This action will check the user's system to see if they are connected to the Internet. It does this by silently trying to connect to a specific Web site.
Action ID: 55
Action Category: Internet
The name of the variable to store the result in. The result will be "TRUE" if the user's system is connected to the Internet and "FALSE" if it is not.
The name of a site to test the Internet connection on. Use just the domain name of the site without http:// in front of it. For example, use "indigorose.com", not "http://www.indigorose.com". The setup will try to connect to the site listed here over port 80. It is a good idea to use a site that you will actually be downloading from or submitting to during the setup.
None.
In this example, we'll check to see if the user's system is connected to the Internet and store the result in our %IsConnected% variable.
Variable: %IsConnected%
Site to connect to: arstechnica.com
See Also: Alphabetical List of Actions, Categorical List of Actions, On Error tab