Q: how do i connect to my time capsule using ethernet
I have lousy wifi from my router in the living room to my iMac in the office. I initially had my Time Capsule colocated with the router and used it's network with the same results. Then I went to a ZyXel WAP client in the office. Still lousy speeds. My current configuration has the time capsule in the office as the wifi client. No improvement. I get 88 down and 12 up in the living room with my MacBook today, but only a max of 20/12 in the office, sometimes as low as 4/6 on the iMac.
I want to try using ethernet to the TC, but can't figure out how to configure it. When I tell Network diagnostics I want to connect using ethernet, it shows status all green except network settings, and says "your internet connection appears to be working correctly." So I go to setup assistant, connect using LAN, and it wants IP address and Subnet mask, which I pull from Network preferences, but is still needs Router address. In Network/Ethernet/TCP/IP, it wants a DHCP Client ID. Where do I find this stuff--or is there an easier way?
El Capitan OS on 2007 vintage iMac and Time Capsule ver 7.6.4
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), 2007
Posted on Nov 20, 2015 1:43 PM
