Re: C# webservice consumer app hitting MaxConnect=2 limit

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Hello, intrepid_dw@xxxxxxxxxxx!
You wrote on 6 Aug 2006 11:47:15 -0700:

id> In debugging a C#-based .NET app that talks to a remote web service, I
id> was observing a particular behavior in which this app would generate
id> what I'd call a "burst" of calls to a web service. After these calls
id> fired, the application would block on any subsequent calls to the web
id> service.

id> After rummaging around, I finally came across the fact that the app was
id> hitting the wall imposed by the "maxConnects" parameter of
id> machine.config, and trying to open more than two simultaneous
id> connections to the same web endpoint. Changing this number for the sake
id> of test (in machine.config) (from 2 to 5) immediately resolved the
id> problem for the application, but I'm not sure I can make the assumption
id> I will be able to change that figure on machines using the app.

id> Are there programmatic workarounds to this, or settings in an
id> app-specific config file I can use that will overcome this limit? The
id> "burst" of calls is unusual, but correct within the context of the
id> application, so at the moment I'm awfully reluctant to try redesigning
id> that part of the program merely to overcome a single configuration
id> setting...

id> Any suggestions appreciated.

Try to increase
ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit

Additionally take a look at the thread
(
http://groups.google.com.ua/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.performance/browse_thread/thread/46f02b16401d50f9/65c4e4605cf603e4?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1&hl=uk#65c4e4605cf603e4 )
The same problem was discussed there...

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Regards, Vadym Stetsyak.
Blog: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com


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