Help setting up Lion Server for remote access

I have been going in cricles for weeks trying to set this up correctly.  Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
I got Lion Server and Server Admin Tools all updated and have been trying to follow Terry Walsh from We Got Served's guide but I missing something.
I purchased a domain from GoDaddy. Let's call it bradnet.com
My domain and dyn domain are not really what I have typed here but close enought that they should work for my example and trouble shooting.
Because my ISP (Comcast) doesn't provide a static IP I registerd for an account with dyn.com.  This is where I get really confused.  With dyn.com i created a host name: bradnet.dyndns-rocks.com and downloaded there updater software.  It found my public IP address and said everything is ok.
I went back to GoDaddy and in my DNS manger page added the host: bradnet.dyndns-rocks.com and entered my public IP.
I then went to the server pane to edit the host name.  I followed your instructions to edit the name and selected Host Name for Internet.  I left the computer name as mini (what I had previously named it for file sharing before the server upgrade) and entered  mini.bradnet.dyndns-rocks.com as the host name.  When it takes me back to the server pane, in the bottom window it states:
Your Server's host name is mini.bradnet.dyndns-rocks.com, and its IP address is 192.168.1.10. You can change network settings in the Server pane.
I never get the your network is configured properly message.
I went and set my computer's IP to DHCP with manual address (although all of my machines are set up with DHCP reservations so I guess that is a little redundant) to 192.168.1.10.
I skipped the port forwarding step because I am using the latest AirPort Extreme as my router.
I then opened a browser and tried:
http://bradnet.com
http://mini.bradnet.dyndns-rocks.com
http://mini.bradnet.com
http://bradnet.dyndns-rocks.com
All of these got me the can't find the server response from Safari.
Also, I have not yet set up Directory Services.  Terry's guide seems to suggest to do this step first.
I'm sure I have messed up some step somewhere can you see what I have done wrong?
Also, is it a problem to set up open directory services using a .local host and then go back and change it for internet access later or do you need to set that up from the start?  My family is getting impatient with me trying to get this to work.
Thanks for any help anyone can offer!
Brad

That manual page is not fully correct. There is written:
Public UDP Port(s): <enter the appropriate UDP port value(s)>
Public TCP Port(s): <enter the appropriate TCP port value(s)>
Private IP Address: <enter the reserved IP address of the host device (from step 1)>
Private UDP Port(s): <enter the same Public UDP Ports or your choice>
Private TCP Port(s): <enter the same Public TCP Ports or your choice>
But it should be:
Public UDP Port(s): <enter unique UDP Ports of your choice>
Public TCP Port(s): <enter unique TCP Ports of your choice>
Private IP Address: <enter the reserved IP address of the host device (from step 1)>
Private UDP Port(s): <enter the UDP Ports used by your device>
Private TCP Port(s): <enter the TCP Ports used by your device>
Make sure you use the same ports in the private settings as you have defined in your IP camera. Normally a camera will use port 80 by default, so use 80 here.
The Public ports must all be unique. If you have not defined a port 80 here, you can also use 80. This will fail however when using multiple cameras. I for instance have 5 IP cameras and use the public ports 8451, 8452, 8453 etc.

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