How to determine Azure website outgoing IP Address?

Question

Is there a way to determine the outgoing IP address of a Website (not a webrole)?

I\'ve done a reverse looking up *.azurewebsites.net which returns one address, howe

Answer 1

It seems Azure websites will randomly use any of the datacenter's IP addresses for outbound traffic. You can download a list of ip addresses here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn175718.aspx

Alternatively use a combination of an Azure cloud service and an Azure VPN. The VPN will ensure you get a static ip address for all outbound traffic. It's a shame they didn't forsee this for their websites service.