How to check internet access on Android? InetAddress never times out

Question

I got a AsyncTask that is supposed to check the network access to a host name. But the doInBackground() is never timed out. Anyone have a clue?

Answer 1

Following is the code from my Utils class:

public static boolean isNetworkAvailable(Context context) {
        ConnectivityManager connectivityManager 
              = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo activeNetworkInfo = connectivityManager.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        return activeNetworkInfo != null && activeNetworkInfo.isConnected();
}

Answer 2

check this code... it worked for me :)

public static void isNetworkAvailable(final Handler handler, final int timeout) {
    // ask fo message '0' (not connected) or '1' (connected) on 'handler'
    // the answer must be send before before within the 'timeout' (in milliseconds)

    new Thread() {
        private boolean responded = false;   
        @Override
        public void run() { 
            // set 'responded' to TRUE if is able to connect with google mobile (responds fast) 
            new Thread() {      
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    HttpGet requestForTest = new HttpGet("http://m.google.com");
                    try {
                        new DefaultHttpClient().execute(requestForTest); // can last...
                        responded = true;
                    } 
                    catch (Exception e) {
                    }
                } 
            }.start();

            try {
                int waited = 0;
                while(!responded && (waited < timeout)) {
                    sleep(100);
                    if(!responded ) { 
                        waited += 100;
                    }
                }
            } 
            catch(InterruptedException e) {} // do nothing 
            finally { 
                if (!responded) { handler.sendEmptyMessage(0); } 
                else { handler.sendEmptyMessage(1); }
            }
        }
    }.start();
}

Then, I define the handler:

Handler h = new Handler() {
    @Override
    public void handleMessage(Message msg) {

        if (msg.what != 1) { // code if not connected

        } else { // code if connected

        }   
    }
};

...and launch the test:

isNetworkAvailable(h,2000); // get the answser within 2000 ms

Answer 3

Found at and modified (!) from this link :

In your manifest file add at least:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

You probably already have the INTERNET permission if you are accessing it. Then a boolean function that allows to test for connectivity is:

private boolean checkInternetConnection() {
    ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
    // test for connection
    if (cm.getActiveNetworkInfo() != null
            && cm.getActiveNetworkInfo().isAvailable()
            && cm.getActiveNetworkInfo().isConnected()) {
        return true;
    } else {
        Log.v(TAG, "Internet Connection Not Present");
        return false;
    }
}

Answer 4

I made this code, it is the simplest and it is just a boolean. by asking if(isOnline()){

You get if there is a connection and if it can connect to a page the status code 200 (stable connection).

Make sure to add the correct INTERNET and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permissions.

public boolean isOnline() {
    ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
    NetworkInfo netInfo = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
    if (netInfo != null && netInfo.isConnected()) {
        try {
            URL url = new URL("http://www.google.com");
            HttpURLConnection urlc = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
            urlc.setConnectTimeout(3000);
            urlc.connect();
            if (urlc.getResponseCode() == 200) {
                return new Boolean(true);
            }
        } catch (MalformedURLException e1) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e1.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    return false;
}

Answer 5

It is not complex to check Android network / internet connectivity status. The below DetectConnection class will help you to check this status:

import android.content.Context;
import android.net.ConnectivityManager;

public class DetectConnection {
    public static boolean checkInternetConnection(Context context) {
        ConnectivityManager con_manager = (ConnectivityManager) context
                                .getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

        if (con_manager.getActiveNetworkInfo() != null
            && con_manager.getActiveNetworkInfo().isAvailable()
            && con_manager.getActiveNetworkInfo().isConnected()) {
                return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }
}

For more details visit How to Check Android Network / Internet Connectivity Status

Answer 6

I have gone through all the answers and i come up with my own answer which first check whether Internet is available and if Internet is available then it check whether it is active or not.

I have included all necessary method and classes to check for active Internet connection.

NetworkUtils.class

public class NetworkUtils {

    public static final int STATUS_CONNECTED = 0 ;

    public static boolean isInternetAvailable(Context ctx){
        ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager)ctx.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo activeNetwork = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        return activeNetwork != null && activeNetwork.isConnectedOrConnecting();
    }

    public static int isInternetActiveWithPing() {
        try {
            Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
            Process process = runtime.exec("/system/bin/ping -c 1 8.8.8.8");
            int exitValue = process.waitFor();
            return exitValue;
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            return -1;
        }
    }

    public static boolean isInternetActiveWithInetAddress() {
        try {
            InetAddress inetAddress = InetAddress.getByName("www.google.com");
            return inetAddress != null && !inetAddress.toString().equals("");
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public static void displayInternetConnectionMessage(Context ctx){
        Toast.makeText(ctx, "Check Internet Connection", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }
}

You can check whether Internet is active using below code:

 private void checkInternetConnection() {
        if (NetworkUtils.isInternetAvailable(this)) {
            new Thread(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    if (NetworkUtils.isInternetActiveWithPing() == NetworkUtils.STATUS_CONNECTED) {
                        performNetworkingOperations();
                    } else {
                        if (NetworkUtils.isInternetActiveWithInetAddress()) {
                            performNetworkingOperations();
                        } else {
                            displayConnectionMessage();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }).start();

        } else {
            displayConnectionMessage();
        }
    }

    private void performNetworkingOperations() {
        runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Internet is Available", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });
    }

    private void displayConnectionMessage() {
        runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                NetworkUtils.displayInternetConnectionMessage(MainActivity.this);
            }
        });
    }