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How can I get a client's address from a WCF Service Application? Also, is there an event raised when a client connects, possibly with address information?
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You can typically find the WCF Test Client (WcfTestClient.exe) in the following location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE - Community may be one of "Enterprise", "Professional" or "Community" depending on which level of Visual Studio is installed.
Address: The address uniquely identifies the endpoint and tells potential consumers of the service where it is located. It is represented in the WCF object model by the EndpointAddress class. An EndpointAddress class contains: A Uri property, which represents the address of the service.
With the service running, right click the project that will contain the WCF client proxy and select Add > Service Reference. In the Add Service Reference Dialog, type in the URL to the service you want to call and click the Go button. The dialog will display a list of services available at the address you specify.
ABC means Address, Binding and Contract. Address: In WCF, every service is associated with a unique address. The address provides two important elements: the location of the service and the transport protocol or transport schema used to communicate with the service.
In 3.0, this is quite hard; but was improved in 3.5 (read Detect Client IP in WCF 3.5). I'm not aware of an event, though.
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Which address are you looking for? The IP address?
If so, I hope you're aware of the limitations on that - it won't be accurate if the client's on the other side of a NAT device or Internet proxy.
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