Personal Server

[umbobo1]

No you dont need a dedicated machine to run your site off of. Just go get apache and install it on your xp machine.

[ArmyOfOne]

for the dns redirection, you can get yourname.dns2go.com

www.dns2go.com for more info... I use it for my website at www.platinum-auctions.com
It's extremely easy to configure, and I use Apache 2.0.36 (www.apache.org) but I'm not sure whether it allows you to limit upload and download speeds...