XmlReaderSettings specifies a set of features to support on the XmlReader object created by the Create method.
Imports System Imports System.Xml Public Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim resolver As New XmlUrlResolver() Dim myCred As System.Net.NetworkCredential myCred = New System.Net.NetworkCredential("userName", "password", "yourDomain.com") resolver.Credentials = myCred Dim settings As New XmlReaderSettings() settings.XmlResolver = resolver Dim reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create("http://serverName/data/books.xml", settings) End Sub End Class