Hi Peter, The Time Capsule Network should already be working as a Dual-Band Wi-Fi Network. On your computers that are connected to the Airport Network. Option-Click on the Wi-Fi symbol in the Menu Bar You will then see all information of the connection and which band it is using Including- IP address 10.0.1.x - Router Address 10.0.1.1, - Security: WPA2 Personal, Channel 149 (5 GHz, 40 MHz) or Channel ..? (2.4 GHz, 20 Mhz) and much more detail of the connection.
Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 23 Feb 2015, at 5:03 pm, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Ok, sorry been pretty busy today. I sorted out the Linksys so no longer an > issue there. Will investigate the dual band thing on the TC. It was so long > ago that you helped me with this Ronni that I can't recall. Tonight I'll have > a look see. Though the other Macbooks in the house still continue to print > quite alright. I am unsure if the Epson printer TX710W is a 2.5GHz device or > 5GHz. > > Will have a look into the TC config then. > > Regards > > > Pete > >> On 22 Feb 2015, at 6:50 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Peter, >> >> My comments in Situ below. >> >>> On 22 Feb 2015, at 4:40 pm, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ronni, the two wireless networks are simply that my modem has its own >>> wireless network (my Linksys modem) and the one network I have from my TC. >>> It is set up as a 5GHz network. >> >> You need to setup the Time Capsule Network as Dual-Band Wi-Fi 2.5GHz /5GHz >> Then 2.5GHz devices will automatically connect to the 2.5GHz band and >> computers & devices that use 5GHz band will automatically connect to the >> 5GHz mode of the Airport Network. >>> >>> I simply haven't got around to changing the settings on the Linksys to >>> disable the wifi network. As I periodically do a reboot of the entire >>> network, the Linksys resets and as the devices in the house go looking for >>> networks, if the linksys boots up before the TC, then even if the network >>> priority is set as "TC network" first, if it isn't yet established the >>> units will connect to the Linksys first. So I will figure out how to get >>> into the Linksys and disable Wifi. >> >> Disable wireless on Linksys should be similar to this: >> STEP 1 >> >> Open a Web browser. >> >> STEP 2 >> >> Navigate to the IP address of your router. The default address for Linksys >> routers is 192.168.1.1. Enter your router admin name and password. >> >> STEP 3 >> >> Click on "Wireless." >> >> STEP 4 >> >> Open the "Wireless Network Mode" drop-down menu and select "Disabled." >> >> STEP 5 >> >> Click "Save settings." >> >> >>> Still leaves me with my sons backup relationship between his Macbook and >>> Sparesebundle being broken. Can i re-establish that relationship or must I >>> delete the sparesebundle and rebuild from scratch? >> >> You need to sort out the Airport Time Capsule Dual- Band Network first. >> Then setup the Time Machine backup >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Pete >>> >>>> On 22 Feb 2015, at 4:17 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Peter, >>>> >>>>> A perhaps contributing factor is the fact that my modem also has its own >>>>> wireless network which it setsup called "linksys". >>>> >>>> Why do you have TWO Wireless Networks? >>>> >>>> I remember helping you ages ago and sending you details how to 'Setup a >>>> Single - Simultaneous Dual-Band 802.11n Wi-Fi Network on Time Capsule, >>>> that uses both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands simultaneously... >>>> >>>> What Time Machine backup error message has been showing on your Son's >>>> MacBook? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>>> On 22 Feb 2015, at 10:11 am, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Good morning, my sons Macbook seems to constantly loose connection to the >>>>> sparsebundle file previously created and backed up from his Macbook. >>>>> >>>>> Just yesterday morning I realised, there was no sparesebundle file at all >>>>> on the TC so set about doing a full backup. It took 8 hours not >>>>> surprisingly for a 260GB backup. No problem it backed up fine and came to >>>>> the end of the backup. >>>>> >>>>> A perhaps contributing factor is the fact that my modem also has its own >>>>> wireless network which it setsup called "linksys". I've reset his network >>>>> priority now so that it connects to the 5GHz WiFi from the TC (and not >>>>> the Linksys). But is it this connection and subsequent attempts to do >>>>> backups which it would be unable to connect to which has broken the link? >>>>> >>>>> So, do I blow away the old sparesebundle and re do a full backup from >>>>> scratch (another 8 hours) or is there a way to point the Macbook to use >>>>> the sparsebundle file that is there with name reflecting his computer >>>>> name and say "use this one please"! >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Pete >>
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