ASP.NET remote debugging using Visual Studio 2008

Question

Im having issues getting this to work, maybe its not even possible?

I have a PUBLIC Server http://publicserver.com I want to debug using my laptop from my home (for instance)

I run msvsmon.exe on the public server, it starts up fine.

On my local machine, i have my code open and in VS, i choose Debug->Attach for Qualifier i enter publicserver.com, but it tells me it cannot find it

Questions: 1.) What port does remote debugging use? If i port sniff i dont see msvsmon.exe opening any new port ... Does it use 4015 by default?

I dont think its a security thing, so please dont point me to the articles, i have followed them as much as i can, but they dont work for my scenerio (unless you find one i havent seen)

Thanks :-)

Answer 1

EDIT: I just realized what you're doing after rereading your question. Remote Debugger works via RPC calls, similar to how MMC Remote Administration works. As far as I know, it isn't routable. You need to run this over a local network. You might try setting up a VPN connection to your remote server.

Answer 2

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