Getting the proxy server settings.

[Guest]

How can I get the proxy setting for the current machine? I can view them in
IE but I want to be able to display/change them through my own interface.

TIA - Jeff.

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Jeff,

In order to change the settings, you will have to make calls to the
functions in the WinInet library through the P/Invoke layer. Specifically,
the functions you want to call are InternetSetOption and InternetGetOption.

These options ^might^ be available through WMI (I've never really
looked, but almost everything is there, so it doesn't hurt to check).

 

[Bodyboarder20]

How can I get the proxy setting for the current machine? I can view them in
IE but I want to be able to display/change them through my own interface.

TIA - Jeff.

You need to connect to the machine registry remotely...

The registry keys that house the proxy data are:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"ProxyServer"="<your proxy IP address>"
"ProxyEnable"=dword:00000001
"ProxyOverride"="<local>"

Just lookup how to access a machines registry remotely via C#...

 

[Bodyboarder20]

I just realized you said "Current" machine. Just access the registry
on the machine and you can update all the info you need to via the
Keys above.

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

That's actually the wrong way to do it, as the registry is an
implementation detail. The proper way is through the WinInet classes.