Why can't I add this to machine.config

Question

I would like to add this section to my machine.config in exactly the same way many articles and microsoft are suggesting:

  <configuration>
    <system.net>
       <connectionManagement>
         <add name = "www.contoso.com" maxconnection = "4" />
         <add name = "*" maxconnection = "2" />
       </connectionManagement>
     </system.net>
 </configuration>

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa903351(v=vs.71).aspx http://geekswithblogs.net/StuartBrierley/archive/2009/09/30/tuning-iis---machine.config-settings.aspx

As soon as I do it though, I get this exception when trying to hit a page hosted on the IIS on the same machine:

Parser Error Message: Unrecognized configuration section system.net.

Source Error:

Line 9:      settings that differ from their defaults.
Line 10: --><configuration>
Line 11:  <system.net>
Line 12:          <connectionManagement>
Line 13:              <add address="*" maxconnection="24" />

Source File: C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\Config\machine.config

Line: 11

Where is the problem and how can I modify the machine.config so that I can finally control the maxconnection value?

Answer 1

In my machine.config line 10 is still part of the opening comments. Did you delete those?

the --> suggests you may not have deleted the closing xml comment, or you may have accidentally deleted the opening xml comment token. Make sure you have the opening <!--

EDIT:

Do you have the opening xml header? the fact the line numbers are off seems odd to me. Line 9 should be one line higher up. Here's what it should look like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
    Please refer to machine.config.comments for a description and
    the default values of each configuration section.

    For a full documentation of the schema please refer to
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42127

    To improve performance, machine.config should contain only those
    settings that differ from their defaults.
-->