Ping and firewalls

[MusiX]

I use the Inet.ping command to check, wheter the computer is connected to the internet or not. I do that with the following command:

if (Inet.ping("inetadress", 1) <= 0)


I don't want, that people get a firewall alert when they use my programm. So is it possible that a firewall blocks this ping command? Or is it possible that there is a firewall alert everytime the user uses my program?

thanks

[SWFKit]

You would have to notify your end users that your program will use internet so that they will allow your program to connect to internet by clicking YES in the firewall alert box. If they choose yes, the alert box of the firewall will only launch once.