Internet Detection using code by C# in windows CE

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Hi I need to understand whether my dial-up connection is connected or is not connected.
I have used this dll and code, but sometimes it doesn't give me correct answer:
any other solutions will be appreciated, tnx

C#

[DllImport("wininet.dll")]
       private extern static bool InternetGetConnectedState(out int Description, int ReservedValue);

public static bool IsConnected()
       {
           try
           {
               int ConnDesc;
               return InternetGetConnectedState(out ConnDesc, 0);
           }
           catch
           {
               return false;
           }
       }

Posted 18-Aug-13 21:04pm

Behno0o0oD

Updated 20-Aug-13 0:04am

André Kraak

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Karl Heinz Hamburg · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-18T23:32:00

Solution 1

Try Pinging to a remote webserver ie, google.com and collect the reply...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.networkinformation.ping.aspx[^]

Posted 18-Aug-13 23:32pm

Karl Heinz Hamburg

Behno0o0oD · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-20T00:00:00

Solution 2

C#

using OpenNETCF.Net.NetworkInformation;

            bool result = false;

            Ping ping = new Ping();

            PingReply pingReply = ping.Send("www.google.com");

            if (pingReply.Status == IPStatus.Success)
                result = true;

Posted 20-Aug-13 0:00am

Behno0o0oD

Updated 20-Aug-13 0:01am

v2