Question

I have run into a difficult situation.

I do not want to do my development based on an emulator, so I want to be able to have my phone (Android), to connect to my local PC to make sure what I am developing comes out the way I want it to.

Issue #1 – I need to be able to connect to my network, not internet, I can’t have my PC internet facing, this limits me from opening my PC to the internet.

Issue #2 – No WiFi allowed at my work, security issues.

Issue #3 – I can’t publish this to a internet facing site, since the procedure to get it to one, take a few days each publish and will put my development to a crawl.

What I’m looking for, is a way to get my phone to connect to my local PC, maybe via USB/Bluetooth but have access to my local IIS, does anyone have any idea how to accomplish this?

Answer 1

Any hack you use is going to take your environment away from the “reality” you seek.

I would really encourage you to ask your employer to give you the proper means to do your duties. For instance:

• Getting you a cheap VPS on the Internet you can push updates to yourself
• Setting up an encrypted AP separated from the rest of the company network.

Those two options are extremely cheap and would let you do what you need.