a Better way of testing if connected to the NET

Description

Ok i had previously posted the Improper way of doin a test for fun :) I just ran across this code on MVPS.ORG

This code uses the wininet.dll VIA API calls, and it will tell you if you are connected and wether you are connected via LAN, modem, or proxy !

I had to post this up since it seems many ppl are lookin for somethin like this.

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By	Half-Dead
Level	Beginner
User Rating	4.3 (60 globes from 14 users)
Compatibility	VB 5.0, VB 6.0
Category	Internet/ HTML
World	Visual Basic
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Source Code

'This code was copied from http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/ ! Go checkem out
'START .BAS MODULE CODE
Option Explicit
Public Declare Function InternetGetConnectedState _
Lib "wininet.dll" (ByRef lpdwFlags As Long, _
ByVal dwReserved As Long) As Long
'Local system uses a modem to connect to the Internet.
Public Const INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM As Long = &H1
'Local system uses a LAN to connect to the Internet.
Public Const INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN As Long = &H2
'Local system uses a proxy server to connect to the Internet.
Public Const INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY As Long = &H4
'No longer used.
Public Const INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM_BUSY As Long = &H8
Public Const INTERNET_RAS_INSTALLED As Long = &H10
Public Const INTERNET_CONNECTION_OFFLINE As Long = &H20
Public Const INTERNET_CONNECTION_CONFIGURED As Long = &H40
'InternetGetConnectedState wrapper functions
Public Function IsNetConnectViaLAN() As Boolean
Dim dwflags As Long
'pass an empty varialbe into which the API will
'return the flags associated with the connection
Call InternetGetConnectedState(dwflags, 0&)
'return True if the flags indicate a LAN connection
IsNetConnectViaLAN = dwflags And INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN
End Function
Public Function IsNetConnectViaModem() As Boolean
Dim dwflags As Long
'pass an empty varialbe into which the API will
'return the flags associated with the connection
Call InternetGetConnectedState(dwflags, 0&)
'return True if the flags indicate a modem connection
IsNetConnectViaModem = dwflags And INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM
End Function
Public Function IsNetConnectViaProxy() As Boolean
Dim dwflags As Long
'pass an empty varialbe into which the API will
'return the flags associated with the connection
Call InternetGetConnectedState(dwflags, 0&)
'return True if the flags indicate a proxy connection
IsNetConnectViaProxy = dwflags And INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY
End Function
Public Function IsNetConnectOnline() As Boolean
'no flags needed here - the API returns True
'if there is a connection of any type
IsNetConnectOnline = InternetGetConnectedState(0&, 0&)
End Function
Public Function IsNetRASInstalled() As Boolean
Dim dwflags As Long
'pass an empty varialbe into which the API will
'return the flags associated with the connection
Call InternetGetConnectedState(dwflags, 0&)
'return True if the falgs include RAS installed
IsNetRASInstalled = dwflags And INTERNET_RAS_INSTALLED
End Function
Public Function GetNetConnectString() As String
Dim dwflags As Long
Dim msg As String
'build a string for display
If InternetGetConnectedState(dwflags, 0&) Then
If dwflags And INTERNET_CONNECTION_CONFIGURED Then
msg = msg & "You have a network connection configured." & vbCrLf
End If
If dwflags And INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN Then
msg = msg & "The local system connects to the Internet via a LAN"
End If
If dwflags And INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY Then
msg = msg & ", and uses a proxy server. "
Else: msg = msg & "."
End If
If dwflags And INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM Then
msg = msg & "The local system uses a modem to connect to the Internet. "
End If
If dwflags And INTERNET_CONNECTION_OFFLINE Then
msg = msg & "The connection is currently offline. "
End If
If dwflags And INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM_BUSY Then
msg = msg & "The local system's modem is busy with a non-Internet connection. "
End If
If dwflags And INTERNET_RAS_INSTALLED Then
msg = msg & "Remote Access Services are installed on this system."
End If
Else
msg = "Not connected to the internet now."
End If
GetNetConnectString = msg
End Function
' END MODULE CODE
'##############################
'START FORM CODE
Option Explicit
' Put 6 textboxes and 1 Command button and fire it up !
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Text1 = IsNetConnectViaLAN()
Text2 = IsNetConnectViaModem()
Text3 = IsNetConnectViaProxy()
Text4 = IsNetConnectOnline()
Text5 = IsNetRASInstalled()
Text6 = GetNetConnectString()
End Sub