AFNetworking 2.0 Reachability

Question

I am trying to determine if the user is connected to the internet by using AFNetworking 2.0 and the "AFNetworkReachabilityManager", but it doesen't seem to work. It's always return that there is a valid internet connection, even though the internet is turned off. This is my code:

 -(BOOL)connected {     __block BOOL reachable;      [[AFNetworkReachabilityManager sharedManager] setReachabilityStatusChangeBlock:^(AFNetworkReachabilityStatus status) {          switch (status) {             case AFNetworkReachabilityStatusNotReachable:                 NSLog(@"No Internet Connection");                 reachable = NO;                 break;             case AFNetworkReachabilityStatusReachableViaWiFi:                 NSLog(@"WIFI");                  reachable = YES;                 break;             case AFNetworkReachabilityStatusReachableViaWWAN:                 NSLog(@"3G");                 reachable = YES;                 break;             default:                 NSLog(@"Unkown network status");                 reachable = NO;                 break;                  [[AFNetworkReachabilityManager sharedManager] startMonitoring];         }     }];      return reachable;  } 

This method is called from my viewDidLoad method. Is there something wrong with my code, since it isn't working?

Answer 1

You're making this more difficult than it needs to be. Try this:

- (void)viewDidLoad {    [super viewDidLoad];     [[AFNetworkReachabilityManager sharedManager] startMonitoring];  }  - (BOOL)connected {     return [AFNetworkReachabilityManager sharedManager].reachable; }    

If you also want to be notified when the status changes, then implement setReachabilityStatusChangeBlock

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

That's because that block is only executed when reachability changes.

To get the current status, you can do this:

- (BOOL)connected {     return [AFNetworkReachabilityManager sharedManager].reachable; }