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john doe
john doe

Reputation: 23

How to access ASP.NET App Over a Network Using IP Address

My asp.net web app is hosted on this URL on my local machine: 

http://localhost:45433/

I want to access the same application from a different computer on the network. I tried replacing the localhost with my IP but it did not work.

any ideas!

UPDATE 1:

Now, I am getting this error:

Login failed for user ''. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2071

Answers (4)

3Dave
3Dave

Reputation: 29071

I don't think the built-in version of Cassini (VS debug server) allows remote connections.

However, the UltiDev version, built off of the same code base with a few enhancements, does, and is a much lighter-weight install than IIS (especially if you can't find your OS install DVD). It also integrates nicely with Visual Studio for debugging purposes.

Upvotes: 0

Joel Coehoorn
Joel Coehoorn

Reputation: 416131

That looks a lot like a url used by the development web server in visual studio. That web server only responds to requests from the localhost. It won't work for other requests from other machines on your network.

You need to install IIS on your machine (must be a Pro version of Windows) and deploy to that IIS install to share your app on the network.

Upvotes: 0

Brian Mains
Brian Mains

Reputation: 50728

First, add the application as a virtual in IIS, and as long as you can access the machine on the network, you can do:

http://<machine name>/<virtual>

I do that at work, where I can access my co-worker's web site.

HTH.

Upvotes: 2

Darin Dimitrov
Darin Dimitrov

Reputation: 1039458

If your application is hosted using Visual Studio's built in web development server then this server does not allow remote connections. It is for testing purposes only and accepts connections only from localhost. In order to access your application from remote clients you might need to deploy it to IIS.

Upvotes: 3

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