Well the reason I was trying it was cause I set up a Dynamic DNS software package and was trying to go to my domain to verify it worked but it kept coming back as server not found so then I decieded to try just the ip address to see if it worked that way. I just would like to verify how it appears to the outside world. unfortunitly my router is part of my cable modem (Linksys WCG200) so I cant set up a connection outside of the firewall. I did see a DMZ option in there I guess I could try that. Thanks for the replies!