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Can't see deployed asp.net mvc3 project on IIS7

I deployed my asp.net mvc3 project on IIS7 in my computer. Everything is ok here and when I browse localhost in browser or run app in visual studui 2010 I can see my project, but in other computer when I searched localhost, I can't see it. I did this to deploy app on IIS7:

  1. install IIS7
  2. create my projec in visual studio 2010
  3. in IIS7 manager in Default Web Site section created a new app named tile-shop2 with ASP.NET V4.0 Application pool, and Physical path is the in wwwroot in inetpub
  4. publish project in wwwroot folder
  5. in VS2010 in Project menu => tile-shop2 properties => Web => Servers => ticked Use Local IIS Web server

What else should I do to see project on other computers? and can I see it in both windows and mac?

Solution

  • localhost means current computer. So localhost from other computer would reach out to that computer. You need to access the website either using host-header or the IP address of the computer on which website is installed. E.g. http:///

    But a host-header based solution would be better from production point of view. This article explains what is host-header it-notebook.org/iis/article/understanding_host_headers.htm