>Erik,
>
>Could you please elaborate some more on using InternetAttemptConnect. I also
>need to create or verify the presence of an internet connection, and have thus far failed.
>
>Thanks

DECLARE INTEGER InternetAttemptConnect IN WinInet.dll INTEGER
?InternetAttemptConnect(0)

As far as detecting a connection, the only 100% reliable way is to test for some known resource on the internet, ala PING. I believe there are a couple of PING classes here in the files section.