Thank you for the link. However, until I understand any ramifications of making a change on iPad, I won't do it. I am sure you understand.
>This may be relevant to change DNS on the iPad..
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http://www.macinstruct.com/node/452>
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>>>>>Hi,
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>>>>>I am trying to connect (load main page) an asp.net application running on one computer on a wi-fi network from iPad.
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>>>>>Some background information. I can access this asp.net app from another PC in the office (entering in the browser
http://PcServerName/AppName/MainPage.aspx) This works. The PCs as well as iPad use the same router. In fact if I enter in the Safari on iPad address 192.168.0.1 I get the login screen to the router. But when I enter in iPad address I get message that the server cannot be found.
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>>>>>Does the above mean that something is not setup on iPad or on the PC hosting the application?
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>>>>>TIA.
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>>>>Can you use the IP of the webserver instead of the server name? Sounds like the iPad is not using your local DNS (if there is local DNS).
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>>>I am always confused about the 'local DNS'. But I will run ipconfig on the PC where the application is running and try to access the application using IP instead of the server name. This is how I understand the url will change:
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http://192.168.0.100/AppName/MainPage.aspx >>>
>>>Thank you.
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>>>UPDATE: Success!
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>>so it is a DNS (name resolution) problem.
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>>I'm not familiar with the iPad or how to configure networking for it. My guess is somehow you need to tell it to use your router's IP address as a DNS server so it will get information on server and PC names on your network.
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