How do i set it up without a router?

[t-a-r-online]

I am new to Abyss and DNS...

I want to host my own website using my harddisk, but i dont have a router. Instead i have a very, very basic HUB to network three computers together (no sfotware supplied) i know my IP address and all that, but i don't know where to go from now.

Please Help

[aprelium]

t-a-r-online,

To access the server from the outside, people should use your WAN IP (or external IP). It is the IP assigned to it by your ISP. This WAN IP can be known by browsing http://www.aprelium.com/ip from your computer.

If your WAN IP changes often, You'll need to use the services of a free DNS provider that can track those IP changes and give you a DNS name. We suggest looking at http://www.dyndns.org or at http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Internet/Servers/Address_Management/Dynamic_DNS_Services/?tc=1 .
This way, you'll always access your server using an address like http://www.yourserver.freednsprovider.com without paying attention to IP changes.

You can also buy a top level domain name (for example, my-company.com) and use the associate your external IP with it using the registrar services or the free http://www.zoneedit.com/ . You can find more information about this topic in http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/domain-name.html .

If you have problems to make your server reachable from the outside, we recommend reading http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/faq.html#A1-2 .

Notice that if you are using Windows XP, you must correctly configure its internal Firewall: open the control panel, select the Networking section and open the properties of your network interface. Select the Advanced Tab and press the Parameters button (it should be in the bottom of the page). This button will open a dialog where you can allow incoming connection to some ports. If Abyss Web Server uses port 80, check the Web Server (HTTP) line. If it uses another port, press Add... and enter the number of the port Abyss uses as the internal port (select TCP and fill the other parameters following the descriptions).
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