WebRequest.GetResponse returns a response to an Internet request.
Imports System.IO Imports System.Net Imports System.Text public class MainClass Shared Sub Main() Dim myWebRequest As WebRequest = WebRequest.Create("http://www.domain.com") Console.WriteLine(myWebRequest.Timeout) myWebRequest.Timeout = 10000 Dim myWebResponse As WebResponse = myWebRequest.GetResponse() End Sub End Class