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How to configure webserver????

I have a machine that has windows server 2003 on it. I am trying to make it a home server. I have iis installed on it and have placed a html web page in my wwwroot folder on the server. When I go to ipconfig on the server it tells me that my ip is 192.XXX.X.XXX. When I type that into my address bar on my server my html page pops up. Then I went to my router (Linksys WRT300N) and opened port 80 with Both for Protocol and pointed it to my server ip address and enabled it. Then on my server I went to whatismyip.com and it told me that my server ip address is 72.130.121.183 but when I have my friend on his computer type in that address he gets page can't be found.
I want to eventually use DNSEXIT on my server but I guess I have not set up my server correctly. Can someone give me the steps on how to set up my server 2003 so that when I have my friend type in 72.130.121.183 he will see my html page?
Please help
Thank You

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Hi
Thanks for the response. I went to Shields Up and it shows that port 80 is "Stealth" and 81 is closed. I had a friend set up my server before but unfortunantly he died last spring. I was hoping maybe someone could walk me through on how to set up my server so I can host my own webpages on my server.
I have a cable connection to the internet through Time Warner Road Runner I have a router Linksys WRT300N and I have loaded Windows Server 2003 on the machine I want to host my webpages. My Friend used DNSExit for updating my ip address and I have a domain name through GoDaddy.
Is there anyone out there that can tell me how to set up my server?
Thanks again
Matt

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damalano

oh yeah forgot to mention:

often if you try to connect to your own website from within your network with the external ip it won't work. So call a friend if grc says its open and let him test it.
( happen to me a few times ;) )