Bind debugger to all IP Addresses instead of only localhost

Question

How can I make visual studio asp.net debugger to bind to all ipaddresses of my network instead of localhost? So I can debug under another circumstances.

Answer 1

For IIS Express, grant yourself permission to bind to both localhost and wildcard network adapters, and configure IIS Express to bind to them.

Step details: (they assume a port number of 5555 - use your actual port instead)

1. Run these commands from a command prompt as Administrator:

   netsh http add urlacl url=http://localhost:5555/ user="NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE"
   netsh http add urlacl url=http://*:5555/ user="NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE"
   

2. In %USERPROFILE%\Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config, add a wildcard binding to your site. The result should look like this:

   <site name="..." id="...">
       <!-- application settings omitted for brevity -->
       <bindings>
           <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:5555:localhost" />
           <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:5555:*" />
       </bindings>
   </site>