diff --git a/CONTROL/control b/CONTROL/control
index 8ef22be..4760571 100644
--- a/CONTROL/control
+++ b/CONTROL/control
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Package: webif
 Priority: optional
 Section: web
-Version: 1.0.17
+Version: 1.0.17-1
 Architecture: mipsel
 Maintainer: af123@hummypkg.org.uk
-Depends: webif-channelicons(>=1.1.13),lighttpd(>=1.4.35-2),jim(>=0.75-1),jim-oo,jim-sqlite3(>=0.75),jim-cgi(>=0.7),jim-binary(>=0.75),service-control(>=1.2),busybox(>=1.20.2-1),lsof(>=4.87),epg(>=1.0.13),hmt(>=1.1.21),ssmtp,anacron,trm(>=1.1),openssl-command,nicesplice,id3v2,file,rsvsync(>=1.0.2),webif-charts(>=1.2-1),stripts(>=1.2.5-3),smartmontools,tmenu(>=1.08),ffmpeg,id3v2,multienv(>=1.6),mongoose
+Depends: webif-channelicons(>=1.1.13),lighttpd(>=1.4.35-2),jim(>=0.75-1),jim-oo,jim-sqlite3(>=0.75),jim-cgi(>=0.7),jim-binary(>=0.75),service-control(>=1.2),busybox(>=1.20.2-1),lsof(>=4.87),epg(>=1.0.13),hmt(>=1.1.21),ssmtp,anacron,trm(>=1.1),openssl-command,nicesplice,id3v2,file,rsvsync(>=1.0.2),webif-charts(>=1.2-1),stripts(>=1.2.5-3),smartmontools,tmenu(>=1.08),ffmpeg,id3v2,multienv(>=1.6),tcpping(>=1.1),mongoose
 Suggests:
 Description: An evolving web interface for the Humax.
 Tags: http://hummy.tv/forum/threads/5031/
diff --git a/webif/lib/system.class b/webif/lib/system.class
index 20b6309..637cd1e 100644
--- a/webif/lib/system.class
+++ b/webif/lib/system.class
@@ -375,11 +375,18 @@ proc {system filename} {str {extra ""}} {
 	return [regsub -all "\[$chars]" $str "_"]
 }
 
-proc {system connectivity} {{site "hpkg.tv"}} {
-	if {[catch {exec /bin/ping -4 -c 2 -W 3 -w 3 -q $site >/dev/null}]} {
-		return 0
+proc {system connectivity} {{site "hpkg.tv"} {port 80} {ret "0"}} {
+	set extra [lassign [exec /mod/bin/tcpping $site $port] result]
+	if {$ret ne "0"} { upvar $ret err }
+	switch $result {
+		OK	{ return 1 }
+		default	{
+				set err [list $result $extra]
+				return 0
+		}
 	}
-	return 1
+	set err UNKNOWN
+	return 0
 }
 
 proc {system strip} {str} {