WCF service application does not load on IIS - asp.net

So, i am trying to host a WCF application and to simplify the problem, i have now created a simple template 'WCF Service Application' on Visual studio 2013 and trying to host it on IIS by adding it to default site through add application and have given permission to IIS_IUSRS but the url seems to load and load, nothing shows up at all.i have also done aspnet_regiis -i but no luck.

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Now I want to deploy it to another remote server B (production server). This one sits in an isolated environment and does not have Internet access! Even if server B is a replica of server A, its IIS 7.0 does not have the web deployment tool component installed. So the built-in publishing tool does not work for the web deployment option.
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Has anybody got the experience or tips to solve the issue? Thanks.
Cheers,
Alex
edit:
because it a MVC site, the default document doesn't apply. check the following steps:
IIS Extension Less URLs are enabled and allowed.
ASP.NET 4.0 is installed and registered. C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\<version> and then aspnet_regiis -i (this will typically force IIS to use the MVC infrastructure instead of using the default document methodology)
Ensure App Pool is in 4.0 Integrated mode.
Ensue that the IIS Advanced Settings for the website are showing the right root folder path.

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I tried to following:
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SoL:
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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319>aspnet_regiis -i
Try changing Application pool to Classic. To do that open Advanced settings of your application in IIS manager and change Application Pool. There should be "ASP.NET v4.0 Classic" or something similar according to your framework version.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731755(v=ws.10).aspx

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If I need to use FTP, what steps do I need to take to get the app working once the necessary files have been uploaded to ftp://www.foobar.com/www/members? I'm not worried about database, security certificates, registry, GAC, etc., I just want to know the steps necessary to get the home page of my web app to come up when I put http://www.foobar.com/members.
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Edit
Your first step should be to get the hosting company to set up the virtual directory with the following parameters (IIS 6):
ASP.NET Version: 4.0.30319 (or later)
Local Path: [root ftp path for main website]\Members
[ ] Script source access (unchecked)
[x] Read (checked)
[ ] Write (unchecked)
[ ] Directory browsing (unchecked)
[x] Log Visits (checked)
[x] Index this resource (checked)
Application Name: Members
Execute Permissions: Scripts only
Application Pool: ASP.NET 2.0

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