host name invalid in browser of android WCF web services

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I have one url--->"localhost:81/example.svc/add this is working fine in browser if use ip address of system instead of local host it showing invalid host name.example--->191.XXX.X.X/example.svc/add. How can i get same response if i use both urls

Posted 12-Mar-14 0:26am

mekalareddy

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k.Prathap · Answer 1 · 2014-03-12T01:56:00

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Your localhost is used to refer to your computer from its “internal” IP, not from any “external” IPs of your computer.
You have to use IPaddress when WCF service is hosted on external servers not in your Machine.
If your WCF service is in local machine use localhost not your local ip

Posted 12-Mar-14 1:56am

k.Prathap

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mekalareddy 13-Mar-14 1:14am

then how can i use that url in android to get response