<add> Element for connectionManagement (Network Settings)

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12/08/2006

Adds an IP address or DNS name to the connection management list.

<add 
   address = "address expression" 
   maxconnection = integer 
/>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute	Description
address	A regular expression describing an IP address or DNS name.
maxconnection	The maximum number of connections allowed to a server. If not supplied, the default is 2.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
connectionManagement	Specifies the maximum number of connections to a network host.

Remarks

The value of the address attribute should be a valid regular expression, or an asterisk to indicate the default number of connections to unspecified servers.

For more information about regular expressions, see .NET Framework Regular Expressions.

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>