1) Is there a way to detect if a net connection is available without actually trying to use it? IE: I want to know if an internet connection is available without pinging a site or anything else which would trigger a firewall. If there is no connection available, I don't want to do a thing.
2) How would I go about downloading a file from a website via http in BMax? Opening a stream and reading bytes seems too simple, and probably doesn't account for lag, site failures, a lost connection, etc. I don't want to corrupt the game every time something goes wrong, so what exactly must I and can I do to make this "correct"?
2) How would I go about downloading a file from a website via http in BMax? Opening a stream and reading bytes seems too simple, and probably doesn't account for lag, site failures, a lost connection, etc. I don't want to corrupt the game every time something goes wrong, so what exactly must I and can I do to make this "correct"?