how can i fix my local host addres(port number ) in c# or get my local address in c#?

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I send a mail which includes activation link. When i open the program , this localhost changes everytime how can i get the address of localhost or fix it?

htmlBody = string.Format(" Hi " + userName + "\n Thank you for creating an account with RSS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM \n </ br>" + "Please click the below link to activate your account <br />" + "<a href='http://localhost:2386/ActivateUser.aspx?userName{0}&Id={1}'>Activate {0} </a>", UName, user_name);

I'm not sure if you quite grasp the concept of 'localhost'. The IP address for localhost is *always* 127.0.0.1 — Timothy Groote, Apr 27 '12 at 12:28
Do you mean the `port`? You can hard-code that in your development environment in the project settings in Visual Studio. Or you can publish your application to a staging area which would not have a port number, such as `staging.mydomain.com`. — mellamokb, Apr 27 '12 at 12:28
@TimothyGroote - I think he means the port on the server - `//localhost:2386` — ChrisF, Apr 27 '12 at 12:28
See [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/4243338/266143). — CodeCaster, Apr 27 '12 at 12:30

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 27 '12 at 12:30

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If you are just testing your app is not much of a problem, you can either go to the properties of the project -> web tab -> set the Specific Port to a fixed number => thats it.

Or you can set up the iis and have the app running on a particular virtual directory and avoid the port number at all Configuring IIS

But... if you are running on a server to have the app public you will have to go with the second option to have a definitely URl

answered Apr 27 '12 at 12:30

Eduardo Crimi

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how can i find properties of the project I cannot find it . I look at the project tab – leventkalay92 Apr 27 '12 at 12:34
@leventkalay92 Right click on the web project and there it should be the web tab – Eduardo Crimi Apr 27 '12 at 12:38

how can i fix my local host addres(port number ) in c# or get my local address in c#?

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