Testing Internet Connectivity

Method 1: WebRequest

public static bool WebRequestTest()
        {
            string url = "http://www.google.com";
            try
            {
                System.Net.WebRequest myRequest = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(url);
                System.Net.WebResponse myResponse = myRequest.GetResponse();
            }
            catch (System.Net.WebException)
            {
                return false;
            }
            return true;
        }

Method 2: TCP Socket

public static bool TcpSocketTest()
        {
            try
            {
                System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient client =
                    new System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient("www.google.com", 80);
                client.Close();
                return true;
            }
            catch (System.Exception ex)
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

Method 3: Ping

public bool PingTest()
        {
            System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping ping = new System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping();
 
            System.Net.NetworkInformation.PingReply pingStatus =
                ping.Send(IPAddress.Parse("208.69.34.231"),1000);
 
            if (pingStatus.Status == System.Net.NetworkInformation.IPStatus.Success)
            {
                return true;
            }
            else
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

Method 4: DNS Lookup 

public static bool DnsTest()
        {
            try
            {
                System.Net.IPHostEntry ipHe =
                    System.Net.Dns.GetHostByName("www.google.com");
                return true;
            }
            catch
            {
                return false;
            }
        }