You should start a new thread with a fresh question probably. This thread is very old. That said, what I tend to do is this–

cd /path/with/my/html/
plackup -p 8080 -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new
+->to_app'
[download]

Then images and HTML from that root can be used/previewed at http://localhost:8080/ or equivalent for your box. You can use Plack::Builder to do much more but that’s a good starter. More reading: Plack, Plack::App::Directory. If it’s not enough, come back with a fresh question; c.f., one not continuing this thread from 2007. :P Good luck

Why doesn't your browser function without Internet access?

All browsers that I have used are perfectly capable of viewing local HTML files (or connecting to an HTTP server running on localhost) without Internet access.