XAMMPP (Apache) help!!!

i installed XAMPP which is apache. i made a website put in the right folder. i can put in localhost and it works. but when i try and put in my external ip address it brings up my modem page. i have port forwarded port 80 and 443 to my computer and still not working.

thank you in advance for your help

Darth Yoda

EDIT:

Im not sure if this will help but i have a Modem/Router D-Link DSL-G604T

thanks

Does you ISP allow for websites to be hosted?

Emperor_nero said:

Does you ISP allow for websites to be hosted?

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Thanks for your reply. i am with TPG (Australia). i went on their website and searched google and found nothing about it. i have just now emailed tpg asking them. will get back to you on it. if they do not allow it does that mean i will have to change isp's? is there any way around it. and if they dont will i be able to create an ftp server?

thanks for your reply. will post when get more info.

Darth Yoda

Emperor_nero said:

Does you ISP allow for websites to be hosted?

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ok soz for the late reply have been busy. my isp does support it. now i have figured out why other ppl could not access it using my ip. it was my firewall (so obvious! lol). anyway i forwarded the ports and opened them in my firewall and i got a friend to try it out. IT worked! now i would like to know how to make a domain name (allready registered: Netregistry), point to my IP address. i have searched like mad and am totally confused. they all say something about a DNS server. i dont understand how it works and how i can have one set up on my pc.

thank you all for your ongoing help

Darth Yoda