HTTP Via A Proxy
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HTML:
Dim request As HttpWebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create("http://www.google.com")
request.Proxy = New Net.WebProxy(ip:port)
request.Timeout = 5000 'set timeout
request.KeepAlive = False
Dim response As HttpWebResponse = request.GetResponse()
Dim sr As StreamReader = New StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream())
Dim pageSourceCode As String = sr.ReadToEnd()
shudogg
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- Sep 23, 2008
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If it is for an app that will be used by other people, look into supporting private proxies. You will need to give them the option to say "my proxies require username/password" by having a checkbox. They check the box, and it unlocks the Proxy Username and Proxy Password text boxes.
In your webrequest code, add a check to get the checkstate of the checkbox. If it is checked, then pass the credentials in the WebRequest.
In your webrequest code, add a check to get the checkstate of the checkbox. If it is checked, then pass the credentials in the WebRequest.
And to do that you extend out the previous proxy example like this.
Code:
Dim IP as string = "127.0.0.1"
Dim PORT as string = "8080"
Dim USERNAME as string = "TestUser"
Dim PASSWORD as string = "TestPass"
Dim proxy As New WebProxy(IP & ":" & PORT, True)
proxy.Credentials = New NetworkCredential(USERNAME, PASSWORD)
request.Proxy = proxy