J Donahue:

I'm having the exact same problem as you were in this message.

Did you ever find a solution?


> Hi all.  I'm behind a firewall trying to connect to a remote site via 
H> ttpWebRequest.  My simple code is as follows:

> Dim objRequest As HttpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create
(> "http://xml.nada.com/default.asp"), HttpWebRequest)
o> bjRequest.Method = "POST"
o> bjRequest.ContentLength = strPost.Length
D> im myWriter As StreamWriter

> Try
	> myWriter = New StreamWriter(objRequest.GetRequestStream())
	> myWriter.Close()
C> atch objError As Exception
 >        MyErrorMsg
	> Exit Sub
E> nd Try

> It errors on the objRequest.GetRequestStream as follows:

> The underlying connection was closed: Unable to connect to the remote 
s> erver.
a> t System.Net.HttpWebRequest.CheckFinalStatus() at 
S> ystem.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetRequestStream(IAsyncResult asyncResult) 
a> t System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream() at 
R> equests.JointInfo.DoJoint(Object sender, CommandEventArgs e) in 
\> \indlenders\DiBase\Requests\Requests\JointInfo.ascx.vb:line 295

> Anyone have any idea why I'm having problems with GetRequestStream??  
T> hanks!!