What's the easiest way to verify there's an available network connection?

Question

I\'m a bit of newbie to c#/.net development, but I\'ve put together a stock tracking application for a small set of assets in my company. I have also set up the database it conn

Answer 1

We have an application that runs mainly in police cars connected via wireless air cards. We needed a way to determine if they were connected or not. We wrote a very small Ping.cs class that pings a predetermined IP or computer name at a regular intervals. We interpret the result message and change the display of a system tray connection icon. If you want I can send you the C# code.