How to determine if website is running if u can't ping the address?

[amakrkr]

Hello all,

i have the following question is there a way to determine if website is up and running without actually pinging it?

I have tried searching the forum and help but i dont even know what key word to use...

As i said i cant ping website ... "Ping time out"

Any ideas are most welcome!

Thanks for reading.

[Juvigy]

If you cant ping it there are 2 possibilities:

1.It is down

2.Something is blocking your ping requests.

In most of the cases (90%) it is safe to conclude that site is down.

[amakrkr]

If you cant ping it there are 2 possibilities:

1.It is down

2.Something is blocking your ping requests.

In most of the cases (90%) it is safe to conclude that site is down.

yea probably its my firewall or something then.

I will look into it.

Thx for your replay!

Edited June 22, 2010 by amakrkr

[amakrkr]

double srry

Edited June 22, 2010 by amakrkr

[MiserableLife]

maybe you can try using InetGet(download the web page) to check if the site is on.

InetGet('http://google.com',@TempDir&'\index.htm')
If @error Then
    Msgbox(0,'','Google is down!')
Else
    MsgBox(0,'','Google is working!')
EndIf

Edited June 22, 2010 by MiserableLife

[COD3369]

TRY THIS...

Ping ( "www.google.com", 250)
If @error Then
MsgBox(4096, "Status", "Your Web Site is DOWN" )
Else
MsgBox(4096, "Status", "Your Web Site is UP" )
EndIf

Edited October 30, 2012 by verma123

[water]

Hi verma123,

this thread has been quiet for more than two years. Do you think the problem hasn't been solved by now?

Btw: your "solution" doesn't do what the OP needed.

[COD3369]

:-/

[Bert]

(facepalm)