Set the default proxy

[guitardave78]

I have a vb2005 app that checks an xml feed.
I need to know how to set the default proxy for the app to use to the default internet explorer proxy settings

Thanks .

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[PGoRule]

Did you try with:

Imports System.Net

Dim nr As New NetworkCredential(user, pwd, domain)
Dim wp As New WebProxy(ip address, port)

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[guitardave78]

Yep, but that is not what I need.
I am trying to avoid the need for the user to put in proxy details and just get it from internet explorers default settings

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[PGoRule]

Try with:

Dim SysProxy As IWebProxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy

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[guitardave78]

Yeah thats what I though
This is my code. I keep getting a 407 proxy authentication required which ever method i use.

Dim gmailUri As String = "[URL unfurl="true"]https://gmail.google.com/gmail/feed/atom"[/URL]
Dim nc As New NetworkCredential(username, password)
Dim http As HttpWebRequest
Dim strm As Stream
http = HttpWebRequest.Create(gmailUri)
http.Proxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy

strm = http.GetResponse.GetResponseStream

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[PGoRule]

Check this resource...It's in c#, I'm not sure about it, but may help you. I'll take this on priority tomorrow if it remains unanswered.
Detecting IE proxy settings

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[guitardave78]

ok this is what i have now, still 407

System.Net.HttpWebRequest.DefaultWebProxy = System.Net.WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy
System.Net.HttpWebRequest.DefaultWebProxy.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials
Dim gmailUri As New Uri("[URL unfurl="true"]https://gmail.google.com/gmail/feed/atom")[/URL]
Dim nc As New NetworkCredential(username, password)
Dim http As HttpWebRequest
Dim proxy As New WebProxy
Dim strm As System.IO.Stream
http = HttpWebRequest.Create(gmailUri)
http.Credentials = nc
strm = http.GetResponse.GetResponseStream

annoyingly the same thing does work in this code

System.Net.HttpWebRequest.DefaultWebProxy = System.Net.WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy
System.Net.HttpWebRequest.DefaultWebProxy.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials
Dim query As New Client.FeedQuery()
Dim service As New Client.Service()
Dim nc As New NetworkCredential("asdasd", "asdasd")
service.Credentials = nc
query.Uri = New Uri("[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/asdasd@gmail.com/public/full")[/URL]

Dim calFeed As Client.AtomFeed = service.Query(query)

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[guitardave78]

It may be the link.
It requires a secure login.
Now without the proxy the code works (ie at home)
The code works for a normal link with the proxy, but not the https link.

I am guessing that maybe the ssl port is getting stopped.
But
I can access the same url through internet explorer

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