Rd44
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Q: airport unavailable for TimeMachine

I have Airport and it work fine with my MacBook : Wifi as well as TimeMachine

 

On my iMa : Airport work fine for Wifi

but unreachable for TimeMachine

 

When I go to Airport utilities : iMac does NOT find AIrport ???

 

 

BOB

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Jan 30, 2016 1:31 PM

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Q: airport unavailable for TimeMachine

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  • by Baby Boomer (USofA),

    Baby Boomer (USofA) Baby Boomer (USofA) Jan 30, 2016 4:03 PM in response to Rd44
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    Jan 30, 2016 4:03 PM in response to Rd44

    Please detail ALL you have done so far in the way of troubleshooting?   Need this info to avoid the been there done that scenarios.

    Have you restarted your iMac?

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by Rd44,

    Rd44 Rd44 Jan 30, 2016 5:30 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)
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    Jan 30, 2016 5:30 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)

    ok. I followed all the step recommended on Apple site : Resetting an AirPort base station FAQ - Apple Support

    I tried several time the 3 differents resets on airport

    • Soft reset
    • Hard reset
    • Factory default reset

     

    And in the last weeks, here is the sequence :

    1. iMac & Airport TimeCapsule went fine

    2. iMac TimeCapsule on Airport failed : dont remember if something special occurs ? (may be on 2015-october, new MacOs release ??)

    3. with iMac : tried all 3 resets ... still fail

    3. iMac TimeCapsule transfered to a USB external drive

    4. new Macbook, christmas gift , and work on the first time with Airport : Wifi & Timecapsule

    5.  re-tried all 3 resets, including unplugged ...

    6. iMac : still does not work

    7. MacBook : still work fine

    8. I'me writing on this site to resolve

     

     

    I turned ON and OFF my iMac several times.

    I unplugged and plugged Airport.

    I plugged the iMac on Ethernet wire (just to try). but presently unplugged, only WiFi

     

     

    BOB

  • by Baby Boomer (USofA),

    Baby Boomer (USofA) Baby Boomer (USofA) Feb 2, 2016 2:34 PM in response to Rd44
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    Feb 2, 2016 2:34 PM in response to Rd44

    Thank you for reporting your troubleshooting attempts.

     

     

    Suggest that you check out Using Time Machine with an Airport Extreme AirDisk for a possible solution.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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