Sharing sites in home folder beyond 'local subnet'

Essentially I would like to make my computer a web server. But, I can't get past the local subnet option in the Sharing Preferences.
How do I set up my web sharing preferences so sites in my home sites folder be visible by anyone?
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Hey Michael.
this CAN be done, but I'd need more info before I can help you.
Generally speaking, when you connect to the internet(either dial up or modem) you computer as an IP address. If you use dial up, that IP address most likely changes everytime you dial in. If you have DSL or Cable, your IP address may change every few days or so. Just be aware that your IP address is the location of your computer on the internet.
But basically speaking, if you don't have a router, and you know your IP address, then they correct URL is this:
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/~username/ where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of your computer, and ~username is obviously your user name(be sure to include the "~", or it won't work.
This will allow access to your Sites folder in your home folder.
Now a list of exceptions:
1. your computer must be connected directly to the internet.. no router
2. your ISP doesn't block Port 80, which is the port web services are hosted on. (most home ISP's DO block port 80, to cut down on the upstream data flow)
There are ways around both of those exceptions... but you'd need to tell me more about how your computer is connected to the internet before I can tell you exactly how to get it to work.
Now as to the subnet, that shouldn't make any difference. Generally speaking you won't be able to enter the URL isted above on the computer that is hosting your web site and have it appear.
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