IsConnectedtonet

Option Explicit

Public Declare Function InternetGetConnectedStateEx Lib "wininet.dll" Alias "InternetGetConnectedStateExA" _
(ByRef lpdwFlags As Long, _
ByVal lpszConnectionName As String, _
ByVal dwNameLen As Long, _
ByVal dwReserved As Long _
) As Long

Public Enum EIGCInternetConnectionState
INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM = &H1&
INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN = &H2&
INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY = &H4&
INTERNET_RAS_INSTALLED = &H10&
INTERNET_CONNECTION_OFFLINE = &H20&
INTERNET_CONNECTION_CONFIGURED = &H40&
End Enum

Public Property Get InternetConnected( _
Optional ByRef eConnectionInfo As EIGCInternetConnectionState, _
Optional ByRef sConnectionName As String _
) As Boolean
Dim dwFlags As Long
Dim sNameBuf As String
Dim lR As Long
Dim iPos As Long
sNameBuf = String$(513, 0)
lR = InternetGetConnectedStateEx(dwFlags, sNameBuf, 512, 0&)
eConnectionInfo = dwFlags
iPos = InStr(sNameBuf, vbNullChar)
If iPos > 0 Then
sConnectionName = Left$(sNameBuf, iPos - 1)
ElseIf Not sNameBuf = String$(513, 0) Then
sConnectionName = sNameBuf
End If
InternetConnected = (lR = 1)
End Property
'

' Here's where we check if it's connected - place a textbox (Text1 - multiline = true) on

' a form (FORM1) with a button (Command1)

'

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim eR As EIGCInternetConnectionState
Dim sMsg As String
Dim sName As String
Dim bConnected As Boolean

' Determine whether we have a connection:

bConnected = InternetConnected(eR, sName)

' The connection state info parameter provides details

' about how we connect:

If (eR And INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM) = INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM Then
sMsg = sMsg & "Connection uses a modem." & vbCrLf
End If
If (eR And INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN) = INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN Then
sMsg = sMsg & "Connection uses LAN." & vbCrLf
End If
If (eR And INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY) = INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY Then
sMsg = sMsg & "Connection is via Proxy." & vbCrLf
End If
If (eR And INTERNET_CONNECTION_OFFLINE) = INTERNET_CONNECTION_OFFLINE Then
sMsg = sMsg & "Connection is Off-line." & vbCrLf
End If
If (eR And INTERNET_CONNECTION_CONFIGURED) = INTERNET_CONNECTION_CONFIGURED Then
sMsg = sMsg & "Connection is Configured." & vbCrLf
Else
sMsg = sMsg & "Connection is Not Configured." & vbCrLf
End If
If (eR And INTERNET_RAS_INSTALLED) = INTERNET_RAS_INSTALLED Then
sMsg = sMsg & "System has RAS installed." & vbCrLf
End If

' Display the connection name and info:

If bConnected Then
Text1.Text = "Connected: " & sName & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & sMsg
Else
Text1.Text = "Not Connected: " & sName & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & sMsg
End If

End Sub