If i wanted to host a website on my pc and have the domain address connect to my pc what are the ste

i just want to do this as a learning experience.

i have iis installed, what are some other steps i take?

someone told me i need a dns server, but where do i get this from? and how much does it cost.

also if i wanted to make my computer into an email server also what steps do i take for that.

im just doing this as a learning experience to learn how its done and my pc will be secure when i do it.

i have windows xp, i think i might need windows server 2003 so when i get that also, what steps do i take for all these , if there is a video that you know of let me know, or instructions can be fine. thanks

If i wanted to host a website on my pc and have the domain address connect to my pc what are the steps i take?

Simple really.

find out your computers IP address ( has to be an external address ) not a 192.168.x.x IP

if it is internal then you need to seup nat on your router to forward any incoming port 80 connections to your internal IP.

Once you have your external ip and routing done ( if needed ) set your domains DNS A - record to point to your IP.

Once done, enable your webserver.. IIS or Apache etc so it listens on port 80. Put some index.html file in your www directory on your machine and hay presto.

Oh and yes, it can be done on XP , so you dont need 2003