<system.Net> Element (Network Settings)

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.NET Framework 3.5
General Reference for the .NET Framework
Configuration File Schema
Network Settings Schema

Element (Network Settings)

<authenticationModules> Element (Network Settings)
<connectionManagement> Element (Network Settings)
<defaultProxy> Element (Network Settings)
<mailSettings> Element (Network Settings)
<requestCaching> Element (Network Settings)
<settings> Element (Network Settings)
<webRequestModules> Element (Network Settings)

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
authenticationModules	Specifies modules used to authenticate Internet requests.
connectionManagement	Specifies the maximum number of connections to an Internet host.
defaultProxy	Configures the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) proxy server.
mailSettings	Configures Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) mail sending options.
requestCaching	Controls the caching mechanism for network requests.
settings	Configures basic network options for System.Net.
<webRequestModules> Element (Network Settings)	Specifies modules to use to request information from Internet hosts.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	Contains settings for all namespaces.

Remarks

The system.net element contains settings for classes in the System.Net namespace. The settings configure authentication modules, connection management, the proxy server, and Internet request modules for receiving information from Internet hosts.

Example

The following code example shows a typical configuration used by System.Net classes.

<configuration>
  <system.net>
    <authenticationModules>
      <add type = "System.Net.DigestClient" />
      <add type = "System.Net.NegotiateClient" />
      <add type = "System.Net.KerberosClient" />
      <add type = "System.Net.NtlmClient" />
      <add type = "System.Net.BasicClient" />
    </authenticationModules>
    <connectionManagement>
      <add address = "*" maxconnection = "2" />
    </connectionManagement>
    <defaultProxy>
      <proxy
        usesystemdefault = "true"
        bypassonlocal = "true"
      />
    </defaultProxy>
    <webRequestModules>
      <add prefix = "http"
        type = "System.Net.HttpRequestCreator"
      />
      <add prefix = "https"
        type = "System.Net.HttpRequestCreator"
      />
      <add prefix = "file"
        type = "System.Net.FileWebRequestCreator"
      />
    </webRequestModules>
  </system.net>
</configuration>

Reference

Network Settings Schema

Element (Network Settings)
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