I version 2 af .NET frameworket er der kommet understøttelse af FTP-protokollen. Ved hjælp af System.Net.WebClient kan man eksempelvis meget simpelt downloade filer som i følgende eksempel, hvor der hentes en lille tekstfil, der forklarer lidt om, hvad FTP (File Transfer Protocol) er for noget; men pas på at du ikke fordyber dig så meget i dokumentet, at du rammes af nostalgisk længsel efter Amigaer og VAX’er.

Dim request As New System.Net.WebClient()
request.Credentials = New System.Net.NetworkCredential("anonymous", "anders@and.dk")

Dim s As String = request.DownloadString("ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/MSDN/FTP.TXT")

Dim writer As New System.IO.StreamWriter("C:\FTP.TXT")
writer.Write(s)
writer.Close()

System.Net.WebClient request = new System.Net.WebClient();
request.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("anonymous", "anders@and.dk");

string s = request.DownloadString(@"ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/MSDN/FTP.TXT");

System.IO.StreamWriter writer = new System.IO.StreamWriter(@"C:\FTP.TXT");
writer.Write(s);
writer.Close();

WebClient understøtter også asynkron up- og download som í følgende eksempel, hvor den samme fil hentes endnu en gang.

Private Sub btnStartDownload_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnStartDownload.Click

  Dim request As New System.Net.WebClient()
  request.Credentials = New System.Net.NetworkCredential("anonymous", "anders@and.dk")

  request.DownloadStringAsync("ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/MSDN/FTP.TXT")
  AddHandler request.DownloadStringCompleted, AddressOf DownloadStringCompletedHandler

End Sub

Private Sub DownloadStringCompletedHandler(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Net.DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs)

  Dim s As String = e.Result

  Dim writer As New System.IO.StreamWriter("C:\FTP.TXT")
  writer.Write(s)
  writer.Close()

End Sub

private void btnStartDownload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  System.Net.WebClient request = new System.Net.WebClient();
  request.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("anonymous", "anders@and.dk");

  request.DownloadStringAsync(@"ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/MSDN/FTP.TXT");
  request.DownloadStringCompleted += DownloadStringCompletedHandler;
}

private void DownloadStringCompletedHandler(object sender, System.Net.DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs e)
{
  string s = e.Result;

  System.IO.StreamWriter writer = new System.IO.StreamWriter(@"C:\FTP.TXT");
  writer.Write(s);
  writer.Close();
}