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AirPort Extreme Base Station / and ftp functionality
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<blockquote data-quote="Skirmish" data-source="post: 879322" data-attributes="member: 112558"><p>You can access your files over the internet if you're AEBS is handling the internet connection - I had no luck port forwarding from my dsl modem/router to my AEBS. In my case this meant putting my DSL router in bridge mode and configuring the PPPoE settings in airport utility.</p><p>Like wmprice said, don't worry about the port forwarding settings in airport utility: just enable disk sharing over WAN and you should be alright.</p><p>I find it handy to use a free DNS provider to link to my home IP address so I don't have to remember the IP number. Then on mac you can enter the address into safari or the OSX connect to server panel "afp://myairport.dyndns.org". Haven't tried this through windows yet but the AEBS uses samba AKA windows file sharing protocol so you should be able to add myairport.dyndns.org as a network place.</p><p></p><p>On a side note, I've had reliability issues with this setup - the base station often hangs and even airport utility won't connect to it until I pull the power out & restart it. It still gives net access to lan clients but stops providing other functionality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Skirmish, post: 879322, member: 112558"] You can access your files over the internet if you're AEBS is handling the internet connection - I had no luck port forwarding from my dsl modem/router to my AEBS. In my case this meant putting my DSL router in bridge mode and configuring the PPPoE settings in airport utility. Like wmprice said, don't worry about the port forwarding settings in airport utility: just enable disk sharing over WAN and you should be alright. I find it handy to use a free DNS provider to link to my home IP address so I don't have to remember the IP number. Then on mac you can enter the address into safari or the OSX connect to server panel "afp://myairport.dyndns.org". Haven't tried this through windows yet but the AEBS uses samba AKA windows file sharing protocol so you should be able to add myairport.dyndns.org as a network place. On a side note, I've had reliability issues with this setup - the base station often hangs and even airport utility won't connect to it until I pull the power out & restart it. It still gives net access to lan clients but stops providing other functionality. [/QUOTE]
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