Connection to WebServices using localhost or the IP of the computer

Question

Hello,
I have an application which uses the LabVIEW Web Services. I use the browser and I access:
http://localhost:8000/rg/index.html where 8000 is the http port (LabView2011). The applications works fine.
When I use http://COMPUTER_IP:8000/rg/index.html the page loads but nothing hapens. Is like the WebService is not accessed.
I have asked a friend to access this address from another computer and he gets the same thing. The page loads but nothing happens.
I am using Labview 2011 and Windows XP.
What am I doing wrong? Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,
So I have reinstalled completely Windows XP and LabView 2011. I have not installed any antivirus and the firewall is disabled.
1. I have created a new project, with a new webservice and deployed it.
2. For the newly deployed webservice I have opened a browser and accessed the service via:
                                     http://localhost:8080/Generator/Main/3        and        http://82.139.123.117:8080/Generator/Main/3
I have even asked a friend from a different network to access the webservice and it worked.
3. I have installed the Web UI Builder and created an interface for the service, tested the interface, obtained the index.html file from NI (named it rg).
4. I have copied this archive to: C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2011\www, the HTTP port was by default 8000 so I left it like that.
5. I have used the address: http://localhost:8000/rg/index.html   and I could see the page but it was no response from the web service (image 1).
6. Then I copied the same rg directory to C:/Program Files/National Instruments/Shared/NI WebServer/www/rg/ .
7. Now If I access http://localhost:8080/rg/index.html - it works (image 2), http://127.0.0.1:8080/rg/index.html - does not work (image 3), http://82.139.123.117:8080/rg/index.html - does not work (image 4).
Image 5 are the settings of my Labview configuration.
What do you think, what am I doing wrong?
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