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Should be possible Rick, but forget about the Windows firewall, it doesn't protect you that well

Combination hardware firewall (you can use a router for that, they're cheap) and a software firewall. Read the previous post.

It means you'll have port 80 open 24/7 and that is an increased risk. Running a web server is always an extra risk. Make sure that you're well protected with a descent firewall and router and that you have all patches for both your Operating System and Web Server installed.

One other thing in case you use DSL; upload speed in most cases doesn't equal download speed, be aware of that. In my case I only have an upload that is only 1/10 about what I have available for download. Don't be amazed if you're stuck with only 16KB upload and that tiny bit of bandwidth can really slow down your site a lot when a handful of people are going through your site at the same time.

Btw, no-ip is good choice Rick, I'm using it too (but not for a web server) and it has always been quite reliable, not bad for something that is free