Today when I did a factory reset of time capsual instead of seeing either extend network or create new network I saw a new option "join network". Then I did another factory reset and it was not listed anymore. why is this option unlisted and how do you get it back?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 2.8GHZ i7, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Click Other Options on the main setup page, then select Add to an existing network
Note.....configuring the Time Capsule this way will result in backups taking twice as long as normal, with twice as much chance of an error occuring during the process.
Definitely not recommended.
Yes I only am seeing extend network and when I do set up as extend network my time capsual won't connect to internet.
Also about time capsual going twise as long why is that and why is it twise as slow even if I backup to a normal hard drive USB 3.0?
Apple may not let you connect the Time Capsule this way...since it is such a poor way to set up the Time Capsule.
It's called "double hop" wireless.
Say, you want to back up your Mac using wireless. The signal has to go from your Mac to the wireless router....hop one. Then, it has to go from the wireless router back out to the Time Capsule.....hop two.
Two hops equals twice the time and twice the chances of an error. This is a terrible way to configure the Time Capsule.....even if it might be possible.
If you check the Setup Guide of the Time Capsule, you will not see this type of setup.
Ok but how come even local hard drives doing time machine backups are slow too?
A separate issue that would not be related to the Time Capsule.
All that I can suggest is that you power cycle the entire network. In general, Mavericks 10.9.x has really messed up and slowed down Time Machine, so you may need to post over in the Mavericks support area to see if there are any workarounds yet.
Time Capsual hidden "join network" feature
