2 files changed, 4 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e5ed510f..a0069595 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- simplify network detection
+
 Version 2.36 - 14 March 2008, Thierry Vignaud
 
 - mdkapplet:
diff --git a/mdkapplet b/mdkapplet
index c5318e2e..db27cd01 100755
--- a/mdkapplet
+++ b/mdkapplet
@@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ sub setLastTime() {
 }
 
 sub checkNetwork() {
-    if (!isNetwork()) {
+    require network::tools;
+    if (!network::tools::has_network_connection()) {
         # do not notify if already done:
         return if member($state_global, qw(disconnected));
 	logIt(N_("Checking Network: seems disabled\n"));
@@ -434,15 +435,6 @@ sub go2State {
     $state_global = $state;
 }
 
-sub isNetwork() {
-    require network::network;
-    require network::tools;
-    my $net = {};
-    network::network::read_net_conf($net);
-    my ($_gw_intf, $_is_up, $gw_address, $_dns_server) = network::tools::get_internet_connection($net);
-    to_bool($gw_address);
-}
-
 sub shouldStart() {
     my %p = getVarsFromSh($localfile);
     to_bool($p{AUTOSTART} ne 'FALSE');