Host ASP.NET Project on IIS on Machine Itself

Question

Gentlemen, good afternoon.

I am developing an application in ASP.NET C#, and would like to host this application in the IIS of my machine.

My machine is a windows 7, with IIS 7. My internet is not fixed IP, would have to configure the router to accept external access.

I would like to know what I must do to be able to host my project on my own machine.

Somebody help me?

Answer 1

Not being fixed IP, the way is to use a dynamic DNS service like the NO-IP or Dyn DNS. Most routers already allow you to configure one of these services directly by their internal settings utility. This setting changes from router to router, but usually this just provide your user and password so that the router can inform the dynamic DNS service when there is an IP change.

Also, on your router, you will have to open the door on which your website is running (Port Forwarding). This setting changes from router to router as well, but you will have to tell which is the machine IP and the internal port (on which the IIS is running) and which is the external port (the port that the machines outside your network will use). Another important point is that your router will leave a fixed IP tied to the IIS machine’s MAC Address, in order to prevent DHCP from assigning a different IP to it than that configured in Port Forwarding.

You will also have to open any ports used in Windows Firewall and/or router if any.