> I still can't access the BBS by typing the external IP ( like what
 > shows up when I go to  whatismyip.com)

 N> Nor will you ever be able to.

i hate to say it but this is incorrect... my system has been doing exactly
this from the dial-up internet days all the way up to today on my dsl
connection... i do NOT split horizon my DNS or fool with HOSTS tricks... all
my internal machines access my web sites, bbs and other services in the same
way that anyone outside my LAN does... we all use my WAN domain name and it
works a peach... always has, in fact... right down to the workstations' proper
internal IPs being listed in all the logs...

PS: i've always done NAT ;)

)\/(ark

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