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3 total messages Started by B Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:18
Checking If Online
#818
Author: B
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:18
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What is the fastest, least resource intensive way to make sure you are
online?

C++ builder 6 native code sample if possible.

Thanks!!
Re: Checking If Online
#819
Author: Bruce Salzman
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:49
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"B" <traderr@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> What is the fastest, least resource intensive way to make sure you are
> online?
>

ping the server of your choice?

-- 
Bruce 
Re: Checking If Online
#821
Author: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:49
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"B" <traderr@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:46f09939@newsgroups.borland.com...

> there is no ping("www.dvdrental.com") command...

There is if you use a ping component/class ;-)

> the TidicmpClient doesn't work for me

You need to be more specific.  Just saying that something does not work says
nothing about the actual problem you are having with it.

> I would also like to get the IP address of the domain pinged.

You need to perform a separate DNS lookup for that.  Indy has a
ResolveHost() method for that in the TIdStack class.


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