Try
    ' A 'Socket' object has been created.
    Dim httpSocket As New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp)
    
    ' The IPaddress of the unknown uri is resolved using the 'Dns.Resolve' method. 
     ' which leads to the 'SocketException' exception. 
    
    Dim hostEntry As IPHostEntry = Dns.Resolve("http://www.contoso.com")
    
    Dim serverAddress As IPAddress = hostEntry.AddressList(0)
    Dim endPoint As New IPEndPoint(serverAddress, 80)
    httpSocket.Connect(endPoint)
    Console.WriteLine("Connection created successfully")
    httpSocket.Close()
Catch e As SocketException
    Dim exp As [String] = e.Message
    ' Throw the WebException with no parameters.
    Throw New WebException()
End Try

Try
    ' A 'Socket' object has been created.
    Dim httpSocket As New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp)
    
    ' The IPaddress of the unknown uri is resolved using the 'Dns.Resolve' method. 
     
    Dim hostEntry As IPHostEntry = Dns.Resolve(connectUri)
    
    Dim serverAddress As IPAddress = hostEntry.AddressList(0)
    Dim endPoint As New IPEndPoint(serverAddress, 80)
    httpSocket.Connect(endPoint)
    Console.WriteLine("Connection created successfully")
    httpSocket.Close()
Catch e As SocketException
    Console.WriteLine((ControlChars.Cr + "Exception thrown." + ControlChars.Cr + "The Original Message is: " + e.Message))
    ' Throw the 'WebException' object with a message string specific to the situation.
    Throw New WebException("Unable to locate the Server with 'www.contoso.com' Uri.")
End Try

Try
    ' A 'Socket' object has been created.
    Dim httpSocket As New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp)
    
    ' The IPaddress of the unknown uri is resolved using the 'Dns.Resolve' method. 
     
    Dim hostEntry As IPHostEntry = Dns.Resolve(connectUri)
    
    Dim serverAddress As IPAddress = hostEntry.AddressList(0)
    Dim endPoint As New IPEndPoint(serverAddress, 80)
    httpSocket.Connect(endPoint)
    Console.WriteLine("Connection created successfully")
    httpSocket.Close()
Catch e As SocketException
    Console.WriteLine((ControlChars.Cr + "Exception thrown." + ControlChars.Cr + "The Original Message is: " + e.Message))
    ' Throw the 'WebException' object with a message string and message status specific to the situation.
    Throw New WebException("Unable to locate the Server with 'www.contoso.com' Uri.", WebExceptionStatus.NameResolutionFailure)
End Try

Try
    ' A 'Socket' object has been created.
    Dim httpSocket As New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp)
    
    ' The IPaddress of the unknown uri is resolved using the 'Dns.Resolve' method. 
     Dim hostEntry As IPHostEntry = Dns.Resolve(connectUri)
    
    Dim serverAddress As IPAddress = hostEntry.AddressList(0)
    Dim endPoint As New IPEndPoint(serverAddress, 80)
    httpSocket.Connect(endPoint)
    Console.WriteLine("Connection created successfully")
    httpSocket.Close()
Catch e As SocketException
    Console.WriteLine((ControlChars.Cr + "Exception thrown." + ControlChars.Cr + "The Original Message is: " + e.Message))
    ' Throw the 'WebException' object with a message string specific to the situation. 
     ' and the 'InnerException' which actually lead to this exception.
    Throw New WebException("Unable to locate the Server with 'www.contoso.com' Uri.", e)
End Try

' Send the data. 
       Dim ASCII As Encoding = Encoding.ASCII
       Dim requestPage As String = "GET /nhjj.htm HTTP/1.1" + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.Cr + "Host: " + connectUri + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.Cr + "Connection: Close" + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.Cr + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.Cr
       Dim byteGet As [Byte]() = ASCII.GetBytes(requestPage)
       Dim recvBytes(256) As [Byte]
       
       ' Create an 'IPEndPoint' object.
       Dim hostEntry As IPHostEntry = Dns.Resolve(connectUri)
       Dim serverAddress As IPAddress = hostEntry.AddressList(0)
       Dim endPoint As New IPEndPoint(serverAddress, 80)
       
       ' Create a 'Socket' object  for sending data.
       Dim connectSocket As New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp)
       
       ' Connect to host using 'IPEndPoint' object.
       connectSocket.Connect(endPoint)
       
       ' Sent the 'requestPage' text to the host.
       connectSocket.Send(byteGet, byteGet.Length, 0)
       
       ' Receive the information sent by the server.
       Dim bytesReceived As Int32 = connectSocket.Receive(recvBytes, recvBytes.Length, 0)
       Dim headerString As [String] = ASCII.GetString(recvBytes, 0, bytesReceived)
      
       ' Check whether 'status 404' is there or not in the information sent by server.
       If headerString.IndexOf("404") <> False Then
           bytesReceived = connectSocket.Receive(recvBytes, recvBytes.Length, 0)
           Dim memoryStream As New MemoryStream(recvBytes)
           getStream = CType(memoryStream, Stream)
           
           ' Create a 'WebResponse' object.
           Dim myWebResponse As WebResponse = CType(New HttpConnect(getStream), WebResponse)
           Dim myException As New Exception("File Not found")
           
           ' Throw the 'WebException' object with a message string, message status,InnerException and WebResponse.
           Throw New WebException("The Requested page is not found.", myException, WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError, myWebResponse)
       End If 

       connectSocket.Close()