"Quimbly" <Quim***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there any way in the BCL to detect what proxy server settings are
> configured through IE (i.e. Tools-Internet Options->Connections tab->LAN
> Settings->Use a proxy server for your LAN...)?
>
> Furthermore, if a proxy server is problematic (i.e. non-existant or is
> intermittant), is it possible for the BCL to distinguish between a bad
> network connection (e.g. a disconnected NIC) and a bad proxy server (e.g.
> unreachable proxy)?
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> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks.