Changing server address in asp.net

Question

when I compile my project it runs in the url http://localhost:12421/index.html

Can I run it in my private ip? lets say http://192.168.1.212:12421/index.html I tried to browse that and it gave me error Bad Request - Invalid Hostname

HTTP Error 400. The request hostname is invalid.

Answer 1

For example I have an ASP.NET project by name myWebSite.
The below ways to change the http://localhost:12421/ server address to a IP address for e.g: 192.168.1.7:80 always worked for me.

1. Enable IISExpress on your computer

2. Add a NetShare Reservation Open your Command Line (CMD) Run As Administrator in Windows and go to c:\Windows\system32>, then type:
   netsh http add urlacl url=http://192.168.1.7:80/ user=everyone and then press Enter key.
   You should be seen a URL reservation successfully added message.

3. Go to C:/Users/UserName/Documents/IISExpress/config/ and open applicationhost.config.
   In the applicationhost.config file find your site in the <sites> section.
   Example:

<sites>
    <site name="myWebSit" id="1">
        <application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
            <virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="D:\myWebSit\myWebSit" />
        </application>
        <bindings>
            <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:12421:localhost" />
        </bindings>
    </site>
</sites>

Now change address to your IP instead localhost. For e.g:

<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:80:192.168.1.7" />

4. Change Project Url to own address
   Open your project on Visual Studio; Right click on your start up project and select properties. In the properties select Web tab and then change Project Url text box contents to your address. For e.g: http://192.168.1.7:80/ and click on Create Virtual Directory button.
   You should be seen a The virtual directory was created successfully. message.

Now, you should be able to run your project in Visual Studio by own IP address.

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