Browser Link connection is shown as "Unknown"

Question

I'm using browser link, plus Browser Link Inspector 2017

When loading my website, which is running in IIS, the Browser Link Dashboard shows zero connections to my web project, but 1 connection title "Unknown"

I have no idea what the problem is here.

Since the connection is unknown, none of the browser link inspector features work. When I press CTRL + ALT + I I see the browser window dim, and a cross appear, but selecting elements on the page does nothing.

Can someone help me out please? How can I stop the connection being "unknown"?

Answer 1

I had this same issue, for me it was caused because my solution has 2 projects and both has same ID.

Editing the .sln file I found that both projects has the same ID, so I changed one of them and it works. !

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio 15
VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.27004.2010
MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "HTI Model", "HTI Model\HTI Model.csproj", "{CF209992-A8B0-44E8-8E02-6AFDFADADDCA}"
EndProject
Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "HTI", "HTI\HTI.csproj", "{3CE82B75-A87A-4A5B-B9A0-AF481A815359}"
EndProject

note that 9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556 is repeated in both project so I changed the second to a random one FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC

I also changed the order putting the main project at the top an the Model project at bottom.

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio 15
VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.27004.2010
MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "HTI", "HTI\HTI.csproj", "{3CE82B75-A87A-4A5B-B9A0-AF481A815359}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "HTI Model", "HTI Model\HTI Model.csproj", "{CF209992-A8B0-44E8-8E02-6AFDFADADDCA}"
EndProject

It solved for me !