Computer Not Visible to Outside World

How do I retain my computer's unique IP address following the addition of an AirPort Extreme base station?
WIRED SETUP: Telephone line --> DSL modem --> AirPort Extreme --> Ethernet port on back of G5
My computer has always had a unique IP address. This allows me to connect to my computer when I'm on-the-road traveling, etc. (via Timbuktu or FTP).
Now that I've set up the AirPort Extreme base station, my base station has been given a unique, static IP but my computer is now dependent on DHCP for it's IP address allocation. As far as I can tell, this renders my computer inaccessible from the outside world.
How do I configure this so that I'm able to retain the benefits of the AirPort Extreme (using it to broadcast a wireless Internet connection) while ALSO keeping my G5 (see "WIRED SETUP" above) completely accessible to the outside world? Thanks!
Dual 1.8GHz G5 (rev B) Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Disabling distribute DHCP address won't work for your situation. Since you want to continue to use the wireless connection in addition to the G5 wired computer, you will need to still distribute IP addresses on the AEBS.
As a solution, SurferLeo v.0, you can set up port forwarding on the base station. In affect, while you're on the road, you would attempt to connect to your public IP address (the one given by your DSL modem; the IP address given to your AEBS). Then, port forwarding would forward that traffic to the specific private IP address specified in the port forwarding settings.
So, given that your public IP is x.x.x.x and that your G5's IP is 10.0.0.2 (or whatever), you would configure the AEBS to forward port numbers A, B, and C to 10.0.0.2 - where "A, B, and C" are the port numbers for the specific task you are performing.
This site discusses setting up port forwarding.
Here's a list of common port numbers.
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