Airport Time Capsule and CenturyLink DSL

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Airport Time Capsule and CenturyLink DSL

I just upgraded my Centurylink DSL modem. The new one came with 4 ethernet ports and the ability to use it wirelessly. I have two Time Capsules...(yes, I know, but wife wanted her own..), an Airport Express, a Vonage portal and a Directv GenieGo. So I went through the process to setup my modem and during that process I elected to have the modem run a wireless environment. Then I started the process of connecting the Time Capsules. I decided to you use the newer Tower Time Capsule to create a wireless network. It has the ethernet cable from CenturyLink connected to bottom ethernet of the Time Capsule. Then I used the other Time Capsule and Airport Express to "extend" the New Time Capsule's wireless network. So obviously I have the wireless environment that I created from CenturyLink and the wireless network from the Time Capsule. All my devices are working fine, miraculously!!

The only glitch I have is that my MBP will only back up to my TC when it is connected to the other TC's network. When I am connected to the CenturyLink network, I can not backup to my TC.

I should probably just be happy with the results. But my gut says that I am duplicating the wireless environments for no reason?? But I could not get the Tower Time Capsule to work unless it "created a wireless network."

Does anybody have any ideas on this???

Thank you

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Jul 26, 2014 9:26 AM

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Byocky

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Jul 26, 2014 3:55 PM in response to Leopardo8

I have a similar setup, but I only use the network capability of the apple products, the IPS modem is just to pipe the internet in. As you do not require multiple wireless networks, why don't you just turn off the Centruy Links Wifi and use only the network created by the TC's and AX? Alternativly turn off the wireless network on the TC, this can be den on the network page.

In theory you MBP should not care how it is connected, if it can see and mount the backup it should carry it out. I have no technical advice for a fix other then make sure it is on the same physical wireless network.

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Jul 26, 2014 4:10 PM in response to Leopardo8

The only glitch I have is that my MBP will only back up to my TC when it is connected to the other TC's network. When I am connected to the CenturyLink network, I can not backup to my TC.

This can be caused by the setup of the TC.. is it in bridge mode.. or do you have double NAT problem which you ignored?? Just check the network tab in the airport utility for the TC connected directly to the modem router.

Having the TC create a wireless network is the best.. you can also have the century modem router create a wireless network .. that isn't a problem.. just don't use roaming.. have them setup with different wireless names, so you always connect the Mac to the TC or extension thereof.

The issue apart from wrong setup of the TC can be ipv6 wrong.. this might affect your network.. make sure in your wireless you have IPv6 set to link-local only in the computer.

It can also be due to rather complex networking issues with domain names.. the TC has a domain local and the century router might use a different domain.. this can confuse things.

Turn off the century router wireless and I guess the problem will go away.

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Leopardo8 Author

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Jul 27, 2014 7:50 AM in response to Byocky

Thank you for your response. So, I can disable the wireless setup in the CTL Modem...Then keep the connection from the CTL ethernet to the TC WAN?

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Leopardo8 Author

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Jul 27, 2014 7:53 AM in response to LaPastenague

Thank you...Where did you get the Wifi page? Airport Utility or from your router? My 3TB Time Capsule is set up to create a network and it is in Off Bridge mode. My 2TB TC is used to extend the 3TB TC. Same thing for my AP Express.

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Jul 27, 2014 3:11 PM in response to Leopardo8

Leopardo8 wrote:

Thank you...Where did you get the Wifi page?

As I said in the computer.. that is network preferences.

When you have so many wireless routers leaving the wireless turned on in the ADSL router is probably just confusing things.. turn it off.

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Leopardo8 Author

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Jul 27, 2014 3:18 PM in response to LaPastenague

Thanks again.....I found it. And I did turn off the CenturyLink router. All working fine!!

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