C# Web - localhost:port works, 127.0.0.1:port doesn't work

Question

I just finished adding C# Web API components (Web API Models & Controllers) to a localhost copy of an existing project.

This Web API\'s GET-methods shou

Answer 1

It's probably not an Android nor Windows issue. If you run your localhost by Visual Studio you will not get it available via 127.0.0.1

Instead try to set IIS at your computer, then deploy from Visual Studio to IIS

Alternatively, try UltiDev products: http://ultidev.com/products/cassini/CassiniDevGuide.htm http://ultidev.com/products/UWS-Cassini-Pro/Default.aspx

Some peoples managed to use tunneling, but I never tried it and have no clue what to recommend.

Just something which listening to 127.0.0.1 and redirecting data from-to it and localhost