Checking internet connection and Little Snitch

To improve error handling and speed I want to add a check for internet connection before logging into an Imap account.

I found some code on the forum:

dim theShell as new Shell
theShell.Execute "ping -n -q -W 5 -c 1 8.8.8.8"
If theShell.ExitCode = 0 Then Return True

This works fine except when Little Snitch is installed on the computer. The shell is too fast and just returns an error code.

I had the idea to make a loop and test for about 10 seconds so that the user can confirm the Little Snitch dialog.

Is there a better way to check for internet connection? Like using this here?

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