Hi, I have an ASP.NET web service (written in VS 2008) running on a server on the web (Windows Server 2003).
I have to open up port 80 in the firewall on my client PC that consumes the service through a winforms app
If I do not open up the port I get this exception:
System.Web.WebException: "Unable to connect to the remote server"
This is my first web service, so it’s all a bit confusing at the moment.
Anyway my question is whether there is any way that I can avoid my users having to open up this port on there firewall?
I use a commercial product that connects to a web service very much like mine and I get through no problem (It is running on the same server) without having to open up the port, so I guess it must be possible
Thanks for you help in this matter
Talyrond