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>>>Aside from the messages that might come back that don't include 'timeout', like destination host unreachable, it involves running an external app, and really doesn't give you the details on what state your IP connection is in; more of a problem for people not using DUN to reach the Internet, going through a proxy of some sort. You can make the same test using WInsock and get a whole lot more internal functionality.
>>>>Wayne
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I need to solve the same problem.

For me, I think being able to PING a site is enough, and I recently started a thread called "NEED FAST PING TEST". While I currently use the shell out to DOS method to run PING -n 1 123.123.123.123, I am seeking a windows PING function. In my other thread, Mark Hall told me about a PING control at www.serverobjects.com. The control is free but doesn't come with any support. Right now I don't have the time to try it, but I would welcome any help getting it to work.

Thanks,
David,