I have been trying to make web API requests to my asp.net core 2.2 web API that is hosted in IIS. I can get back results when I use 'example.com:50056/api/Vehicle/GetCarpaint' from my browser. However I get 'This site can't be reached' when I make the same request from my mobile phone's browser. Even when I use the IP address of my the machine where the website is hosted. My PC and phone are both on the same network.
Below, I wrote down my finding to this whole situation.
BROWSER
- example.com --OK
example.com:50056/api/Vehicle/GetCarpaint --OK (getting back data)
192.168.8.X:50056 --Error 400 Bad Request -Invalid Hostname
- 192.168.8.X:50056/api/Vehicle/GetCarpaint --Error 400 Bad Request -Invalid Hostname
PHONE'S BROWSER
192.168.8.X --OK
192.168.8.X/api/Vehicle/GetCarpaint --Error 404 File or directory not found
- 192.168.8.X:50056 --Error 400 Bad Request -Invalid Hostname
- 192.168.8.X:50056/api/Vehicle/GetCarpaint --Error 400 Bad Request -Invalid Hostname
- example.com --This site can't be reached, drsmashservices.com's server IP address could not be found
- example.com/api/Vehicle/GetCarpaint --This site can't be reached, example.com's server IP address could not be found
I expected to type the IP address of the site with my port followed by my route however my phone's browser can't seem to find the DNS of my website, additionally, I added an inbound rule with port 50056 and I still can't get it to work, am I missing something?