Is the computer online?

Description

Ping some name servers that are always (well, almost) up. If these are unreachable, then you are most probably not online.

Usage

is_online(timeout = 0.2)

Arguments

Value

Possible values:

• TRUE Yes, online.

• FALSE No, not online.

• "nodns" We re online, but without a DNS service.

Examples

is_online()
is_online(timeout = 0.01)