Friends can't connect to my server/CMS

Okay so this is the situation;

I've setup a maplestory private server v83, hex-edited the client to my IP.
Added a CMS (foreststory, yes old but so what?looks great) and updated it at config etc all working perfectly for me.
I compiled, executed@sql, in short: everything of the server is working perfectly.
No java errors, just World Launched, Login Launched, etc etc.
I made my IP static (following a tut about cmd -> ipconfig etc.), opened ports 8484, 80, 8080, 7575, 7576, 7577, 7578 (i use 4 channels, which I have compiled and executed too) port-open-check-site said they were open so that's all OK.
As you may have noticed I've put a shit load of effort into this to make everything work fine.
Day after day following tuts and redownloading java, rebooting system, etc.

YET my friends can't acces my server or website...
If anyone has any idea how this is possible, please tell me. I'm getting desperate..

Firewall still on?

Yes.
But I don't feel comfortable putting it off everytime I let people access to my server.

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Originally Posted by eddynator1

Yes.
But I don't feel comfortable putting it off everytime I let people access to my server.

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Then don't host a server.
That's all.

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Originally Posted by y012345

Then don't host a server.
That's all.

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Well, I've never seen on any tutorial that you would need to turn the firewall of to let people access your own server.
Though I tried it, and they still couldn't join..
Any other solution, please?
I opened some more ports btw.. Didn't work either :S.

Edit:
I didn't think it would come this far, but I would really really appreciate help over teamviewer if someone would be so kind to do that for me.
I don't think it will take long, since everything's working but there are probably some IP's or settings wrong.. Probably fixed in a minute if you know how to (I have every program installed required for all kinds of modifying).
So please, could someone do this for me?

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Originally Posted by eddynator1

Well, I've never seen on any tutorial that you would need to turn the firewall of to let people access your own server.
Though I tried it, and they still couldn't join..
Any other solution, please?
I opened some more ports btw.. Didn't work either :S.

Edit:
I didn't think it would come this far, but I would really really appreciate help over teamviewer if someone would be so kind to do that for me.
I don't think it will take long, since everything's working but there are probably some IP's or settings wrong.. Probably fixed in a minute if you know how to (I have every program installed required for all kinds of modifying).
So please, could someone do this for me?

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If you are still wondering how to fix this, you should make sure that you've properly set up the source, whichever source you're using. If people cannot visit your website, make sure that your ISP is not blocking port 80, I might suggest trying to change your httpd.conf to listen on port 8080, and if you do that, in the address bar you'd type in your IP address + :8080 at the end of it to visit your website.

What ports have you forwarded already?