HttpWebRequest runs slowly first time within SQLCLR

Question

When making an HttpWebRequest within a CLR stored procedure (as per the code below), the first invocation after the Sql Server is (re-)started or after a given (but indeterminat

Answer 1

Not sure but if the delay long enough that initial DNS lookups could be the culprit? ( how long is the delay verse a normal call? )

and/or

Is this URI internal to the Network / or a different internal network?

I have seen some weird networking delays from using load balance profiles inside a network that isn't setup right, the firewalls, load-balancers, and other network profiles might be "fighting" the initial connections...

I am not a great networking guy, but you might want to see what an SA has to say about this on serverfault.com as well...

good luck