NT 8.71 General Object level error

[Alberto]

Hi, no matter what I test to generate internet errors trying to connect to a web page...
-Deactivate the adapter
-Unswitch the lan cable
etc
I allways get a
General Object level error
Is there any other error string that can be received about an iternet connection error?
Need to know that to know what to do and what to translate to spanish
Thanks

[Bruce]

Hi Alberto,

So this is a WebClietn you are trying to test?
What error do you get (exactly)?

>> Is there any other error string that can be received about an internet connection error?

It's unlikely that your program will be able to tell the difference between an unplugged cable, or a router turned off, or a dial-up connection not connected or whatever.

If you attempt to connect to a site, and the site is "not there" then it's "not there". From a program point of view there's not a lot of ways to interrogate "why it's not there?".

There is a different error you get if the _machine_ is there, but the _server_ on the machine is not listening on the port.

cheers
Bruce

[Alberto]

Yes, sory...WebClient

I always get  General Object level error

[Bruce]

if there is no way to talk to the server, there's no way to talk to the server.
Were you hoping your program could report that a cable between two network switches, on the third floor, behind the broom closet, has been removed?

cheers
Bruce

[Alberto]

No, no, Im hoping nothing, just asking.
Thanks