static extern bool InternetCheckConnection(string lpszUrl, int dwFlags, int dwReserved);

Declare Function InternetCheckConnection Lib "wininet.dll" (ByVal lpszUrl As String, ByVal dwFlags As Integer, ByVal dwReserved As Integer) As Boolean

private static extern bool InternetCheckConnection(string lpszUrl, int dwFlags, int dwReserved);

if (InternetCheckConnection("http://www.google.com/", 1, 0))

///     always check for errors returned from API calls that connect to a server. InternetCheckConnection can be called to