You can try to ping known host using Ping utility with timeout parameter added File #9661, VFP Ping Class File #9687.

>Hi,
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>I have a communication program that makes a connection via the web to a remote server. My client is behind a router. My question : is it possible to check via vfp if my computer has a valid connection via the router to the internet ? So i can allow or disallow the user to launch a communication to the remote server or not or if the computer can start to load a intranet page,....
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>thnx