Internet Connection Check

Martin Brinkmann
Nov 7, 2008
Software, Windows, Windows software
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It can sometimes be complicated to check if an Internet connection is still alive. Sure, modem or routers usually display information about the Internet connection and might reveal if it is still up but they are sometimes not in the same room or even house. Some users would like a software based way to check if an Internet connection is still alive.

A software program called Is It On by Erightsoft, the makers of the popular video converter Super, can do that. It is a small portable application for most Microsoft Windows operating systems that can check the status of a connection in a heartbeat and displays a green or gray light depending on the status.

The interface of the software application is as basic as it can get with virtually no settings available at all. It displays three items under Network Status: Direct Active Internet Connection, Lan Connection and Behind Intranet Network Proxy.

Depending on the type of Internet connection of the user's computer it will display green lights if the connection is active, gray lights if the connection is not (currently) active. Is It On will automatically detect changes to the network status and display the information in a matter of seconds in the program's interface.

The interface has been designed to be always on top with no option to minimize the window or reduce its size. That's probably the greatest weakness of the application. It would be nice if the application's interface could be reduced so that only the lights are shown. Moving it to the Windows System Tray with an option to automatically notify the user of status changes to the Internet connection would be another nice feature.

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Comments

  1. venkat said on November 9, 2008 at 6:46 am
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    pinging the Ip and opening the web on internet explorer will be normal things made by the users this one is very useful without all these .

  2. Genisis said on November 7, 2008 at 6:33 pm
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    You could also use START/RUN/PING (IP) or type in the IP address of the router and see if you get a login screen.

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