[VB] Check server status help

[fastelf]

Hey,

I am coding a program at the moment and i'm trying to add a feature which when the program is launched will display if the server is online or not (needs to check via port), i can get it to check to see if a website is up, but that way doesn't do ports.

So basicly when the program is launched it checks the status, and changes a text label to either "Online" or "Offline" ..

I've been looking for something all day and haven't found anything that works =/

[EmiloZ]

I'd use the ping way... Just ping the server adress, and if on same as the website, then try to ping its port.

For example if your server and website adress is "wowserver.com", then the website would be at "wowserver.com:80" and the gamesever could be using port 777, ex.: "wowserver.com:777"

[just1name]

I'd use the ping way... Just ping the server adress, and if on same as the website, then try to ping its port.

For example if your server and website adress is "wowserver.com", then the website would be at "wowserver.com:80" and the gamesever could be using port 777, ex.: "wowserver.com:777"

I think the ping method is the better !