So I have a question about the Calibre server use. I find that this works just fine over my local home network. When the server is on the computer on which I have Calibre I can access my Calibre library with other computers and devices in my local network, including wireless devices, at http://127.0.0.1:8080/

However, this is not of that much use to me. What I would like to be able to do is be able to access my Calibre library from an Internet connection, say at a local cafe that provides WiFi. My home Internet connection is DSL and connects through a router to all my home network devices. My Internet service provider does not promise a fixed IP address, but I have noticed that unless I restart my router or disconnect it from the DSL line my IP address stays the same.

When I use a browser to access http://my_ip_address I get a dialog box requesting a user name and password. When I enter the user name and password for the DSL router settings program I am allowed access to this.

When I use a browser to access http://my_ip_address:8080 I get a browser error that the web page cannot be displayed. Under my Windows XP firewall settings I have added Calibre to the exceptions list and and assigned it to port 8080 with access from the Internet.

So can anyone suggest what else I might need to do to make this work?