System.Net.WebClient unreasonably slow

Question

When using the System.Net.WebClient.DownloadData() method I\'m getting an unreasonably slow response time.

When fetching an url using the WebClient class in .NET it

Answer 1

What browser are you using to test?

Try using the default IE install. System.Net.WebClient uses the local IE settings, proxy etc. Maybe that has been mangled?