>>FWIW, I added a function to wwIPStuff recently called HTTPPing() - with it you can ping a Web site link and time it out after x seconds if it doesn't return. Frankly I think this is the only reliable way to check for a 'Net connection by actually looking for the location you're trying to connect to...
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>This is essentially what WinInet's InternetCheckConnection function does; checks the accessibility of a given URL. Is this what you are using in wwIPStuff, or did you roll your own PING?

I tried InternetCheckConnection and it returned the wrong value...

No, I actually do an HTTPGetExAsync against a URL to see if it comes back with something in the timeout period.