var connected:Boolean = false;
function checkConnection():Void {
var myLoadVars:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
 
myLoadVars.onHTTPStatus = function(httpStatus:Number) {
		if (httpStatus != 0) 
			{
				connected = true;
			} 
		else 
			{
				connected = false;
			}
 
		delete this;
	};
	myLoadVars.load("http://www.google.com");
}