--- fetcher.py.old	Fri Nov 30 00:47:35 2007
+++ fetcher.py	Fri Nov 30 00:47:12 2007
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ class Fetcher:
                            reget        = self._test_range_support(),
                            user_agent   = 'PiSi Fetcher/' + pisi.__version__)
         except urlgrabber.grabber.URLGrabError, e:
-            raise FetchError(_('Could not fetch destination file "%s": %s') % (self.archive_file, e))
+            if self.checkInternetConnection():
+                raise FetchError(_('Could not fetch destination file "%s": %s') % (self.archive_file, e))
+            else:
+                raise FetchError(_('Check whether got a stable internet connection or not'))
 
         if os.stat(self.partial_file).st_size == 0:
             os.remove(self.partial_file)
@@ -192,6 +195,15 @@ class Fetcher:
             return 1024 * int(bandwidth_limit)
         else:
             return 0
+        
+    def checkInternetConnection(self):
+        import urllib2
+        try:
+            file_obj = urllib2.urlopen("http://www.pardus.org.tr/resim/tubitak-uekae.png")
+            file_obj.close()
+            return True
+        except:
+            return False
 
     def _test_range_support(self):
         if not os.path.exists(self.partial_file):
@@ -212,5 +224,8 @@ class Fetcher:
 # helper function
 def fetch_url(url, destdir, progress=None):
     fetch = Fetcher(url, destdir)
-    fetch.progress = progress
-    fetch.fetch()
+    if fetch.checkInternetConnection():
+        fetch.progress = progress
+        fetch.fetch()
+    else:
+        raise FetchError(_('Check whether got a stable internet connection or not'))