Check network connection with VBScript - vbscript

Question

I'm running a web-based slideshow on multiple computer units. I have a VBScript that runs on startup, opens IE and navigates to a specific page in fullscreen mode. Everything works great, as long as there's an internet connection on startup. If there isn't then the page never loads. Is there a way in VBScript to check for a connection every couple minutes until the connection is found, and then continue with the script? Here is the code for your reference:
Option Explicit
Dim WshShell
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
On Error Resume Next
With WScript.CreateObject ("InternetExplorer.Application")
.Navigate "http://www.example.com/slideshow"
.fullscreen = 1
.Visible = 1
WScript.Sleep 10000
End With
On Error Goto 0

Answer 1

Refer to this ==> Loop a function?
Yes, you can do it easily with this code :
Option Explicit
Dim MyLoop,strComputer,objPing,objStatus
MyLoop = True
While MyLoop = True
strComputer = "smtp.gmail.com"
Set objPing = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\").ExecQuery _
("select * from Win32_PingStatus where address = '" & strComputer & "'")
For Each objStatus in objPing
If objStatus.Statuscode = 0 Then
MyLoop = False
Call MyProgram()
wscript.quit
End If
Next
Pause(10) 'To sleep for 10 secondes
Wend
'**********************************************************************************************
Sub Pause(NSeconds)
Wscript.Sleep(NSeconds*1000)
End Sub
'**********************************************************************************************
Sub MyProgram()
Dim WshShell
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
On Error Resume Next
With WScript.CreateObject ("InternetExplorer.Application")
.Navigate "http://www.example.com/slideshow"
.fullscreen = 1
.Visible = 1
WScript.Sleep 10000
End With
On Error Goto 0
End Sub
'**********************************************************************************************

Answer 2

If Hackoo's code doesn't work for you, you can try the following. Not all servers will respond to ping requests but you could just make an HTTP request and see if the server sends a valid response (status = 200).
Function IsSiteReady(strURL)
With CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")
.Open "GET", strURL, False
.SetRequestHeader "User-Agent", "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1)"
On Error Resume Next
.Send
If .Status = 200 Then IsSiteReady = True
End With
End Function