when I put in the address to my server/ArcGIS/rest/service I get a red exclamation point. I am supposed to be able to add any mapservice right?
Bobby,
The red exclamation mark is an indicator that the address could not be contacted/resolved or did not meet a standard address url.
Robert,
my address is http://serverIP:6080/arcgis/rest/services/SimDams/Mansfield_PW/MapServer
do I need to use my proxy even though it is http?
Bobby,
I don't see an issue with that url. When you place this url in a browser address bar and hit enter does the rest service end point display?
yes. I copied and pasted right from the mapserver page. is there something in the local layer that I need to modify?
I even tried a feature service and image service and they all went red exclamation point
What version of LL widget are you using? Have you gotten the latest from git-hub?