I'm looking to let users access a Time Capsule via WAN external fixed IP. VPN is set up and working on Server 4 and Yosemite
I'm not clear on a couple of issues - do I have to enable file sharing in Server? Does setting up Server to offer Time Machine backups mean I don't have to open the Time Capsule to the WAN through the Time Capsule's own settings?
Mac mini, OS X Server, null
You will not be able to get Time Machine to work over an L2TP or PPTP VPN unless you set up either wide-area Bonjour (not recommended) or use an mDNS reflector such as "Slinkware."
Hi Linc
Just to be more clear about what I'm hoping to do - I have a server connected to the time capsule with wired ethernet - the VPN is being handled by the same server.
If I understand what your saying - even if the server has a share point set, it will only be available for mounting to local (i.e. Bonjour) clients? hence I need something that can extend Bonjour through the VPN tunnel?
Time Machine can only select as a backup destination a volume on a locally-attached storage device, or an AFP server that advertises itself on Bonjour. So yes, you would have to pass Bonjour advertisements through the tunnel. I should add that this is the wrong way to do things, but that wasn't your question.
How to offer Time Capsule over VPN for Time Machine backups?
