Remotely Access Hard Drive Connected to ABS

Hello all, I apologize in advance if this question is in another thread, I haven't been able to find it.
Can someone walk me through the steps to remotely access my external hard drive that is connected to my Airport Base Station (802.11n) from the internet? I open the "connect server" window from a different wifi source and put in my IP address but it never works. I think I have the right IP address, not sure, it's the one I found in my modem settings. My set up entails a DSL modem connected to my ABS and the hard drive connected to that. I have "Share disks over Ethernet WAN port" checked too.
Is there a guide somewhere? Again, thanks in advance!
Tim

I went to http://www.canyouseeme.org/ from my home and it said that it couldn't see port 548 (connection timed out) so I guess it was blocked. I can't turn my firewall off on my modem, very lame, (it's an Actiontec and I have Qwest DSL) so I put it on low, checked again and this time it says it was refused. My IP address changed too which I guess happens every time I reset it.
I will try and contact my provider and see if they are blocking that port.
Should I have Apple Talk turned on? or is that for something different?
Thanks Again
Tim

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