.NET WebClient hanging, but no error

Asked Feb 03 '15 at 15:01

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I have a c#.NET program that is using a WebClient to download a group of files. It is working fine for most of the files, but one of the files causes the WebClient to hang indefinitely. The WebClient has a 60 second timeout on it's httpRequest, and it is in a try/catch structure, but still hangs indefinitely without generating an error.

I've tried opening the file in a browser, and the browser also hangs.

What can I do to cause the WebClient to error out in a situation like this?

Thanks

asked Feb 03 '15 at 15:01

gary_z

Maybe related to `proxy` setting on your machine. – Amitd Feb 03 '15 at 15:03
The answers to [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/q/601861/197913) should prove helpful. – Damir Arh Feb 03 '15 at 15:11
I had a similar problem using `HttpWebRequest` and the way I fixed it is to update from .net framework 3.5 to .net 4.0 – Davor Zlotrg Feb 03 '15 at 15:12
Enable System.Net tracing and you will see more info. – Lex Li Feb 03 '15 at 16:20

.NET WebClient hanging, but no error

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