TestConnect

'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 tothe 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