This method checks if there is a connection at all
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.NetworkInformation;
public static class Net
{
private static readonly Ping _ping;
private static readonly List<string> _sites;
static Net()
{
_ping = new Ping();
_sites = new List<string> { "www.google.com", "www.microsoft.com", "www.yahoo.com" };
}
/// <summary>
/// This method checks if there is a connection at all.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>true if there is a connection, false otherwise</returns>
public static bool IsConnectionAvailable()
{
try
{
var notReturned =
_sites.Select(site => _ping.Send(site, 10)).Count(reply => reply.Status != IPStatus.Success);
return notReturned != _sites.Count;
}
catch (PingException pingException)
{
Console.WriteLine(pingException.StackTrace);
}
return false;
}
}
Related examples in the same category