System.IO.FileNotFoundException: The Web application at http://-.-.-.- could not be found. Verify that you have typed the URL correctly. solution

System.IO.FileNotFoundException: The Web application at http://203.143.39.19 could not be found. Verify that you have typed the URL correctly. If the URL should be serving existing content, the system administrator may need to add a new request URL mapping to the intended application.

You can verify this error when you type the public url as http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ you can not access your your web site.

You may access it using your intranet access or local host.

Then go to Central Administration > Operations > Alternate Access Mappings

Then Edit Default and set your public IP as default.

Then gooooooo to http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/

wow! you are there