'Unable to connect to remote server' when trying to pick up RSS feed

[markknowsley]

I'm trying to write small asp.net app to pick up and display data from an RSS feed. I've used the code sample available on

http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/031903-1.aspx

and modified it into C#.

When I run the app, I get the following (summarised) error message:

Unable to connect to remote server - No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

I've tried two different RSS feeds on two different websites, and presume that the problem lies with my network security settings rather than public web servers refusing a connection. I know that there is a proxy server running here, so if I enter username, password and domain of the proxy should that let me talk to the website, or will I need to take further steps?

Thanks,

Mark.

 

[ca8msm]

presume that the problem lies with my network security settings rather than public web servers refusing a connection

That's almost certainly the case and as you've identified it could well be the proxy server that is causing the issue. It could also be firewall settings so I'd suggest turning off whatever you can to at least get it working first.


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[markknowsley]

So if I did something like:

System.Net.WebProxy proxy = new System.Net.WebProxy("proxyname");
        proxy.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("username", "password", "domain");
        System.Net.WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy = proxy;

followed by my code to set up XmlTextReader, pick up RSS etc. I should be ok?

 

[ca8msm]

Best thing to do is try it out and see what happens.


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