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VS 2013 can't connect to IIS


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I am a newbie to IIS.

 

I could use some pointers in setting up VS and IIS together

 

I want to make a custom web development workstation for a project I am working on. I did the following:

1. Add IIS VM to custom host file on host

2. Installed Server 2012 with IIS role model with appropriate packages

3. Installed VS 2013 community edition

4. Disabled all incoming firewall rules on IIS VM

 

My error is "Error Message: Could not reconnect to "www". Make sure that the machine name and path are valid.

 

I can ping. I can connect through IE just fine.

 

What do I need to connect? Also is it possible to go under tools-> and connect to server via a Linux one with Apache as well?

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Try run VS as an administrator.

Moreover, have you disabled loopback check?

 

Would I need to disable that if it is not on a domain? I will try running it as an administrator when I get home

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Try run VS as an administrator.

Moreover, have you disabled loopback check?

 

 

Tried both and still a no go. I also disabled the firewall and all incoming traffic on the IIS VM too.

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Has your IIS site got a binding to the URL? I know it is a dumb question but worth double-checking

Moreover is your web project configured to deploy to iis?

 

For the record I have 0 experience using IIS or web development.

 

I however am an IT professional in the support arena and know AD, Windows Server administration, and advanced desktop support. I saw some documentation pointing to using VS first and it creates something called web.config. But for the record no it is a blank Server 2013 image that I just added the role of IIS and took down the firewalls and added the IP to my pcs host file.

 

I am rather disappointed so far in VS 2013 as it only offers ASP.NET projects to configure a web server in which I do not want. :-(

I have a copy of Microsoft expressions that lets you get to work ... circa 2010 so it is outdated. I assumed under the file menu I could create .css, .php, .htm and it would sync up easily and offer more javascript support out of the package. I did install the web developer add-on and found web matrix. 

 

I think at this stage I will use my Linux turnkey Linux with includes an appliance with a lamp stack ready and use ftp to upload outdated HTML4 code with Web expressions. There is jquery support but for a 2010 tool I can kiss the notion of learning HTML 5 goodbye as it seems VS is still used for coding c# 1st unless I am doing something wrong?

 

I just wanted to play and hoped VS would offer tons of javascript tools and HTML 5 support and be an MS Exrpession or dreamweaver on steroids.

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