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Originally Posted by demon101
well i dont any much about apache but i will try to find a download for it.
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Originally Posted by demon101
i have got everything but the router thing. how you was saying that about broadband connections. i have aol broadband. so what i do to let other people get to see the page?
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You have an IP address assigned by your ISP. Since you have broadband, it's probably fairly static, but occasionally they do change, at least for me (I've got cable). Anyways, you use this IP address to communicate with other computers on the internet.
About the router thing, you only need to know about that if you have a router. If you do, you need to check your router's documentation for how to enable port forwarding, and you'll need to ensure you have a static local address (ie, that your router gives your computer the same address each time you power on). If you don't have a router, you don't need to worry about any of this.
One final note: if you plan on actually using your computer to host, you might want to check your ISP's terms of service. Sometimes, hosting a server violates these terms. Even if it doesn't, many ISPs have traffic limits, and if you exceed them (for example, by letting people download large files from your computer), you might find yourself cut off for the remainder of the month, or worse, facing heavy fees for the surplus traffic. Even aside from all that, bear in mind most consumer DSL and cable services are asymmetric (bandwidth for upload and download are different), with download bandwidth being far greater than upload bandwidth. This means anyone downloading large amounts of content from your computer will be doing so at speeds far less than you can download stuff.