# How to check if you are connected to net in as3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-check-if-you-are-connected-to-net-in-as3/314716
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**Created:** [October 6, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-check-if-you-are-connected-to-net-in-as3/314716 "2010-10-06T21:38:56Z")
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### Author: ![adBuryD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@adBuryD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adBuryD)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-check-if-you-are-connected-to-net-in-as3/314716/1 "2010-10-06T21:38:56Z")

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hi  
I may seem stupid asking this but is there a way to ping a server just to chk if the net connection is alive or not … something that would return true or false.

thanks in advance