how to detect a internet connection ?

[Oco101]

Hi,

I'm new with Vb so be patient plz. Here is my question:

How to detect if a internet connection is active? I need a program
which will sit on the background and if the user starts a connection then it starts to record the time he spends online.

I suspect i need to use some api, but i'm not sure which one.


Thanks in advance !!

[peet]

try this

Private Declare Function InternetGetConnectedState Lib "wininet.dll" (ByRef lpSFlags As Long, ByVal dwReserved As Long) As Long
If InternetGetConnectedState(0, 0) Then
    MsgBox "Online"
Else
    MsgBox "Offline"
End If

[Oco101]

Thanks