Can't access WEB API with ip:port but can with localhost:port during VS debug mode

Question

I am trying to write an WEB API from .net and trying for my Android Application to query some data from the sql server database.

I have the web api written and it wo

Answer 1

If you're running it in debug mode I assume you're using IIS-Express.

By default, IIS-Express only binds to localhost.

To circumvent this, you can open the IIS-Express application config file located at: C:\Users\\My Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config and modify the site's binding information.

change

to

You'll also have to restart IIS-Express after the change.