Perform a simple connection attempt in .net

simple_connection_check

using System.Net;

public class Test
{
    static void Main()
    {
        WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create("url here");
        try
        {
            using (WebResponse response = request.GetResponse())
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Connected!");
            }
        }
        catch (WebException e)
        {
            using (WebResponse response = e.Response)
            {
                HttpWebResponse httpResponse = (HttpWebResponse) response;
                Console.WriteLine("Error code: {0}", httpResponse.StatusCode);
                using (Stream data = response.GetResponseStream())
                using (var reader = new StreamReader(data))
                {
                    string text = reader.ReadToEnd();
                    Console.WriteLine(text);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}