Airport Port Back to My Mac After iCloud

Sadly, they didn't respond to our comments and feedback with the first update for timecapsule/AEBS. Hopefully this will change. Hoping it's an easy fix and they decide to fix this.

tonight they release an update for TimeCapsule and AirPort Devices.

Can't find our issue in the release notes, but i hope the fixed it.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1471

I will test it and report my results here.

Installed 7.6 this morning. Doesn't seem to have any iCloud support. MobileMe tab is still there.

With 7.5.2 I was still able to access my Airdisks using BTMM but with 7.6 my Airdisks have disappeared. So the situation is worse than before.

I think they are trying to push everyone to buy Mac Mini's or other Mac PCs, since those can still be accessed remotely.

Thats a whole other concept than having a mac. Data storage is something totally different than controlling mac's on a distance (where you can keep data on). I think they want us to move everything to the cloud (and the appropriate data plan), but thats not what i wish to do.

Ivan

I agree. Not being able to access my Time Capsule remotely is very annoying. The best feature was with iTunes. I could access my music and library anywhere I was on a Wifi.

This is now no longer possible, and from the looks of it, I doubt it will be.

Unfortunately, this is the reason I am looking into purchasing a Mac Mini. I know you can access the data on those remotely using Back to Mac.

I second that.

I was able to launch jobs (downloads or renders) on my iMac at home from work. A real time saver !

And much more than a mere remote drive...

The only workaround I can think of is to instruct my router (which is a Thomson ST516 DSL modem...) to attribute the external IP directly to my iMac behind the TimeCapsule. Thus putting it in a DMZ... In other words putting it "out there" completely... Which I don't like.

I might try it if an Apple solution doesn't come...

Very disapointing.

I agree with everyone that this is extremely irritating.

You can work around the problem by using a dynamic dns service like DynDns.com

They have a page here about setting up an airport or time capsule to work with their service here

- currently I think you need a paid account with DynDns to use this feature.

I'm using it and it works fine for me.

It's slightly less convenient than back to my mac because you need to manually connect to your disk using "Connect to Server" from the finder, rather than the drive just appearing in the sidebar automatically. But you an probably make an alias or something to make it less hassle.

I was having the same issues since migrating to the iCloud and Lion 10.7.2.

1. I could no longer see my shared disks on my AEBS when outside my own LAN via BTMM.

2. Nor could I use the Airport Utility to alter settings on the AEBS remotely over the WAN.

The first issue I have solved.

Fortunately I have a fixed WAN IP Address.

With "Share Disks over WAN" checked I am able to connect to my AEBS disk over the WAN (ie at a remote site) from the Finder - Command K - then afp://myfixedIPAddress:548

I am then prompted for my password and I can access my disk.

Hope that helps someone who at least has a fixed WAN IP Address.

However, I would really hope that Apple do give us all back the BTMM features for the Airport Base Station and TimeCapsule.

Darnnnnnn That worked D. Anderson!!!! You're my hero!!

Thankkk you!!

Ivan

Incidentally if you want to connect on smb you can use smb://yourfixedipaddress:445

Woww indeed. Thanks again!!

Ivan

Now I have got control of my AEBS remotely too:

Check Base Station: Allow setup over WAN

Then in Airport Utility File Menu : Configure other...

Put in yourfixedipaddress and password.

Darn that also worked!!! jee that i didnt work that out myself :-)

Good work!!!!

Thankx again, i really missed that option.

Ivan

OK great - Just be sure to use strong passwords.