>>THis is unreliable with a proxy, since AFA the machine is concerned, if it can reach the proxy server, it can reach the Internet. A better way is to ping a known IP address outside your gateway.
>
>Like this?

Exactly.

>

>#define FLAG_ICC_FORCE_CONNECTION 1
>Declare Integer InternetCheckConnection in Wininet.dll String Url, Long dwFlags, Long Reserved
>
>If InternetCheckConnection("http://www.microsoft.com", FLAG_ICC_FORCE_CONNECTION, 0) != 0
>	Msg = "Connected!"
>Else
>	Msg = "Not connected!"
>EndIf
>MessageBox(msg)
>