<settings> Element (Network Settings)

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12/13/2007

Configures basic network options for the System.Net namespace.

<settings>
    <servicePointManager> … </servicePointManager>
..<httpWebRequest> … </httpWebRequest>
..<ipv6> … </ipv6>
..<socket> … </socket>
..<webProxyScript> … </webProxyScript>
..<performanceCounters> … </performanceCounters>
</settings>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
httpWebRequest	Customizes Web request parameters.
ipv6	Enables Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support.
servicePointManager	Configures connections to network resources.
socket	Specifies whether socket operations use completion ports.
<webProxyScript> Element (Network Settings)	Configures the characteristics of the script used to discover Web proxies.
<performanceCounter> Element (Network Settings)	Enables network performance counters.

Parent Elements

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

Remarks

Configuration Files

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

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