ASP.NET MVC httpclient postasync timeout after publishing - asp.net-mvc-4

Question

I'm trying to do an httpclient postasync and it works when I run it locally but not after I publish it.
public async Task<OrderRecord> GetOrderRecord(CheckOutRecord checkOutRecord)
{
OrderRecord orderRecord = new OrderRecord();
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
try
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
client.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100000);
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync("http://somewhere.com/Test/TestCheckout/", checkOutRecord);
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
string result = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
orderRecord = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OrderRecord>(result);
}
else
{
logger.Info(response.RequestMessage);
}
}
catch(HttpRequestException ex)
{
logger.Error(ex);
logger.Error("GetORderRecord failed. CheckOutRecord: " + checkOutRecord);
Elmah.ErrorSignal.FromCurrentContext().Raise(ex);
}
}
return orderRecord;
}
Here is the error message:
System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException: An error occurred while sending the request. --->
System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server --->
System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond "server ip address"
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.EndConnect(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Exception& exception)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetRequestStream(IAsyncResult asyncResult, TransportContext& context)
at System.Net.Http.HttpClientHandler.GetRequestStreamCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult()
at MotorcraftCheckoutService.WebApplication.Controllers.OrderController.d__8.MoveNext()
Any idea's? If I run it locally and point it to the remote location it works. If I run it and point it to my machine it works. Does not work after I publish to the webserver.