How do I allow anyone on the internet to access my personal web page?

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macmastah

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Hi,

How do I open ports on my router so that anyone on the internet can access my FTP and web site (both activated through system preferences).

I am using the D-LINK router DI-804HV.

Thanks.
 
Find and read your router's manual to find out how to log into your router. You will need its IP address and password (typically "admin" by default). Log in to your router and look for the ports to allow to be open; you will need to open port 80 to allow outside access.
 
First, give yourself a static ip address on your network. Forward port 80 and 21 to your ip address (this is for web and ftp). Set-up a dynamic ip account on a site such as dyndns.org or no-ip.com. Then put one of the ip update clients on your mac so it will keep your ip address updated.

After this is set-up, pull up your web address in a web browser and you will make it to your mac. FTP is the same way just type in the address. I use this all the time and it works as well as can be expected.
 
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