无法使用IP地址连接到Web服务，但可与127.0.0.1一起使用

Question

Currently I have webservice using dnx hosted on a specific ip address and connecting to it works fine. The service is listening at port 5004 so inorder to connect to it I use the following format

http://192.X.X.12:5004/api/somePar/?...

Now I moved the webservice to Azure and I use the following address to Remote Desktop onto the virtual machine on which it is hosted.

http://MyLink.cloudapp.net:54254

Now I am attempting to connect to it using its web address.Inside the virtual machine where the weservice is hosted if I type

http://127.0.0.1:5004/api/somePar/?..  (WORKS)

The above works. The ipconfig of the machine gives me say ABCD If I use that as such it fails.

http://A.B.C.D:5004/api/somePar/?..   

I guess that is another reason why my other machines cant connect to the webservice hosted on that machine. Any suggestions on why the ip address of the machine fails and the webservice only works with 127.0.0.1 How can I fix this ?

Answer 1

What OS is the virtual machine running? I had this exact problem with a machine running Windows 7 Professional; apparently, if you're running Windows on that VM, it needs to be Windows Server.

Answer 2

Check the binding, it should specify All Unassigned .

And try changing your port to 80 because 5004 is Real-time Transport Protocol used by Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) for Microsoft Windows Media streaming services and some other things and may be locked .