Re: How to check, if my LAN-connection is currently available or not?

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From: Erol Fornoles
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:24

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Trying doing a UDP broadcast. If it throws an exception, you're not
connected to the LAN.

- Erol

On Nov 24, 12:03 am, <MR> wrote:
> Hans Galema <notu...@notused.nl> schrieb:
>
> >MR wrote:
> >> How to check, if my connection is currently available or not?
>
> >Do you mean your connection to the internet?Yes, but I would appreciate the same when e.g. copying a file from one
> computer to another using my TCP/IP connection (LAN).
>
> >You can use TIDHttp to connect to a server on the internet.
>
> >If that succeeds: connection.The problem is more, to check the reason why a download does not
> succeed. Is the file not available or did I loose my connection.
>
> Perhaps I should add, my Laptop has some difficuly to hold the
> Ethernet-cable so it sometimes slips out. So if it does I could handle
> this quickly with e.g. an alarming sound, forcing me to plug it in
> immediately... ;-)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael

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