Time machine as router

I assume you mean Time Capsule as a router b/c TM is a piece of software... I am very pleased with the TC as a router. I have my COMCAST cable modem connected to the TC and then the TC serving as the wireless router for my small business setup with 2 Macs and 2 PCs. I also have a Cisco router in bridge mode connected to the C b/c I use Vonage VoIP service.

Everything was just plug & play. Only issue I had was with The Vista PC but that was a firewall issue I quickly fixed. Also NAS drives are tricky to setup if those drives were formated and assigned logical addresses with a previous Windows Network.

If you read the manual before setting up the network and do the proper settings for file sharing, printer sharing, network name, passwords, etc you will probably save 2-3 trips to the forum to figure out things.

Good luck

As a router, it works fine. As a printer server, it works as well. I have one iMac and am running Fusion with XP Pro. Also, have a PC desktop and a PC laptop connected to TC. All 3 physical and 1 virtual machine can use the broadband connection and all can print to the Samsung CLP-510.

Time machine is off now. I'm just waiting to see if others' problems clear up before activating it.

Hello, I am having a major problem getting the Vista side of an IMac to work with Time Capsule. How did you fix the firewall problem?

thanks!

mark
marnold2000@mac.com

What problem are you having in Vista? I'd recommend installing AirPort for Windows which will automatically configure your Firewall and map your Time Capsule drive for you so that you can access the Time Capsule via Windows.

Mark Arnold1 wrote:
Hello, I am having a major problem getting the Vista side of an IMac to work with Time Capsule. How did you fix the firewall problem?

thanks!

mark
marnold2000@mac.com

What is the Vista side of an iMac? I don't understand your statement.

^^ I'm sure he's running Boot Camp with Vista. I do the same.