Using an AEBS as a WDS remote to Airport-enabled G5

Is it possible to share my G5 internet connection (via an Airport network) to devices connected to a remote Apple Airport Extreme Base Station via its Ethernet ports?
I created an Airport network on my G5 and turned on Internet sharing. In the AEBS, I set it as a WDS remote and gave it the Airport ID of G5. Unfortunately, two errors are appearing in the AEBS: i) no Internet connection, which is probably due to ii) WDS error.
I've double-checked many things so I'm either missing the obvious, or an Airport-enabled MAC cannot serve as a WDS main. Since there's no obvious way to configure the G5 with WDS, I guessing that's the problem.
Can anyone confirm it can't be done? Or explain how they managed to get it to work?
Thank you,
Andrew.

Is it possible to share my G5 internet connection (via an Airport network) to devices connected to a remote Apple Airport Extreme Base Station via its Ethernet ports?
Sorry, but no, you cannot create a WDS between the AEBS and the internal AirPort card in your G5. You will need a minimum of two AirPort base stations in order to do so.

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