Checking for internet connection

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How to check for internet connection using Ruby.

Why do you need to? You should add more detail, because this will get downvoted as it is — Elizabeth Buckwalter, Oct 29 '09 at 06:48
Also let us know which platform you're on. Detecting a connection to the internet depends on the platform. Even then you wouldn't be able to distinguish an internet connection from a network connection without sending any packets — EmFi, Oct 29 '09 at 07:08
Sorry for not being detailed. I am trying to code an app to fetch an XML file from a website. Intended platform will be Win32. — rƒc, Oct 29 '09 at 21:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '09 at 08:56

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You could try using Net::HTTP and 'pinging' a reliable URL such as Google and check for an exception indicating they do not have an internet connection.

answered Oct 29 '09 at 08:56

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Trying example.com would seems more reliable to me. – Damien MATHIEU Oct 29 '09 at 08:58

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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Using Ping is deprecated in Ruby 1.9.x as explained here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/8317838

A more future-proof, as well as more code-relevant solution would be the solution given by that answer, using open-uri and returning false on exception.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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