WebClient is very slow

Question

I have problem with Webclient.

It is very slow. It takes about 3-5 seconds to downloadString from one website. I don\'t have any network problems.

This is my

Answer 1

There are a few options if it is related to the initial proxy settings being checked:

1. Disable the automatic proxy detection settings in Internet Explorer

2. Set the proxy to null:

   WebClient.Proxy = null

3. On application startup set the default webproxy to null:

   WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy = null;

In older .NET code instead of setting to null, you used to write this (but null is now preferred):

webclient.Proxy = GlobalProxySelection.GetEmptyWebProxy();