G4 powerbook can´t activate back to my mac function

With my g4 powerbook I can connect to mobileme but when I try to activate the back to my mac function i am told that there are connection problems. Thos causes that I can´t use the back to my mac function. Do you have any ideas?
Thank you in advance!

I use a supplied router (o2) as the DHCP server and a number of extremes in bridging mode to extend my local network. The networks at my offices all use non Apple routers,. Back to my mac works across my LAN and my WAN but doesn't seem to be able to wake sleeping macs across the WAN.

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