How can I configure my AirPort base station to allow DCC sends?

It seems you cannot initiate a dcc send from behind an Airport. This is because you intially send a message to the computer you want to the send the file to saying 'here's what you want, come and get it.' Your computer then listens for a reply from the target machine. Now the Airport (I am guessing) doesn't know you're waiting, you just sit quetly waiting for a response. However the response does not seem to get past the Airport. That must be because when I try to initiate the dcc send the base station modifes the source address in the data to it's external ip. So what I get is the target machine trying to ask the basestation to send the file rather than my machine.
How do I get around this?

You will need to map the appropriate port through the base station to your Mac. See How do I use Port Mapping (Part I).

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What you could do is get another AEBS, an AX, or a Time Capsule and place that downstairs. Then use that device to wirelessly connect to the wireless network provided by your current AEBS. If your current AEBS is not 802.11n capable then you would need to use WDS to make this happen. One bad thing about WDS is that each WDS link cuts your affective wireless bandwidth in half.

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Hi everyone,
I noticed that you can't use the current AirPort Utility to configure old AirPort Base Stations. I'm talking about the pre-Extreme models that only had 802.11b (Graphite and Snow). It won't find them and even entering their IP manually won't let you enter the configuration.
Copying over the older AirPort Admin Utility from a 10.3 system won't let you configure them either, the app itself runs fine though. You need to use an older PPC Mac with OS 9 or max OS X 10.3 if I recall correctly.
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<http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/airportadminuti lityforgraphiteandsnow425.html>

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mmm...okay. thank you, Bob.
for now, i've got the base stations configured via my iPhone, and once configured, my MBP can see and use them just fine. it just irks the **** out of me that my brand-new top-of-the-line MacBook Pro can't handle this simple task, and should have to use a wired connection to set up my base stations (how archaic!). it may be the only device i have with me one day when i want to set up an Airport base station (okay, that's unlikely, but it's the principle of the thing, dammit).
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I am having trouble configuring my Snow base station after a hard reset.
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I need to completely erase it and give it a different configuration altogether.
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Regards - Dustin

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2) In AA have you tried connecting to 10.0.1.1 using your ABS password?
3) Can you create a c2c network? (I can connect my iMacs together reliably, so it is not a radio noise issue.)
I firmly believe this is a s/w issues somehow related to the recent upgrades. I only recenly bought my ABS, after replacing my Graphite for similar reasons. This is becoming unreasonablely time consuming and expensive.
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1) Reset the cable modem. There is a reset button on the back or bottom of the device. Check your documentation for the modem for exact details. In general, you press the reset button for a few seconds and then power down the modem completely.
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After 30 minutes.....
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OK, let's recheck some settings as you definitely should not be picking up a wireless signal from the TC if you have an Express much closer to the computer.
Using AirPort Utility here, click your TC and click Manual Setup.
Click the Wireless tab below the icons
Wireless Mode should be set to "Create a wireless network"
There must be a check mark next to "Allow this network to be extended"
Update to save any changes.
On each Express, using Manual Setup again.
Wireless Mode set to "Extend a wireless network"
The network name that the TC is creating should be displayed
There must be a check mark next to "Allow wireless clients"
Please check your settings to verify. Then start with only one Express device and put it in a another room not too far away from the TC. Power it up and keep your laptop close to the Express. Using the "option" click on the Airport icon, test to see if you see the MAC address of the Express. Any luck? If yes, then power down the first Express and test the second the same way, etc.
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