Proxy Settings in Machine.Config

With the our migrations to SharePoint 2010, decided to move our proxy settings to the machine.config files as opposed to web.configs. The infrastucture guys change the URL too often (they alse haven't provided us with a DNS entry) which means we have to edit the config files of multiple web applications and extensions.

Steps required:

1. Add the following to the machine.config:

  <system.net>

    <defaultProxy useDefaultCredentials="true">

      <proxy usesystemdefault="False" proxyaddress="http://proxy.address" bypassonlocal="True" />

    </defaultProxy>

  </system.net>

2. Remove the defaultProxy from section from your web.config files.


PS. The machine.config to edit can be found at: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\CONFIG.