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I'm trying to connect an external router to a time capsule which is working, but the external router does not have access to the internet (which is available through the time capsule). How do I access the internet through the external router?

I'm trying to connect an external router to a time capsule which is working, but the external router does not have access to the internet (which is available through the time capsule). How do I access the internet through the external router?

Time Capsule 802.11n (3rd Gen), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Nov 14, 2012 12:30 PM

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Nov 14, 2012 1:09 PM in response to swooch20

A bit more info on this one.


What external router are you talking about?


How is it connected to the TC?


What is the IP internally of the router?


What mode is the TC running in?


Basically if the TC is a router the new secondary router, should not be running as router at all.. it should be setup as bridged device.. that is router bridge not wireless bridge.


This is easy on any router.. bypass the WAN.. set up router IP to match the TC but outside the dhcp scope. Turn off dhcp server in the router.. plug LAN to LAN.. voila, the secondary router is now a switch working as it should.

I'm trying to connect an external router to a time capsule which is working, but the external router does not have access to the internet (which is available through the time capsule). How do I access the internet through the external router?

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