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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.
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I understand, but I'm not in a position to go out and play with the control to find a solution for you guys. Maybe you can adapt the VB code from the MSDN sample to do what's needed in VFP, and then post the code here as a file or a FAQ entry, making everyone's life easier in the future...like I said, the VB sample code seems pretty clear on a quick look at the example.

>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.
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Then you understand the exact position I'm in - at the moment, I don't need a fast ping from inside of VFP, but if I do and I can't find something else, I'll probably check the recommendation from threads here on UT. You might find that Winsock, which is documented fairly well (albeit from a VB perspective) can be used to do what is needed more easily. Hopefully you can use the Winsock control to do what you want, it's free, and there's some documentation for it that's easy to find.