Finding out if user is connected to the internet

batkins has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm writing a script that connects to a particular server and will be used over a dialup connection. However, if the user isn't connected to the Internet, and I try to connect to a particular host, the program just locks up.

Is there any way I can test for an Internet connection and give the user a message instead of having the script lock up?

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Re: Finding out if user is connected to the internet by particle (Vicar) on Dec 12, 2002 at 02:19 UTC
use Net::Ping and alarm, or on Win32 pre 5.008 perls, Win32::Event ~Particle accelerates	[reply] [d/l]