private bool GetIsAbleToUsePort() { IsAbleToUsePort = false; try { var x = new WebClientWithTimeout { Timeout = 3000 }; IsAbleToUsePort = ("OK" == x.DownloadString(GetPathEndingInSlash() + "testconnection")); } catch (Exception) { IsAbleToUsePort = false; } return IsAbleToUsePort; }