Checking Internet Connection with wget

internet_connection.sh

#!/bin/bash

HOST=$1
WGET="/usr/bin/wget"

$WGET -q --tries=10 --timeout=5 $HOST
RESULT=$?

if [[ $RESULT -eq 0 ]]; then
        echo "Connection made successfully to $HOST"
else
        echo "Fail to make connection to $HOST"
fi

Original code: http://linuxpoison.blogspot.com.br/2012/09/bash-script-script-to-check-internet.html#ixzz279e7i9CI