Quote Originally Posted by Hobgoblin View Post
Because you need to forward port 80 on your router to your local machine. See http://portforward.com for instructions.

Your stepmom then connects you your external IP (this is the one which http://www.whatsmyip.org/ will give you).

As for security, if you just have static pages with no input then there is little or no risk. Once you start accepting input, especially if you are using a database such as mysql with your web pages, then you are opening up the possibility of a security risk.
This is some awesome info!!! it is exactly along the lines of what I needed. I have already been to the whatsmyip.org site and know my every ip I could possibly need though I just need to know how I forward the port on my router then I guess. Thank you so much. I will read some of the portforward.com site tomorrow I am going to bed, but thanks so much!