FTP server OS X Panther behind airport base station

[Stramec]

Can anyone help with a small problem I'm having.

I am trying to et up an ftp server using Panther, to help transfer files
between our two small offices.

The set up as is:

DSL cable modem
Airport base station, running on Ibook OS 9.2 (do not have the option of ugrading this to OS X)
G4 running OS X 10.3.2 connect via Airport card to the internet (this is to
be the the ftp server)

I have started FTP services on the G4, added the user, set up a dynamic DNS
at www.no-ip.com as I obviously have the usual internal network Ip address
(10.0.1.4 etc) and I have changed the port 21 mapping on the Ibook, to
redirect.

When I try to connect it takes an age, but eventually it asks for username
and password, I enter these, but after a while again it informs me these
details are incorrect.

I have checked and double checked that what I enter is the username as
given, and also added the user to the Ibook just incase that was where the
stumbling block was.

I have also run a ping test on the domain and that comes back fine.

I have searched and searched but there doesn't seem to be a step by step
guide for setting this type of ftp server up...only doing it without the
router/bas station.

So to be honest I'm at a bit of a loss, any help would be gratefully
received!

Regards Stewart

[wordmunger]

So you're connecting to the net via software base station on an OS 9 iMac? You might try hooking the G4 directly to the DSL and seeing if you can at least get it to work that way. I suspect software base station just isn't going to cut it. If that works, then you could buy a Linksys wireless hub for around $100 to use as your base station, and FTP should work fine.

[Stramec]

ok thanks I'll give that a go and see how I get on.

Do you mean that the airport software on the OS9 Ibook, just doesn't have enough mustard to deal with all the rerouting?

Bit of a pain, I was hoping not to have to introduce a hub as the network works fine for what we need ...and you know what they say,

"If it ain't broke..."

but if that is the only way,

thanks again