How to: Enable a WebRequest to Use a Proxy to Communicate With the Internet
This example creates a global proxy instance that will enable any WebRequest to use a proxy to communicate with the Internet. The example assumes that the proxy server is named webproxy
and that it communicates on port 80, the standard HTTP port.
Example
var proxyObject = new WebProxy("http://webproxy:80/");
GlobalProxySelection.Select = proxyObject;
Dim proxyObject As New WebProxy("http://webproxy:80/")
GlobalProxySelection.Select = proxyObject
Compiling the Code
This example requires:
- A C#
using
directive for the System.Net namespace. - A Visual Basic
Imports
statement for the System.Net namespace.