WCF configuration file: why do we need the clientBaseAddress database in the binding section?

Question

There are three sections in the WCF configuration for a service client: Look at bindings => clientBaseAddress

Why do we need to provide a callback address? Is this field required? Why can't .NET determine the client address? Does this mean that I can indicate the client endpoint located on some other machine?

<configuration> <system.serviceModel> <client> <endpoint address= </client> <bindings> <wsDualHttpBinding> <binding name= clientBaseAddress= maxBufferPoolSize="2147483647" maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647" </binding> </wsDualHttpBinding> </bindings> <behaviors> <endpointBehaviors> <behavior name=> </behavior> </endpointBehaviors> </behaviors> </system.serviceModel> 

Answer 1

since you are using wshttpdualbinding, you will need ClientBaseAddress if you are running Windows XP. If you are not using XP, you can leave it.

See here for more information: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/wenlong/archive/2006/10/19/how-to-use-wsdualhttpbinding-on-windows-xp-for-hosted-services. aspx