From: Thomas Metz <metz@...>
Date: 2004-12-30T19:11:45+09:00
Subject: Re: verifying a network connection

Josef 'Jupp' Schugt wrote:
> Premshree Pillai wrote:
> 
>> require 'net/http'
>> begin
>>     resp = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse("http://some.url"))
>>     # do stuff
>> rescue
>>     print "No Network connection"
>> end
> 
> 
> Your solution *may* solve the problem that Thomas has but it does not
> fit the one he actually described.

Yes, I described my problem not very precise, but Premshree's solution 
was exaxtly, what I was looking for.

Thank you all for your suggestions.

Thomas