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Answer 1

+1 A:

In .NET 1.0, you could use:

WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy = WebProxy.GetDefaultProxy();

In 2.0, DefaultWebProxy is supposed to contain the IE proxy settings by default, so this method is obsolete.

http://www.west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/2542.aspx has more information.

UPDATE: Apperently the .NET 2.0 method is now;

WebRequest.DefaultProxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy();

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.webrequest.getsystemwebproxy.aspx

MiffTheFox 2009-07-02 05:15:09

I was about to reply the same thing. This obsolete method does not work in my circumstances. I am starting to think that the .GetSystemWebProxy() just does the same thing as this call.

Tim Jarvis 2009-07-02 05:22:26

But then what kind of exception does it throw? And GetSystemWebProxy is the new one, so I think there must have been some kind of change.

MiffTheFox 2009-07-02 05:23:16

The error is in the question above "Unable to connect to remote server"

Tim Jarvis 2009-07-02 05:24:42

@Tim J - That sounds like an error with the proxy itself...

MiffTheFox 2009-07-02 06:12:17

Answer 2

+1 A:

sigh, well after more investigation I fixed this problem just to get a different one....

The fix is to create the WebProxy with the .pac Uri

WebProxy proxy = new WebProxy(@"http://blahblah/proxy.pac);

Easy peasy...

So now I am getting through the proxy, but the Proxy server is messing with my request and the web service is barffing. (Note it doesn't do it if I am specific about the proxy address....sigh)

Tim Jarvis 2009-07-02 06:37:24

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