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22 Comments

1. 

   Yours Smugly

   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:31 pm · Reply

   Heathrow is now snappier!

   Does it make it possible to use an external hard disk connected to AirPort Extreme in Time Machine?

2. 

   MCCFR

   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:33 pm · Reply

   As a piece of advice, if you have a current generation AEBS, install this and then wind up the multicast rate.

   Combined with Safari 3.1, the word ‘snappy’ barely seems adequate even in my block where I can detect between six to eight other wireless networks.

   Also, I’m running an old PowerBook that isn’t even N and I’m truly stunned.

3. 

   WTF!

   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:33 pm · Reply

   Does anyone else have issues seeing airport extreme from leopard machines?

4. 

   Rob

   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:34 pm · Reply

   For those of you wondering, this update does NOT fix the Time Machine/AEBS bug. In my opinion, this is very poor of Apple. I have just disconnected my AEBS and put it on ebay. I don’t think Apple intends to fix it, as they have come out with TimeMachine.

   It will be a LONG time before I run out and buy the latest anything from them.

5. 

   WTF part duex

   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:35 pm · Reply

   I was hoping that would be fixed finally.

6. 

   Mac-nugget

   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:38 pm · Reply

   Rob, the functionality that you seek will come on the form of a firmware update, not a software patch.

7. 

   Rob

   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:41 pm · Reply

   @Mac-nugget – I realize that. But is has just gone on far too long. There are other solutions out there that work right now.

8. 

   MCCFR

   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:45 pm · Reply

   Rob,

   This does come with a firmware update: have you gone into the Airport utility, selected your AEBS and then elected to upgrade to 7.3.1??

9. 

   Predrag

   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:47 pm · Reply

   Is this the ‘Rush Limbaugh’ fix? Or are we going to have to wait a bit more for that…?

10. 

    Rob

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 6:52 pm · Reply

    @MCCFR – Yeah, updated the firmware. Nothing. I am just perplexed that second-rate companies can get this type of thing to work, and Apple cannot…

11. 

    Tommyr

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 7:01 pm · Reply

    Wow, the bustles in my hedgerow are now gone!

12. 

    MCCFR

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 7:01 pm · Reply

    Rob,

    In peace, could you just enumerate the companies that have come up with a Time Machine & NAS backup solution as I have customers who would dearly love to get their hands on it.

13. 

    M.X.N.T.4.1.

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 7:17 pm · Reply

    Updated the firmware, reconnected my airport disk and it now shows up in time machine!

14. 

    coolfactor

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 7:18 pm · Reply

    I’m getting better wireless reception on this iBook G4 after the update. Can’t wait to see how my PowerBook G4 does, which has had terrible reception.

15. 

    Brian Zeitler

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 7:38 pm · Reply

    This absolutely does fix the Airport Extreme to allow Time Machine backups to an Airport Disk. I am backing my iMac up over the network right now. You have to install the firmware update as well as the software. Way to go Apple!

16. 

    Jubei

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 7:46 pm · Reply

    Man, Apple needs to slow down a bit. I’m spending way too much money on these things. Now I want to buy a 2TB external drive for my AEBS. LOL

17. 

    rahrens

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 7:54 pm · Reply

    If you don’t see it in Time Machine, you’ll need to open the window for your HD, then click on the Airport disk icon in the shared section on the left sidebar. Then click on the icon to the right so it will mount on the desktop. Then time Machine prefs will pick it up.

18. 

    whatever

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 8:54 pm · Reply

    Woo Hoo the backup on AirDisk workd now.. Yeah

19. 

    ][ce Berg

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 10:22 pm · Reply

    I cant see my HD either… u say to click the icon to the right, but this is to eject the disk not mount?… where do u go to mount?

20. 

    Cubert

    Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 12:41 am · Reply

    @Tommyr,
    “Wow, the bustles in my hedgerow are now gone!”

    And it’s a spring clean for the may queen.

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