<settings> Element (Network Settings)

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).

See Also

Reference

Network Settings Schema
System.Net
System.Net.Sockets