2006-05-12, 08:10 PM
zaher1988 Wrote:Quote:but a domain-name is not a must....I have a few webapps, some forumsoftware as well installed on my homecomputer which has an IP from my provider and I am not allowed to register that, therefore I just install everything with using the IP-address there.....so technically a domain-name is not a must, but if you're planning to have a public forum, I would strongly recommend to get one as nobody can be arsed to remember IP-addresses...domainnames are much easier (this goes for those dyn-ip redirect services as well)
Not every one has a real IP where people can put it in their browser's address field, and then visit the site hosted on the computer.
regards
If you have a router, then you'd need to use port forwarding (see www.portforward.com)