download.html . Note OnyX does the same thing MacJanitor does, plus much more.
You can use Monolingual to delete the languages you know you'll never use from the operating system - depending on choices it can save over 1GB. Choose language options carefully, as you can muck things up if you rush through it: http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/
This FAQ is good reading on maximizing disk space: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html

When i ask my macbook air to print it tells me it is looking for my printer it takes several minutes before it finds it and then prints, why is that as my wife is connected to the same printer in the same way (bluetooth) and hers prints straight away

As per my question, when i ask it to print it tells me it is looking for my printer this takes several minutes before it prints. my wife is in the same room using an imac also using a bluetooth connection to the same printer and hers prints immediately. why is this.

Perhaps you could try this to resolve your issue:
*How to Reset the Printing System*
1. Open System Preferences > Print & Fax
2. Move your mouse over the Printers list
3. Hold down the Control button and click the mouse (or right click if supported).
4. Click "Reset printing system ..."
5. Restart your Mac
This will remove your print queues but not your printer drivers. So you will only need to add your print queues again.

How can I create a new TC backup with ethernet, so I don't have to wait two days for a new wireless backup?

How can I create a new TC backup with ethernet, so I don't have to wait two days for a new wireless backup?
Several times in the last year, I've gotten a message that Time Machine needs to completely redo my backup. Using the wireless connection, this takes almost two days. Is there a way to do the backup with ethernet and then switch back to wireless? Thanks.

May I know what is needed to make sure the MacBook is able to see Time Capsule on ethernet?
Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the 2Wire gateway to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the Time Capsule.
If AirPort Utility cannot "see" the Time Capsule now, you will need to perform a "hard reset" by holding in the reset button for 7-8 seconds or so and then reconfigure the Time Capsule. You can use the same Time Capsule name and password, etc. as before.
Configure the Time Capsule to "Create a wireless network" and select the Bridge Mode option when it appears during the setup using AirPort Utility.
Once the Time Capsule is configured, restart the entire network again. Power down everything, start the 2Wire first and then start each other device after that one at a time about a minute apart.
Now you can connect your Mac directly to one of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule for the backup using another Ethernet cable. In general, about 20-25 GB per hour will transfer.
The Time Capsule will broadcast a much faster wireless network than the 2Wire can provide, so you might want to leave the setup "as is" for awhile after the first backup is complete. If you decide to use the Time Capsule as your main wireless access point, you would want to turn the wireless off on the 2Wire since two wireless networks in close proximity can create interference problems.
Or, if you want to use the wireless on the 2Wire, you could turn off the wireless on the Time Capsule. Then backups will occur over the 2Wire wireless, or over Ethernet.
I don't really recommend the "Join a wireless network" setting on the Time Capsule for most users, but you could go back to that setup as well if you want after the first backup is complete.

Time Machine/Time Capsule backups successful, but take a long time

I purchased a 512GB Time Capsule about a year ago. Since I got it, backups have been successful, but very slow. An average backup takes about 40-50 minutes, usually for less than 20 MB transferred.
Here are a couple summaries of recent backups (see end of post for full logs):
BACKUP 1:
11 minutes to detect if pre-backup thinning was necessary
18 minutes to copy 281 MB
5 minutes to copy 5.4 MB
4 minutes to start post-backup thinning
2 minutes to delete 1 expired backup
There were no error messages.
BACKUP 2:
4 minutes to detect if pre-backup thinning was necessary
12 minutes to copy 15 MB
5 minutes to detect if pre-backup thinning was necessary
15 minutes to copy 3.8 MB
1 minutes to start post-backup thinning
2 minutes to delete 1 expired backup
This time, there were error messages about "Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:"
My Time Capsule is placed about 5 feet from my laptop, with no obstructions between them. I don't think it's a wireless speed issue, because I use the Time Capsule as my router, and my connection to the net is fine. Also, operations that don't require wireless connections, like detecting pre-backup thinning, also take a long time.
Does anyone have any idea what might be going wrong to cause my regular backups to take so long?
BACKUP 1:
14/09/09 2:09:47 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Starting standard backup
14/09/09 2:09:55 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Peter%[email protected]/turban
14/09/09 2:09:55 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Backup destination mounted at path: /Volumes/turban
14/09/09 2:10:02 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Disk image /Volumes/turban/buttercup_001ec2146608.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of buttercup
14/09/09 2:10:02 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of buttercup/Backups.backupdb
14/09/09 2:21:15 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] No pre-backup thinning needed: 860.3 MB requested (including padding), 280.02 GB available
14/09/09 2:39:05 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Copied 12159 files (281.3 MB) from volume butternut.
14/09/09 2:39:08 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] No pre-backup thinning needed: 529.5 MB requested (including padding), 280.02 GB available
14/09/09 2:44:18 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Copied 11775 files (5.4 MB) from volume butternut.
14/09/09 2:48:43 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Starting post-backup thinning
14/09/09 2:50:11 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Deleted backup /Volumes/Backup of buttercup/Backups.backupdb/buttercup/2009-09-13-132947: 280.02 GB now available
14/09/09 2:50:11 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Post-back up thinning complete: 1 expired backups removed
14/09/09 2:50:11 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Backup completed successfully.
14/09/09 2:50:18 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Ejected Time Machine disk image.
14/09/09 2:50:22 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[18612] Ejected Time Machine network volume.
BACKUP 2:
14/09/09 9:09:46 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Starting standard backup
14/09/09 9:09:54 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Peter%[email protected]/turban
14/09/09 9:09:54 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Backup destination mounted at path: /Volumes/turban
14/09/09 9:10:07 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Disk image /Volumes/turban/buttercup_001ec2146608.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of buttercup
14/09/09 9:10:10 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of buttercup/Backups.backupdb
14/09/09 9:14:06 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] No pre-backup thinning needed: 542.2 MB requested (including padding), 280.02 GB available
14/09/09 9:23:27 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:
14/09/09 9:23:27 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:
14/09/09 9:24:30 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:
14/09/09 9:24:30 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:
14/09/09 9:26:00 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Copied 1223 files (15.3 MB) from volume butternut.
14/09/09 9:31:35 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] No pre-backup thinning needed: 527.5 MB requested (including padding), 280.02 GB available
14/09/09 9:46:07 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:
14/09/09 9:46:07 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:
14/09/09 9:46:07 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:
14/09/09 9:46:07 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:
14/09/09 9:46:20 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Copied 11336 files (3.8 MB) from volume butternut.
14/09/09 9:47:06 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Starting post-backup thinning
14/09/09 9:49:14 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Deleted backup /Volumes/Backup of buttercup/Backups.backupdb/buttercup/2009-09-13-082428: 280.02 GB now available
14/09/09 9:49:14 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Post-back up thinning complete: 1 expired backups removed
14/09/09 9:49:15 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Backup completed successfully.
14/09/09 9:49:19 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Ejected Time Machine disk image.
14/09/09 9:49:25 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[15833] Ejected Time Machine network volume.

peterjm wrote:
I checked all of the steps in #D2 of the Troubleshooting Guide.
One other thing thing you might try, is a +*Verify Disk+* (not permissions) on your internal HD. That will not take anything like 40 hours! If it reports problems, you'll have to boot from your Install disc and use it's copy of DU to repair it. Post back if you need to do this but aren't sure how.
I think it's very fishy that Repair Disk took 40 hours -- it seems like any operation that touches the hard drive on the Time Capsule takes a long time. Maybe the hard drive is having problems? What sort of problems could a drive have that would make everything VERY slow, but still successful?
Try connecting via an Ethernet cable; see what effect that has. Everything should be faster, of course, but not wildly. Just as an example, I'm doing backups to a USB hard drive via my Airport Extreme, about 15 feet from my iMac. When I first started that way, I did a full backup via Ethernet (about 21 gb/hour), then erased it and ran again wirelessly (about 12 gb/hour).
Even 5 feet apart, you may have some sort of interference or other communications problem; if Ethernet is many times faster, then you may need to have your TC and/or wireless card examined.

AirPort Time Capsule - wireless backups

I think I may have messed up the setup of my shiny new AirPort Time Capsule.
I had bought it to hide away in a corner, wirelessly backing up my Mac.
During setup I was unable to connect it to my household wifi network and to play around I ended up setting up a second wifi network from the ATC itself.
I followed the instructions wrt a Hard/Factory resets, but each time the original setup is copied back across from Airport Utility and I've not been able to start from scratch.
Having tried again whilst connected to my modem/router via ethernet I have been able to get a green light and perform a backup. Given the size of this the ethernet connection is appropriate?
For my future incremental backups, what steps do I need to take to be able to disconnect the ethernet cable and resituate the ATC elsewhere?
In Airport Utility, when Network Mode is set to 'Extend a wireless Network' no networks are listed of the several visible to the Mac, iPhone, iPad.
The ATC hasn't been ethernet connected directly to the Mac. The Mac isn't ethernet connected to the modem/router.

Should I interpret your comments that the ATC will always need to be connected to the Mac or the modem/router?
As I said previously.....
As illustrated in the Time Capsule Setup Guide, the Time Capsule needs to connect to your your modem or modem/router using a permanent wired Ethernet cable connection.
Permanent would mean just that.....a fixed wired connection at all times.
The only exception to this rule would be that if your "main" router....the one that provides your wireless network....is also another Apple wireless router.
So, unless you have another Apple router providng your main wireless network, the Time Capsule will need to connect using a permanent wired connection to your modem or modem/router at all times.
I also said.....
Once you have the Time Capsule set up correctly, you can connect your Mac directly to the Time Capsule using an Ethernet cable for the first backup, since the data transfer will typically take place 4-5 times faster using a wired connection.
Once you have the first backup done, then you can switch to wireless on your Mac and back up that way, since each incremental backup should only take a few minutes.
That should be pretty clear.
You don't have to connect your Mac to the Time Capsule using a wired Ethernet cable for the first backup, if you don't mind waiting 4-5 times longer for the first backup to occur, with greater chances of an error occuring during the process.
With a wired connection, the first backup might take a few hours. With a wireless connection, the first backup might take all day. Most users would opt for the faster and more reliable option, I would think.
The first Time Machine backup copies over everything on your Mac to the Time Capsule. After the first backup is done, Time Machine only backs up the changes that have occurred on your Mac since the previous backup.
These "incremental" backups should not involve copying a lot of data, so using wireless on your Mac to connect to the Time Capsule will work fine for this process.

Synchronizing with Outlook Calendar - 16,000 entries takes 41 minutes to sync.

I'm trying to move to my new 8330 and leave my Palm Tungsten T3 behind. I've transferred all my data onto my new 8330, but when I go to sync the data, it takes 41+ minutes to finish a back up the 16,000+ entries on my calendar. I'm either stupidly missing a simple setting (either on my handheld or in the desktop software) that will speed the sync process up significantly or I need some other software other than Blackberry Desktop to get the job done.
Is there a way to speed the backup of all my data along? My T3 takes about two minutes.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Alright here I go for the 3rd time...
I'll assume you've already installed or are going to install Blackberry Desktop on at least one of your PC's. Once that's done and you have connected your BB to the PC via the USB cable, you can enter the Blackberry Desktop software and click on "Synchronize". Next click on the "Configure Tab", and then click on the "Configure Synch" button. From inside that screen, you have four options to determine rules of a back up: Calendar, Memo Pad, Address Book, and Tasks. You select one item, go through the set up wizard and set rules of whether you want data baked up or not. You also select if you will allow data from your desktop to overwrite your BB or vice versa, or both (my initial post was as a result of my being conservative and only allowing my desktop to overwrite my BB but not the other way around, and when I adjusted that setting, I got a 2 minute backup instead of a 1 hour backup.)
You can go back into this screen, click on the "Advanced" button and alter any of these settings, and make additional selections with things like whether you want the desktop to give a warning prior to overwriting data, or if you don't want any warning at all.
I'm sure this will help. Take care.

Setting up a Time Capsule as just a wireless backup device

All I want to do is set up a Time Capsule as a backup wireless device. I already have a functioning network on a Linksys rounter (and some of the users on this network have PC's and want NOTHING to do with my Apples-MacBook and MacBook Air). Where exactly do I connect the ethernet cable? The router as some suggest or the modem? And which ports? The set instructions are unclear and before I throw the network into chaos with an unwanted router, I would love some exact suggestions. I have connected nothing as yet. Thanks.

Welcome to the discussion area, dcarmel!
To configure the Time Capsule (TC) for backups only when another router is already present on the network, you would do the following:
Connect an ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the Linksys router to the WAN (circle icon) port on the Time Capsule.
Open AirPort Utility - click Manual Setup
Click the Time Capsule tab below the row of icons to establish a name for your TC, a device password (write that down) and adjust time settings.
Click the Wireless tab
Wireless Mode = Off
Click the Internet icon
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Click Update and the TC will restart and you should have a green light in 30-40 seconds. That's it.
Backups will occur over the Linksys wireless network. But, for the first main backup of your Mac(s), it would be great idea to connect them using an ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports on the Time Capsule since you'll be backing up the entire computer on the first pass. Ethernet will be much faster than wireless. You can do subsequent incremental backups using wireless since these normally only take a few moments.
Message was edited by: Bob Timmons

How do I get the TC on my Airport Extreme to do wireless backups?

I just want to use the TC for wireless backup. I've connected it to the Airport with Ethernet; unconnected the EThernet; opened Airport Utility; read the Manual; studied all these posts. Nada. It should be simple, I only need the TC to act like an external HD on the network. Any suggestions??
Twila Johnson

Let's go with simple for now and get things working.
Disconnect the Ethernet cable for now, and power down the TC by pulling the power cord
Wait a minute
Hold in the reset button on the back of the TC and keep holding for an additional 8-10 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power cord back in to the TC (tricky to do...because you almost need 3 hands)
Release the reset button after the hold period and allow 25-30 seconds for the TC to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
Connect the Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the AirPort Extreme to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the TC
Open AirPort Utility, select the TC, and click Manual Setup
Click the Time Capsule tab below the row of icons to assign a name to your Time Capsule, a device password (write that down) and adjust Time Zone settings.
Click the Wireless tab next to the Time Capsule tab
Change the setting for Wireless Mode to "Off"
Click the Internet icon, then click the Internet Connection tab
Connect Using= Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Click Update and allow 25-30 seconds for the TC to restart. You should have a green light.
Power off the entire network now....all devices.....power down order is not important
Wait a minute
Start the modem first and let it run a minute by itself
Start the AirPort Extreme the same way
Start the TC the same way
Start other devices one at a time the same way
You should be all set

Wireless backup of 2k takes 20 minutes, connect cable 5 minutes

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