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Config system.net

The <system.net> child of <configuration> section in machine.config, or the application or assembly .config file is used to configure the System.Net namespace.

Syntax:

<configuration>
  <system.net>
     <connectionManagement>
       ...
     </connectionManagement>
  </system.net>
</configuration>

<connectionManagement>

The connectionManagement section is used to configure the [http:/monodoc/T:System.Net.ServicePointManager ServicePointManager] class, which is used by [http:/monodoc/T:System.Net.WebClient System.Net.WebClient] to manage its connections.

Inside a connectionManagement section, you can have the following tags:

<connectionManagement>
  <add name="address" maxconnection="NN"/>
</connectionManagement>

Where the address is the host name, or the wildcard “*” to apply to all connections. And maxconnection is the maximum number of open connections on that host.

Alternatively an application can change that setting by setting the [http:/monodoc/P:System.Net.ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit DefaultConnectionLimit] value in the [http:/monodoc/T:System.Net.ServicePointManager ServicePointManager].