asp.net waiting for localhost forever

Question

Suddenly this morning I turned on my computer and launched visual studio... And no matter what I tried and whether I run or debug, and whatever the browser is ( chrome / fir

Answer 1

I had received a project where the webconfig had port number mentioned along with the server like this.

sqlConnectionString="Data Source=<<SQLInstanceName>>\SQLEXPRESS,<<Port>>;Initial Catalog=<<DBName>>;Integrated Security=false;User Id=<<UserName>>;PWD=<<Password>>;"

After removing the port number from connection string, the error message disappeared and code began to work.

sqlConnectionString="Data Source=<<SQLInstanceName>>\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=<<DBName>>;Integrated Security=false;User Id=<<UserName>>;PWD=<<Password>>;"

I am relative new to ASP.net. Dont know if this is going to cause problem elsewhere (^_^).

Answer 2

Restarting the IIS may work as it will end the current instance and run your web page in a new instance.