Unable to copy to USB disk on AirPort Network??

I just set up my new AirPort Extreme & hooked up a printer & USB drive via a HUB connected to the AirPort Extreme. All works well, except when I try to copy files from my MacBook Pro to the USB drive, I get the message:
"You cannot copy some of these items to the destination because their names are too long or contain invalid characteres for the destination. Do you want to skp copying these items and continue copying the other items?"
I have no problem copying these files to a direct conncected drive.
Why am I getting this message & what do I do to be able to copy all my files?
Thanks
Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Protocol between an airdisk and a directly attached drive is not necessarily the same.
File names can make a difference, some characters are not supported, others might have unexpected effects ( a file called Freddy/1978.jpg could be seen as a path)
However it seems you disk might be being seen as only supporting short file names.
Try connecting your drive directly again, reformatting Mac OS extended (HFS+) and giving your drive a new simple name (ie AIRDISK1)

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