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How do I host my own website? I'm running Windows Small Business Server 2003.?

Can someone tell me how to host my own website with Windows Small Business Server 2003? I have my own domain name, and i know it has something to do with the IP address just i dont really know how to do it. Can some one help me? Thanks in advance!

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1. Well if you have a static IP (public) for you SBS server, then you need to first setup DNS to point your domain name to the IP you assign to your SBS server. Next depending upon how your network is setup, you need to open up port 80 (via firewall, ISA Server, etc) to the SBS server. Then you must have a website setup via IIS on the server itself. If you are not very comuter savy, I would recommend you find someone to help you set this up as depending upon your network setup there are many different things you may have to do.
2. Do you really intend to pass such an expensive and complicated process? You should know your site would be unavailable whenever your PC is turned off, and you're leaving yourself open to attacks. So I recommend get a reliable company to do that in return for a few dollars. If you want to run a successful e-commerce you must choose a reliable web hosting service. The security of your business directly depends on the security of your hosting service. (Hacker safe) You can take a look at: http://www.threehosts.com/business There you can reach the three reputable companies that are leaders in the E-commerce web hosting industry. They fulfill all your requirements to sell online. By using each of them, everything you need for your business website is provided in one eCommerce Hosting Package. Good Luck!
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