InternetGetConnectedState (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

This function retrieves the connected state of the local system.

Syntax

BOOL InternetGetConnectedState(
  LPDWORD lpdwFlags,
  DWORD dwReserved
);

Parameters

• lpdwFlags
  [out] Pointer to an unsigned long integer variable where the connection description should be returned. The following table shows the possible values. These values can be used in any combination.

  Value	Description
  INTERNET_CONNECTION_CONFIGURED	Local system has a valid connection to the Internet, but it may or may not be currently connected.
  INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN	Local system uses a local area network to connect to the Internet.
  INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM	Local system uses a modem to connect to the Internet.
  INTERNET_CONNECTION_MODEM_BUSY	No longer used.
  INTERNET_CONNECTION_OFFLINE	Local system is in offline mode.
  INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY	Local system uses a proxy server to connect to the Internet.
  INTERNET_RAS_INSTALLED	Local system has RAS installed.

• dwReserved
  [in] Reserved. Must be set to zero.

Return Value

Returns TRUE if there is an Internet connection, or FALSE otherwise.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

WinInet Functions