access Time Capsule from outside my home network?

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Iwan Blocks Author

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access Time Capsule from outside my home network?

is it possible to access Time Capsule from outside my home network when on the road? ftp or ... ?

Posted on Jan 16, 2008 2:57 AM

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Answer 1

Ozz81

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Jan 16, 2008 3:14 AM in response to Iwan Blocks

...or something like Back To My Mac?????

Considering Time Capsule will have an IP address (I believe), it should be technically possible to access the storage disk from anywhere.

MacBook Air is fenomenal, but it has a small HD. If it could access Time Capsule remotely, there would be no need for any larger HD!!! And no way to forget documents, even if you don't have another Mac that must be connected 24/7 to the Internet to enable Back To My Mac...

Any hope for that?

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iKerr

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Jan 16, 2008 4:51 AM in response to Iwan Blocks

I fear we may have to wait until some folks get their hands on the product, but that sounds like a feature worth shelling out some money on.

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Ozz81

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Jan 16, 2008 7:28 AM in response to iKerr

A .Mac subscription IS shelling out some money!!! :)))

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Rino

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Jan 16, 2008 11:04 AM in response to Iwan Blocks

That would be cool. And it was exactly what I was waiting for in Steve's keynote..."but wait, there's one more thing you can do with Time Capsule..." I think he said something about being on the road and lugging a USB hard drive for Time Machine. Seems like the perfect fix would be to integrate Time Capsule and Back to My Mac.

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Answer 5

Jan 16, 2008 12:14 PM in response to Iwan Blocks

Yes,
This will be possible...

If you have a fixed IP address it will be accesible via afp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

If you have dynamic IP. Do dynamic DNS afp://dynamicdnsaddress.org

Just make sure it is enabled in the preferences as it is currently done in AEBS

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Mr Lizard

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Jan 16, 2008 4:18 PM in response to Dave McKean

Crikey, that would be fantastic, and I'd shell out for the .mac subscription in a heartbeat if this turns out to be true

I was under the impression that 'back to my mac' only allowed you to browse the drives of another Mac running Leopard, but if I can also access the Time Capsule (standalone, not connected to another Mac) then I'm sold.

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bourmi

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Mar 3, 2008 11:53 AM in response to Iwan Blocks

Can you access to TC via static IP?

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Mar 11, 2008 7:55 AM in response to bourmi

Yes you can.

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mykalt45

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Mar 11, 2008 8:03 AM in response to Dave McKean

Does you IP address change over time? When I tried this, my IP address given was a 10.0.1.1 address. It is password-encrypted so I'm not worried about that. However, I enabled file-sharing, and when I tried to connect to it off of my network, for instance, in the lab at school, it would not connect. Any suggestions?

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Answer 10

Mar 11, 2008 8:19 AM in response to Iwan Blocks

Even thought I don't have a static IP but it does not change until I reboot my xDSL modem. You should try to connect to the IP assigned by your ISP, that is Time capsule's IP - run "Airport Utility", choose "Manual setup" there you find it.
On the Mac in your lab, pull down the Finder's "Go" menu and choose "Connect to server" and type afp://<your ip>. After enterng correct username and password TC should show up in the Finder.

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Mar 11, 2008 8:23 AM in response to mykalt45

Just enabling "File sharing*" is not enough. You must also enable "Share disks over Ethernet WAN port".

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Answer 12

May 29, 2008 9:33 AM in response to Iwan Blocks

10.0.1.1 is not your ip address. Mine says the same thing. I had the same problem...i tried using afp://10.0.1.1 and it would not connect. You have to click on Manual Setup, then select the AirPort icon, then Summary. This screen will show you your correct IP address at the bottom of the list.

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Answer 13

May 29, 2008 9:32 AM in response to mykalt45

10.0.1.1 is not your ip address. Mine says the same thing. I had the same problem...i tried using afp://10.0.1.1 and it would not connect. You have to click on Manual Setup, then select the AirPort icon, then Summary. This screen will show you your correct IP address at the bottom of the list.

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safwa009

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Jun 4, 2008 4:21 PM in response to JayDog995

i just bought my TC 1TB and i am trying to access my saved files from outside of my house.. i tried to afp:// but no luck...can anyone help on this matter please

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Answer 15

Jun 18, 2008 2:08 PM in response to safwa009

1. Make sure you have AFP turned on (System Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing)

2. Make sure you have port 548 forwarded to the local IP address of your TC from your router.

3. If your ISP uses dynamic IPs, make sure you use something like dyndns.org to create a hostname that points to your ISP issued IP.

Then with the hostname you created from your ISP try afp://hostname and you should be set.

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