Dennis wrote: > if InternetGetConnectedState ( > INTENET_CONNECTION_MODEM or > INTENET_CONNECTION_LAN or > INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY) then > // do whatever you need to do to connect to the server... > end; Thanks for that, sounds like what Bram was after. > The only gotcha with this method is it tells you whether there has > been an internet connection Hmmm. ...since....? Reboot? Last call? Breakfast? <g> I ask only because I can't find any docs for it in win32.hlp/socks2.hlp et al -- I assume it must be described somewhere in a MSDN CD or something? Thanks! cheers, peter ============================================ Peter Hyde, WebCentre Ltd & SPIS Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand * Web automation for online periodicals: http://TurboPress.com * TurboNote+: http://TurboPress.com/tbnote.htm -- handy onscreen notes and instant messaging --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi"