I have no experience with this but a quick peek into the help system gave me the item <strong>"Managing Connections"</strong> which redirects to the class <strong>ServicePointManager</strong> for this issue
Hmmm, it looks like ServicePoint requires a URL to connect to. I don't want to make a connection to a particular web site. I just want to know if I am connected to the internet.
If it helps, here's the situation. The app is about to make a call over the internet. If no connection is available, an exception is thrown. So, before I make the internet call, I want to check to see if the computer has an internet connection. If there is a connection, then I'll make the internet call. If there is no connection, then I won't. Here's the psuedocode:
if IsConnected make internet call else display error message end if
But if all that ServicePoint does is make an internet connection to a URL, then I might as well not bother with ServicePoint and just catch the exception. Psuedocode:
try make intenet call catch display error message end try
So, let me redefine my original question: Is there a way to check to see if the computer is connected to the internet without actually hitting some web site If not, I might as well just catch the exception.
Am I connected to the Internet?
Andrew Hogg
<strong>"Managing Connections"</strong> which redirects to the class <strong>ServicePointManager</strong> for this issue
gsuchi
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconmanagingconnections.asp
CourtJesterG
If it helps, here's the situation. The app is about to make a call over the internet. If no connection is available, an exception is thrown. So, before I make the internet call, I want to check to see if the computer has an internet connection. If there is a connection, then I'll make the internet call. If there is no connection, then I won't. Here's the psuedocode:
if IsConnected
make internet call
else
display error message
end if
But if all that ServicePoint does is make an internet connection to a URL, then I might as well not bother with ServicePoint and just catch the exception. Psuedocode:
try
make intenet call
catch
display error message
end try
So, let me redefine my original question: Is there a way to check to see if the computer is connected to the internet without actually hitting some web site If not, I might as well just catch the exception.
Thanks.