IIS Express: Debugging Over the Lan

So... you need to have your mobile app hit your local web serivce (that runs on IIS Express) and debug it. Follow these articles:

• Steps to Enable Remote Debugging
• Troubleshooting steps to get remote debugging working
• More info: Using the wildcard

NetSH Commands

• All Commands
• Add urlacl
• Delete urlacl

Summary

• Configure your bindings in IISExpress: C:\Users\YourUser\Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config
• Add the binding for your the ip address of your machine

<site name="SomeSite" id="32">
	<application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
		<virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="C:\dev\code\someSite" />
	</application>
	<bindings>
		<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation=":7299:localhost" />
		<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:7299:192.168.0.6" />
	</bindings>
</site>

• Run this command in an elevated command prompt

netsh http add urlacl url=http://192.168.0.6:7299/ user=everyone 

• Add a firewall rule: Inbound port 7299, allow

• Once done, switch your bindings back:

<bindings>
   <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:7299:localhost" />
</bindings>

• Run this command to remove that rule:

netsh http delete urlacl url=http://192.168.0.6:7299/