compact-framework cannot establish connection to network error

Question

Trying to use pocket pc emulator (vs 2008) to connect to web service on my latop. No matter what I try I can't connect. I am using my laptop's IP address in the url. It works great from the url on my laptop, I just can't get the emulator to hit it and I keep getting the " cannot establish connection to network" exception.

I have googled until my eyeballs popped out of my skull and cannot find an answer.

Thanks in advance Paul

Answer 1

Do you have ping for the PocketPC? Maybe tracert?

If you have a network problem, then you have to do network diagnosis. For instance, if you can't ping or even telnet to your laptop, then you have a much more fundamental network problem and not a web service problem.