Can't access Visual Studio project from IP, only http://localhost

Question

I\'m running a project in visual studio. I hit run and it launches IE pointing at http://localhost:1267

If I try to visit http://10.211.55.3:1267

Answer 1

For IIS Express, you need to grant yourself permission to bind to network adapters other than localhost, and configure IIS express to bind to all adapters. If you desire access from another computer, you need to also open the port on your firewall. This answer details these steps.