title: Test if npm is connecting through proxy from visual studio 2015
body: <p>Im trying to create my first Angular site, however Im having problems restoring the  json packages using NPM.</p>
  
  <p>I know this is a proxy issue, as i'm behind a corporate firewall.</p>
  
  <p>I'm trying to troubleshoot the correct proxy information. </p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Im updating the settings in NPM using the command window.</li>
  <li>Go to visual studio and right click packages.json and then restore.</li>
  <li>Computer takes a long time to tell me the proxy settings are incorrect.</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I'm trying to get a quick way of testing my proxy settings in step 3 above, without doing the restore.</p>
  
  <p>Also - I see some people are suggesting you need to input your username and password as part of the proxy settings, is username and password necessary? These are not required when I connect to the internet. </p>