Hi Ronni yes I only have the 5GHz network connection. TM backups are working correctly too with the reliable hourly backups concluding with correct recording of them. I’ll keep the Guest account in place as for the moment this is not a major issue for me. Not urgent thanks Ronni once again for your input on this one.
Regards Pete > On 17 Apr 2018, at 8:55 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Peter, > > No I wouldn’t delete anything until we can work out how you are now connected > to your Wi-Fi Network as ‘Guest’ instead of your administrator name you have > always connected with. > Are you connected to the 5GHz on your dual-band Network, not the 2.5GHz? > Have you made any changes to your 5GHz or 2.5GHz Network. > Are your Time Machine backups working correctly? > > I have never heard of this happening before. I’ll give it more thought > overnight and tomorrow as I have another job to finish tonight. > I’ll get back to you if & when I can think clearly about this issue. > > Regards, > Ronni > > Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > > >> On 17 Apr 2018, at 8:28 pm, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> >> Hi Ronni, thanks for your response. I really don’t recall setting up a Guest >> network - having had it for ~8 years I can’t recall. In all that time I have >> never used a Guest network nor seen the need to so I am happy to delete it - >> but don’t know how to. If I did delete the Guest network, would that prevent >> me auto connecting and hence interrupt the TC backups going on? I’d prefer >> to delete the Guest network after I’ve resolved the auto connect as Admin. >> >> Regards >> >> Pete. >> >>> On 17 Apr 2018, at 8:17 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Peter, >>> Did you setup a Guest Network at some stage? Using a guest network allows >>> you to share you connection with guests to your house without endangering >>> your main network with all of your devices. >>> It appears as it you have two separate wi-fi base stations instead of one. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ronni >>> >>> Sent from Ronni's iPhone 7 Plus >>> >>>> On 17 Apr 2018, at 7:57 pm, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have just last night realised that my connection to my Time Capsule in >>>> my house has me connected as “Guest”. I think this is just a recent thing >>>> as I would have recognised before now over the 8 years odd I’ve had it. I >>>> can’t think what may have changed this but wonder how I can actually alter >>>> this so my connection is in my own name - as I am known to the network as? >>>> I had a bit of a Google around but didn’t see anything specific to >>>> interrogate this one. >>>> >>>> There are 5 of us in the house - all with a Macbook and even my kids >>>> Macbooks default connection either has their name or Administrator. Whilst >>>> this isn’t a security concern to me with them so much but I am puzzled why >>>> the network “sees” me as a Guest in my own home - so far as the TC >>>> connection goes! >>>> >>>> I am able to do all other admin functions on the network so my apparent >>>> admin status seems in order. >>>> >>>> Any tips from anyone? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> >>>> Pete >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> >> >> Peter Crisp >> petercr...@westnet.com.au >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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