<connectionManagement> Element (Network Settings)

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11/16/2012

Specifies the maximum number of connections to a network host.

<configuration> Element
<system.net> Element (Network Settings)
<connectionManagement> Element (Network Settings)

<connectionManagement> 
</connectionManagement>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
<add>	Adds an IP address or DNS name to the connection management list.
<clear>	Clears the connection management list.
<remove>	Removes an IP address or DNS name from the connection management list.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<system.net>	Contains settings that specify how the .NET Framework connects to the network.

Remarks

The <connectionManagement> element defines the maximum number of connections to a server or group of servers.

Configuration Files

This element can be used in the application configuration file or the machine configuration file (Machine.config).

Example

The following code example configures an application to use four connections to the server www.contoso.com and two connections to all other servers.

<configuration>
  <system.net>
    <connectionManagement>
      <add address = "https://www.contoso.com" maxconnection = "4" />
      <add address = "*" maxconnection = "2" />
    </connectionManagement>
  </system.net>
</configuration>