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Update compile support for OpenVMS
[wxWidgets.git] / src / msw / dialup.cpp
index d02781f6dcea06c71ebf7aa919eab8a68007df2a..5232c49ce55cd8cdbfb07b54a1d1ae7463b0affe 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Name:        msw/dialup.cpp
+// Name:        src/msw/dialup.cpp
 // Purpose:     MSW implementation of network/dialup classes and functions
 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
 // Modified by:
     #pragma hdrstop
 #endif
 
-// these functions require Win32
-#if defined(__WIN16__) && wxUSE_DIALUP_MANAGER
-    #undef wxUSE_DIALUP_MANAGER
-    #define wxUSE_DIALUP_MANAGER 0
-#endif // wxUSE_DIALUP_MANAGER && Win16
-
 #if wxUSE_DIALUP_MANAGER
 
+#include "wx/dialup.h"
+
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
     #include "wx/log.h"
     #include "wx/intl.h"
     #include "wx/event.h"
+    #include "wx/app.h"
+    #include "wx/timer.h"
+    #include "wx/module.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "wx/generic/choicdgg.h"
+
 #include "wx/dynlib.h"
 
-#include "wx/dialup.h"
+wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_DIALUP_CONNECTED, wxDialUpEvent )
+wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_DIALUP_DISCONNECTED, wxDialUpEvent )
 
-// Doesn't yet compile under BC++ nor with mingw: no wininet.h
-#if !defined(__BORLANDC__) && !defined(__GNUWIN32_OLD__)
+// Doesn't yet compile under VC++ 4, BC++, Watcom C++,
+// Wine: no wininet.h
+#if (!defined(__BORLANDC__) || (__BORLANDC__>=0x550)) && \
+    (!defined(__GNUWIN32__) || wxCHECK_W32API_VERSION(0, 5)) && \
+    !defined(__GNUWIN32_OLD__) && \
+    !defined(__WINE__) && \
+    (!defined(__VISUALC__) || (__VISUALC__ >= 1020))
 
 #include <ras.h>
 #include <raserror.h>
 
 #include <wininet.h>
 
-#include "wx/msw/private.h"
+// Not in VC++ 5
+#ifndef INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN
+#define INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN 2
+#endif
+#ifndef INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY
+#define INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY 4
+#endif
+
+// implemented in utils.cpp
+extern "C" WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE HWND
+wxCreateHiddenWindow(LPCTSTR *pclassname, LPCTSTR classname, WNDPROC wndproc);
+
+static const wxChar *
+    wxMSWDIALUP_WNDCLASSNAME = wxT("_wxDialUpManager_Internal_Class");
+static const wxChar *gs_classForDialUpWindow = NULL;
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // constants
     typedef DWORD (APIENTRY * RASVALIDATEENTRYNAME)( LPCSTR, LPCSTR );
     typedef DWORD (APIENTRY * RASCONNECTIONNOTIFICATION)( HRASCONN, HANDLE, DWORD );
 
-    static const char gs_funcSuffix = 'A';
+    static const wxChar gs_funcSuffix = _T('A');
 #else // Unicode
     typedef DWORD (APIENTRY * RASDIAL)( LPRASDIALEXTENSIONS, LPCWSTR, LPRASDIALPARAMSW, DWORD, LPVOID, LPHRASCONN );
     typedef DWORD (APIENTRY * RASENUMCONNECTIONS)( LPRASCONNW, LPDWORD, LPDWORD );
     typedef DWORD (APIENTRY * RASVALIDATEENTRYNAME)( LPCWSTR, LPCWSTR );
     typedef DWORD (APIENTRY * RASCONNECTIONNOTIFICATION)( HRASCONN, HANDLE, DWORD );
 
-    static const char gs_funcSuffix = 'W';
+    static const wxChar gs_funcSuffix = _T('W');
 #endif // ASCII/Unicode
 
 // structure passed to the secondary thread
-struct wxRasThreadData
+struct WXDLLEXPORT wxRasThreadData
 {
     wxRasThreadData()
     {
         hWnd = 0;
-        hEventRas = hEventQuit = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+        hEventRas =
+        hEventQuit = 0;
         dialUpManager = NULL;
     }
 
+    ~wxRasThreadData()
+    {
+        if ( hWnd )
+            DestroyWindow(hWnd);
+
+        if ( hEventQuit )
+            CloseHandle(hEventQuit);
+
+        if ( hEventRas )
+            CloseHandle(hEventRas);
+    }
+
     HWND    hWnd;       // window to send notifications to
-    HANDLE  hEventRas,  // event which RAS signals when status changes
-            hEventQuit; // event which we signal when we terminate
+    HANDLE  hEventRas,  // automatic event which RAS signals when status changes
+            hEventQuit; // manual event which we signal when we terminate
 
-    class WXDLLEXPORT wxDialUpManagerMSW *dialUpManager;  // the owner
+    class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxDialUpManagerMSW *dialUpManager;  // the owner
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -155,7 +189,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool HangUp();
     virtual bool IsAlwaysOnline() const;
     virtual bool IsOnline() const;
-    virtual void SetOnlineStatus(bool isOnline = TRUE);
+    virtual void SetOnlineStatus(bool isOnline = true);
     virtual bool EnableAutoCheckOnlineStatus(size_t nSeconds);
     virtual void DisableAutoCheckOnlineStatus();
     virtual void SetWellKnownHost(const wxString& hostname, int port);
@@ -171,6 +205,7 @@ public:
 
     // for wxRasDialFunc
     static HWND GetRasWindow() { return ms_hwndRas; }
+    static void ResetRasWindow() { ms_hwndRas = NULL; }
     static wxDialUpManagerMSW *GetDialer() { return ms_dialer; }
 
 private:
@@ -181,13 +216,17 @@ private:
     static HRASCONN FindActiveConnection();
 
     // notify the application about status change
-    void NotifyApp(bool connected, bool fromOurselves = FALSE) const;
+    void NotifyApp(bool connected, bool fromOurselves = false) const;
 
     // destroy the thread data and the thread itself
     void CleanUpThreadData();
 
+    // number of times EnableAutoCheckOnlineStatus() had been called minus the
+    // number of times DisableAutoCheckOnlineStatus() had been called
+    int m_autoCheckLevel;
+
     // timer used for polling RAS status
-    class RasTimer : public wxTimer
+    class WXDLLEXPORT RasTimer : public wxTimer
     {
     public:
         RasTimer(wxDialUpManagerMSW *dialUpManager)
@@ -197,6 +236,8 @@ private:
 
     private:
         wxDialUpManagerMSW *m_dialUpManager;
+
+        DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(RasTimer)
     } m_timerStatusPolling;
 
     // thread handle for the thread sitting on connection change event
@@ -204,7 +245,10 @@ private:
 
     // data used by this thread and our hidden window to send messages between
     // each other
-    wxRasThreadData m_data;
+    wxRasThreadData *m_data;
+
+    // the handle of rasapi32.dll when it's loaded
+    wxDynamicLibrary m_dllRas;
 
     // the hidden window we use for passing messages between threads
     static HWND ms_hwndRas;
@@ -212,12 +256,6 @@ private:
     // the handle of the connection we initiated or 0 if none
     static HRASCONN ms_hRasConnection;
 
-    // the use count of rasapi32.dll
-    static int ms_nDllCount;
-
-    // the handle of rasapi32.dll when it's loaded
-    static wxDllType ms_dllRas;
-
     // the pointers to RAS functions
     static RASDIAL ms_pfnRasDial;
     static RASENUMCONNECTIONS ms_pfnRasEnumConnections;
@@ -247,14 +285,39 @@ private:
     // this flag tells us if we're online
     static int ms_isConnected;
 
-    // this flag is the result of the call to IsAlwaysOnline() (-1 if not
-    // called yet)
-    static int ms_isAlwaysOnline;
-
     // this flag tells us whether a call to RasDial() is in progress
     static wxDialUpManagerMSW *ms_dialer;
+
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxDialUpManagerMSW)
 };
 
+// module to destroy helper window created by wxDialUpManagerMSW
+class wxDialUpManagerModule : public wxModule
+{
+public:
+    bool OnInit() { return true; }
+    void OnExit()
+    {
+        HWND hwnd = wxDialUpManagerMSW::GetRasWindow();
+        if ( hwnd )
+        {
+            ::DestroyWindow(hwnd);
+            wxDialUpManagerMSW::ResetRasWindow();
+        }
+
+        if ( gs_classForDialUpWindow )
+        {
+            ::UnregisterClass(wxMSWDIALUP_WNDCLASSNAME, wxGetInstance());
+            gs_classForDialUpWindow = NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+private:
+    DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxDialUpManagerModule)
+};
+
+IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxDialUpManagerModule, wxModule)
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // private functions
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -280,9 +343,6 @@ HRASCONN wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_hRasConnection = 0;
 
 HWND wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_hwndRas = 0;
 
-int wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_nDllCount = 0;
-wxDllType wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_dllRas = 0;
-
 RASDIAL wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_pfnRasDial = 0;
 RASENUMCONNECTIONS wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_pfnRasEnumConnections = 0;
 RASENUMENTRIES wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_pfnRasEnumEntries = 0;
@@ -305,7 +365,6 @@ RASCONNECTIONNOTIFICATION wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_pfnRasConnectionNotification =
 
 int wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_userSpecifiedOnlineStatus = -1;
 int wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_isConnected = -1;
-int wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_isAlwaysOnline = -1;
 wxDialUpManagerMSW *wxDialUpManagerMSW::ms_dialer = NULL;
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -324,90 +383,81 @@ wxDialUpManager *wxDialUpManager::Create()
 #endif // VC++
 
 wxDialUpManagerMSW::wxDialUpManagerMSW()
-                  : m_timerStatusPolling(this)
+                  : m_timerStatusPolling(this),
+                    m_dllRas(_T("RASAPI32"))
 {
     // initialize our data
+    m_autoCheckLevel = 0;
     m_hThread = 0;
+    m_data = new wxRasThreadData;
 
-    if ( !ms_nDllCount++ )
+    if ( !m_dllRas.IsLoaded() )
     {
-        // load the RAS library
-        ms_dllRas = wxDllLoader::LoadLibrary("RASAPI32");
-        if ( !ms_dllRas )
+        wxLogError(_("Dial up functions are unavailable because the remote access service (RAS) is not installed on this machine. Please install it."));
+    }
+    else if ( !ms_pfnRasDial )
+    {
+        // resolve the functions we need
+
+        // this will contain the name of the function we failed to resolve
+        // if any at the end
+        const char *funcName = NULL;
+
+        // get the function from rasapi32.dll and abort if it's not found
+        #define RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(type, name)                          \
+            ms_pfn##name = (type)m_dllRas.GetSymbol( wxString(_T(#name))  \
+                                                     + gs_funcSuffix);    \
+            if ( !ms_pfn##name )                                          \
+            {                                                             \
+                funcName = #name;                                         \
+                goto exit;                                                \
+            }
+
+        // a variant of above macro which doesn't abort if the function is
+        // not found in the DLL
+        #define RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(type, name)                 \
+            ms_pfn##name = (type)m_dllRas.GetSymbol( wxString(_T(#name))  \
+                                                     + gs_funcSuffix);
+
+        RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASDIAL, RasDial);
+        RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASENUMCONNECTIONS, RasEnumConnections);
+        RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASENUMENTRIES, RasEnumEntries);
+        RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETCONNECTSTATUS, RasGetConnectStatus);
+        RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETERRORSTRING, RasGetErrorString);
+        RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASHANGUP, RasHangUp);
+        RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETENTRYDIALPARAMS, RasGetEntryDialParams);
+
+        // suppress error messages about missing (non essential) functions
         {
-            wxLogError(_("Dial up functions are unavailable because the "
-                         "remote access service (RAS) is not installed "
-                         "on this machine. Please install it."));
+            wxLogNull noLog;
+
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETPROJECTIONINFO, RasGetProjectionInfo);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASCREATEPHONEBOOKENTRY, RasCreatePhonebookEntry);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASEDITPHONEBOOKENTRY, RasEditPhonebookEntry);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASSETENTRYDIALPARAMS, RasSetEntryDialParams);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETENTRYPROPERTIES, RasGetEntryProperties);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASSETENTRYPROPERTIES, RasSetEntryProperties);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASRENAMEENTRY, RasRenameEntry);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASDELETEENTRY, RasDeleteEntry);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASVALIDATEENTRYNAME, RasValidateEntryName);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETCOUNTRYINFO, RasGetCountryInfo);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASENUMDEVICES, RasEnumDevices);
+            RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASCONNECTIONNOTIFICATION, RasConnectionNotification);
         }
-        else
-        {
-            // resolve the functions we need
-
-            // this will contain the name of the function we failed to resolve
-            // if any at the end
-            const char *funcName = NULL;
-
-            // get the function from rasapi32.dll and abort if it's not found
-            #define RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(type, name)                    \
-                ms_pfn##name = (type)wxDllLoader::GetSymbol(ms_dllRas,  \
-                               wxString(_T(#name)) + gs_funcSuffix);    \
-                if ( !ms_pfn##name )                                    \
-                {                                                       \
-                    funcName = #name;                                   \
-                    goto exit;                                          \
-                }
-
-            // a variant of above macro which doesn't abort if the function is
-            // not found in the DLL
-            #define RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(type, name)           \
-                ms_pfn##name = (type)wxDllLoader::GetSymbol(ms_dllRas,  \
-                               wxString(_T(#name)) + gs_funcSuffix);
-
-            RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASDIAL, RasDial);
-            RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASENUMCONNECTIONS, RasEnumConnections);
-            RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASENUMENTRIES, RasEnumEntries);
-            RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETCONNECTSTATUS, RasGetConnectStatus);
-            RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETERRORSTRING, RasGetErrorString);
-            RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASHANGUP, RasHangUp);
-            RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETENTRYDIALPARAMS, RasGetEntryDialParams);
-
-            // suppress wxDllLoader messages about missing (non essential)
-            // functions
-            {
-                wxLogNull noLog;
-
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETPROJECTIONINFO, RasGetProjectionInfo);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASCREATEPHONEBOOKENTRY, RasCreatePhonebookEntry);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASEDITPHONEBOOKENTRY, RasEditPhonebookEntry);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASSETENTRYDIALPARAMS, RasSetEntryDialParams);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETENTRYPROPERTIES, RasGetEntryProperties);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASSETENTRYPROPERTIES, RasSetEntryProperties);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASRENAMEENTRY, RasRenameEntry);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASDELETEENTRY, RasDeleteEntry);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASVALIDATEENTRYNAME, RasValidateEntryName);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASGETCOUNTRYINFO, RasGetCountryInfo);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASENUMDEVICES, RasEnumDevices);
-                RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION(RASCONNECTIONNOTIFICATION, RasConnectionNotification);
-            }
 
-            // keep your preprocessor name space clean
-            #undef RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION
-            #undef RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION
+        // keep your preprocessor name space clean
+        #undef RESOLVE_RAS_FUNCTION
+        #undef RESOLVE_OPTIONAL_RAS_FUNCTION
 
 exit:
-            if ( funcName )
-            {
-                wxLogError(_("The version of remote access service (RAS) "
-                             "installed on this machine is too old, please "
-                             "upgrade (the following required function is "
-                             "missing: %s)."), funcName);
-
-                wxDllLoader::UnloadLibrary(ms_dllRas);
-                ms_dllRas = 0;
-                ms_nDllCount = 0;
-
-                return;
-            }
+        if ( funcName )
+        {
+            wxLogError(_("The version of remote access service (RAS) installed "
+                          "on this machine is too old, please upgrade (the "
+                          "following required function is missing: %s)."),
+                       funcName);
+            m_dllRas.Unload();
+            return;
         }
     }
 
@@ -418,13 +468,6 @@ exit:
 wxDialUpManagerMSW::~wxDialUpManagerMSW()
 {
     CleanUpThreadData();
-
-    if ( !--ms_nDllCount )
-    {
-        // unload the RAS library
-        wxDllLoader::UnloadLibrary(ms_dllRas);
-        ms_dllRas = 0;
-    }
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -443,8 +486,8 @@ wxString wxDialUpManagerMSW::GetErrorString(DWORD error)
 
         default:
             {
-                wxLogSysError(dwRet, _("Failed to retrieve text of RAS "
-                                       "error message"));
+                wxLogSysError(dwRet,
+                      _("Failed to retrieve text of RAS error message"));
 
                 wxString msg;
                 msg.Printf(_("unknown error (error code %08x)."), error);
@@ -453,7 +496,7 @@ wxString wxDialUpManagerMSW::GetErrorString(DWORD error)
 
         case 0:
             // we want the error message to start from a lower case letter
-            buffer[0] = wxTolower(buffer[0]);
+            buffer[0] = (wxChar)wxTolower(buffer[0]);
 
             return wxString(buffer);
     }
@@ -498,9 +541,9 @@ HRASCONN wxDialUpManagerMSW::FindActiveConnection()
         }
         else
         {
-            // an error occured
+            // an error occurred
             wxLogError(_("Cannot find active dialup connection: %s"),
-                       GetErrorString(dwRet));
+                       GetErrorString(dwRet).c_str());
             return 0;
         }
     }
@@ -520,8 +563,7 @@ HRASCONN wxDialUpManagerMSW::FindActiveConnection()
             // connection) - the warning is really needed because this function
             // is used, for example, to select the connection to hang up and so
             // we may hang up the wrong connection here...
-            wxLogWarning(_("Several active dialup connections found, "
-                           "choosing one randomly."));
+            wxLogWarning(_("Several active dialup connections found, choosing one randomly."));
             // fall through
 
         case 1:
@@ -538,9 +580,15 @@ void wxDialUpManagerMSW::CleanUpThreadData()
 {
     if ( m_hThread )
     {
-        if ( !SetEvent(m_data.hEventQuit) )
+        if ( !SetEvent(m_data->hEventQuit) )
+        {
+            wxLogLastError(_T("SetEvent(RasThreadQuit)"));
+        }
+        else // sent quit request to the background thread
         {
-            wxLogLastError("SetEvent(RasThreadQuit)");
+            // the thread still needs m_data so we can't free it here, rather
+            // let the thread do it itself
+            m_data = NULL;
         }
 
         CloseHandle(m_hThread);
@@ -548,25 +596,10 @@ void wxDialUpManagerMSW::CleanUpThreadData()
         m_hThread = 0;
     }
 
-    if ( m_data.hWnd )
-    {
-        DestroyWindow(m_data.hWnd);
-
-        m_data.hWnd = 0;
-    }
-
-    if ( m_data.hEventQuit )
-    {
-        CloseHandle(m_data.hEventQuit);
-
-        m_data.hEventQuit = 0;
-    }
-
-    if ( m_data.hEventRas )
+    if ( m_data )
     {
-        CloseHandle(m_data.hEventRas);
-
-        m_data.hEventRas = 0;
+        delete m_data;
+        m_data = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -622,7 +655,7 @@ void wxDialUpManagerMSW::OnDialProgress(RASCONNSTATE rasconnstate,
     if ( dwError )
     {
         wxLogError(_("Failed to establish dialup connection: %s"),
-                   GetErrorString(dwError));
+                   GetErrorString(dwError).c_str());
 
         // we should still call RasHangUp() if we got a non 0 connection
         if ( ms_hRasConnection )
@@ -633,14 +666,14 @@ void wxDialUpManagerMSW::OnDialProgress(RASCONNSTATE rasconnstate,
 
         ms_dialer = NULL;
 
-        NotifyApp(FALSE /* !connected */, TRUE /* we dialed ourselves */);
+        NotifyApp(false /* !connected */, true /* we dialed ourselves */);
     }
     else if ( rasconnstate == RASCS_Connected )
     {
-        ms_isConnected = TRUE;
+        ms_isConnected = true;
         ms_dialer = NULL;
 
-        NotifyApp(TRUE /* connected */, TRUE /* we dialed ourselves */);
+        NotifyApp(true /* connected */, true /* we dialed ourselves */);
     }
 }
 
@@ -650,7 +683,7 @@ void wxDialUpManagerMSW::OnDialProgress(RASCONNSTATE rasconnstate,
 
 bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::IsOk() const
 {
-    return ms_dllRas != 0;
+    return m_dllRas.IsLoaded();
 }
 
 size_t wxDialUpManagerMSW::GetISPNames(wxArrayString& names) const
@@ -676,12 +709,19 @@ size_t wxDialUpManagerMSW::GetISPNames(wxArrayString& names) const
         if ( dwRet == ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL )
         {
             // reallocate the buffer
-            rasEntries = (RASENTRYNAME *)realloc(rasEntries, size);
+            void *n  = realloc(rasEntries, size);
+            if (n == NULL)
+            {
+                free(rasEntries);
+                return 0;
+            }
+            rasEntries = (RASENTRYNAME *)n;
         }
         else if ( dwRet != 0 )
         {
             // some other error - abort
-            wxLogError(_("Failed to get ISP names: %s"), GetErrorString(dwRet));
+            wxLogError(_("Failed to get ISP names: %s"),
+                       GetErrorString(dwRet).c_str());
 
             free(rasEntries);
 
@@ -709,13 +749,13 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::Dial(const wxString& nameOfISP,
                               bool async)
 {
     // check preconditions
-    wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), FALSE, wxT("using uninitialized wxDialUpManager") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), false, wxT("using uninitialized wxDialUpManager") );
 
     if ( ms_hRasConnection )
     {
         wxFAIL_MSG(wxT("there is already an active connection"));
 
-        return TRUE;
+        return true;
     }
 
     // get the default ISP if none given
@@ -730,7 +770,7 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::Dial(const wxString& nameOfISP,
                 // no known ISPs, abort
                 wxLogError(_("Failed to connect: no ISP to dial."));
 
-                return FALSE;
+                return false;
 
             case 1:
                 // only one ISP, choose it
@@ -749,8 +789,7 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::Dial(const wxString& nameOfISP,
                     entryName = wxGetSingleChoice
                                 (
                                  _("Choose ISP to dial"),
-                                 _("Please choose which ISP do you want to "
-                                   "connect to"),
+                                 _("Please choose which ISP do you want to connect to"),
                                  count,
                                  strings
                                 );
@@ -760,7 +799,7 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::Dial(const wxString& nameOfISP,
                     if ( !entryName )
                     {
                         // cancelled by user
-                        return FALSE;
+                        return false;
                     }
                 }
         }
@@ -768,7 +807,7 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::Dial(const wxString& nameOfISP,
 
     RASDIALPARAMS rasDialParams;
     rasDialParams.dwSize = sizeof(rasDialParams);
-    strncpy(rasDialParams.szEntryName, entryName, RAS_MaxEntryName);
+    wxStrlcpy(rasDialParams.szEntryName, entryName.c_str(), RAS_MaxEntryName);
 
     // do we have the username and password?
     if ( !username || !password )
@@ -785,16 +824,16 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::Dial(const wxString& nameOfISP,
         {
             wxLogError(_("Failed to connect: missing username/password."));
 
-            return FALSE;
+            return false;
         }
     }
-       else
-       {
-               strncpy(rasDialParams.szUserName, username, UNLEN);
-               strncpy(rasDialParams.szPassword, password, PWLEN);
-       }
+    else
+    {
+        wxStrlcpy(rasDialParams.szUserName, username.c_str(), UNLEN);
+        wxStrlcpy(rasDialParams.szPassword, password.c_str(), PWLEN);
+    }
 
-       // default values for other fields
+    // default values for other fields
     rasDialParams.szPhoneNumber[0] = '\0';
     rasDialParams.szCallbackNumber[0] = '\0';
     rasDialParams.szCallbackNumber[0] = '\0';
@@ -831,20 +870,24 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::Dial(const wxString& nameOfISP,
 
     DWORD dwRet = ms_pfnRasDial
                   (
-                   (LPRASDIALEXTENSIONS)NULL,   // no extended features
-                   NULL,                  // default phone book file (NT only)
+                   NULL,                    // no extended features
+                   NULL,                    // default phone book file (NT only)
                    &rasDialParams,
-                   0,                     // use callback for notifications
-                   async ? wxRasDialFunc  // the callback
-                         : 0,             // no notifications - sync operation
+                   0,                       // use callback for notifications
+                   async ? (void *)wxRasDialFunc  // cast needed for gcc 3.1
+                         : 0,               // no notifications, sync operation
                    &ms_hRasConnection
                   );
 
     if ( dwRet != 0 )
     {
-        wxLogError(_("Failed to %s dialup connection: %s"),
-                   async ? _("initiate") : _("establish"),
-                   GetErrorString(dwRet));
+        // can't pass a wxWCharBuffer through ( ... )
+        if ( async )
+            wxLogError(_("Failed to initiate dialup connection: %s"),
+                       GetErrorString(dwRet).c_str());
+        else
+            wxLogError(_("Failed to establish dialup connection: %s"),
+                       GetErrorString(dwRet).c_str());
 
         // we should still call RasHangUp() if we got a non 0 connection
         if ( ms_hRasConnection )
@@ -855,16 +898,16 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::Dial(const wxString& nameOfISP,
 
         ms_dialer = NULL;
 
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
     }
 
     // for async dialing, we're not yet connected
     if ( !async )
     {
-        ms_isConnected = TRUE;
+        ms_isConnected = true;
     }
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::IsDialing() const
@@ -877,7 +920,7 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::CancelDialing()
     if ( !GetDialer() )
     {
         // silently ignore
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
     }
 
     wxASSERT_MSG( ms_hRasConnection, wxT("dialing but no connection?") );
@@ -889,7 +932,7 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::CancelDialing()
 
 bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::HangUp()
 {
-    wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), FALSE, wxT("using uninitialized wxDialUpManager") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), false, wxT("using uninitialized wxDialUpManager") );
 
     // we may terminate either the connection we initiated or another one which
     // is active now
@@ -909,40 +952,42 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::HangUp()
     {
         wxLogError(_("Cannot hang up - no active dialup connection."));
 
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    DWORD dwRet = ms_pfnRasHangUp(hRasConn);
-    if ( dwRet != 0 )
+    // note that it's not an error if the connection had been already
+    // terminated
+    const DWORD dwRet = ms_pfnRasHangUp(hRasConn);
+    if ( dwRet != 0 && dwRet != ERROR_NO_CONNECTION )
     {
         wxLogError(_("Failed to terminate the dialup connection: %s"),
-                   GetErrorString(dwRet));
+                   GetErrorString(dwRet).c_str());
     }
 
-    ms_isConnected = FALSE;
+    ms_isConnected = false;
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::IsAlwaysOnline() const
 {
-    // we cache the result (presumably this won't change while the program is
-    // running!)
-    if ( ms_isAlwaysOnline != -1 )
-    {
-        return ms_isAlwaysOnline != 0;
-    }
+    // assume no permanent connection by default
+    bool isAlwaysOnline = false;
 
-    // try to use WinInet function first
-    bool ok;
-    wxDllType hDll = wxDllLoader::LoadLibrary(_T("WININET"), &ok);
-    if ( ok )
+    // try to use WinInet functions
+
+    // NB: we could probably use wxDynamicLibrary here just as well,
+    //     but we allow multiple instances of wxDialUpManagerMSW so
+    //     we might as well use the ref counted version here too.
+
+    wxDynamicLibrary hDll(_T("WININET"));
+    if ( hDll.IsLoaded() )
     {
-        typedef BOOL (*INTERNETGETCONNECTEDSTATE)(LPDWORD, DWORD);
+        typedef BOOL (WINAPI *INTERNETGETCONNECTEDSTATE)(LPDWORD, DWORD);
         INTERNETGETCONNECTEDSTATE pfnInternetGetConnectedState;
 
         #define RESOLVE_FUNCTION(type, name) \
-            pfn##name = (type)wxDllLoader::GetSymbol(hDll, _T(#name))
+            pfn##name = (type)hDll.GetSymbol(_T(#name))
 
         RESOLVE_FUNCTION(INTERNETGETCONNECTEDSTATE, InternetGetConnectedState);
 
@@ -952,49 +997,25 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::IsAlwaysOnline() const
             if ( pfnInternetGetConnectedState(&flags, 0 /* reserved */) )
             {
                 // there is some connection to the net, see of which type
-                ms_isAlwaysOnline = (flags & INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN != 0) ||
-                                    (flags & INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY != 0);
-
-                wxLogMessage("InternetGetConnectedState() returned TRUE, "
-                             "flags = %08x", flags);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // no Internet connection at all
-                ms_isAlwaysOnline = FALSE;
+                isAlwaysOnline = (flags & (INTERNET_CONNECTION_LAN |
+                                           INTERNET_CONNECTION_PROXY)) != 0;
             }
+            //else: no Internet connection at all
         }
-
-        wxDllLoader::UnloadLibrary(hDll);
     }
 
-    // did we succeed with WinInet? if not, try something else
-    if ( ms_isAlwaysOnline == -1 )
-    {
-        if ( !IsOnline() )
-        {
-            // definitely no permanent connection because we are not connected
-            // now
-            ms_isAlwaysOnline = FALSE;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // of course, having a modem doesn't prevent us from having a
-            // permanent connection as well, but we have to guess somehow and
-            // it's probably more common that a system connected via a modem
-            // doesn't have any other net access, so:
-            ms_isAlwaysOnline = FALSE;
-        }
-    }
-
-    wxASSERT_MSG( ms_isAlwaysOnline != -1, wxT("logic error") );
-
-    return ms_isAlwaysOnline != 0;
+    return isAlwaysOnline;
 }
 
 bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::IsOnline() const
 {
-    wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), FALSE, wxT("using uninitialized wxDialUpManager") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), false, wxT("using uninitialized wxDialUpManager") );
+
+    if ( IsAlwaysOnline() )
+    {
+        // always => now
+        return true;
+    }
 
     if ( ms_userSpecifiedOnlineStatus != -1 )
     {
@@ -1003,7 +1024,7 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::IsOnline() const
     }
     else
     {
-        // return TRUE if there is at least one active connection
+        // return true if there is at least one active connection
         return FindActiveConnection() != 0;
     }
 }
@@ -1017,7 +1038,13 @@ void wxDialUpManagerMSW::SetOnlineStatus(bool isOnline)
 
 bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::EnableAutoCheckOnlineStatus(size_t nSeconds)
 {
-    wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), FALSE, wxT("using uninitialized wxDialUpManager") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), false, wxT("using uninitialized wxDialUpManager") );
+
+    if ( m_autoCheckLevel++ )
+    {
+        // already checking
+        return true;
+    }
 
     bool ok = ms_pfnRasConnectionNotification != 0;
 
@@ -1029,22 +1056,13 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::EnableAutoCheckOnlineStatus(size_t nSeconds)
         // first, see if we don't have this thread already running
         if ( m_hThread != 0 )
         {
-            DWORD dwSuspendCount = 2;
-            while ( dwSuspendCount > 1 )
-            {
-                dwSuspendCount = ResumeThread(m_hThread);
-                if ( dwSuspendCount == (DWORD)-1 )
-                {
-                    wxLogLastError("ResumeThread(RasThread)");
+            if ( ::ResumeThread(m_hThread) != (DWORD)-1 )
+                return true;
 
-                    ok = FALSE;
-                }
-            }
+            // we're leaving a zombie thread... but what else can we do?
+            wxLogLastError(wxT("ResumeThread(RasThread)"));
 
-            if ( ok )
-            {
-                return TRUE;
-            }
+            ok = false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1054,32 +1072,41 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::EnableAutoCheckOnlineStatus(size_t nSeconds)
     if ( ok )
     {
         // first create an event to wait on
-        m_data.hEventRas = CreateEvent
-                           (
+        m_data->hEventRas = ::CreateEvent
+                            (
                              NULL,      // security attribute (default)
-                             FALSE,     // manual reset (not)
+                             FALSE,     // manual reset (no, it is automatic)
                              FALSE,     // initial state (not signaled)
                              NULL       // name (no)
-                           );
-        if ( !m_data.hEventRas )
+                            );
+        if ( !m_data->hEventRas )
         {
-            wxLogLastError("CreateEvent(RasStatus)");
+            wxLogLastError(wxT("CreateEvent(RasStatus)"));
 
-            ok = FALSE;
+            ok = false;
         }
     }
 
     if ( ok )
     {
-        // create the event we use to quit the thread
-        m_data.hEventQuit = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
-        if ( !m_data.hEventQuit )
+        // create the event we use to quit the thread: using a manual event
+        // here avoids problems with missing the event if wxDialUpManagerMSW
+        // is created and destroyed immediately, before wxRasStatusWindowProc
+        // starts waiting on the event
+        m_data->hEventQuit = ::CreateEvent
+                             (
+                                NULL,   // default security
+                                TRUE,   // manual event
+                                FALSE,  // initially non signalled
+                                NULL    // nameless
+                             );
+        if ( !m_data->hEventQuit )
         {
-            wxLogLastError("CreateEvent(RasThreadQuit)");
+            wxLogLastError(wxT("CreateEvent(RasThreadQuit)"));
 
             CleanUpThreadData();
 
-            ok = FALSE;
+            ok = false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1087,36 +1114,28 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::EnableAutoCheckOnlineStatus(size_t nSeconds)
     {
         // create a hidden window to receive notification about connections
         // status change
-        extern wxChar wxPanelClassName[];
-        ms_hwndRas = ::CreateWindow(wxPanelClassName, NULL,
-                                    0, 0, 0, 0,
-                                    0, NULL,
-                                    (HMENU)NULL, wxGetInstance(), 0);
+        ms_hwndRas = wxCreateHiddenWindow
+                     (
+                        &gs_classForDialUpWindow,
+                        wxMSWDIALUP_WNDCLASSNAME,
+                        wxRasStatusWindowProc
+                     );
         if ( !ms_hwndRas )
         {
-            wxLogLastError("CreateWindow(RasHiddenWindow)");
+            wxLogLastError(wxT("CreateWindow(RasHiddenWindow)"));
 
             CleanUpThreadData();
 
-            ok = FALSE;
+            ok = false;
         }
-
-        // and subclass it
-        FARPROC windowProc = MakeProcInstance
-                             (
-                              (FARPROC)wxRasStatusWindowProc,
-                              wxGetInstance()
-                             );
-
-        ::SetWindowLong(ms_hwndRas, GWL_WNDPROC, (LONG) windowProc);
     }
 
-    m_data.hWnd = ms_hwndRas;
+    m_data->hWnd = ms_hwndRas;
 
     if ( ok )
     {
         // start the secondary thread
-        m_data.dialUpManager = this;
+        m_data->dialUpManager = this;
 
         DWORD tid;
         m_hThread = CreateThread
@@ -1124,14 +1143,14 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::EnableAutoCheckOnlineStatus(size_t nSeconds)
                      NULL,
                      0,
                      (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)wxRasMonitorThread,
-                     (void *)&m_data,
+                     (void *)m_data,
                      0,
                      &tid
                     );
 
         if ( !m_hThread )
         {
-            wxLogLastError("CreateThread(RasStatusThread)");
+            wxLogLastError(wxT("CreateThread(RasStatusThread)"));
 
             CleanUpThreadData();
         }
@@ -1143,20 +1162,20 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::EnableAutoCheckOnlineStatus(size_t nSeconds)
         DWORD dwRet = ms_pfnRasConnectionNotification
                       (
                         (HRASCONN)INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE,
-                        m_data.hEventRas,
+                        m_data->hEventRas,
                         3 /* RASCN_Connection | RASCN_Disconnection */
                       );
 
         if ( dwRet != 0 )
         {
             wxLogDebug(wxT("RasConnectionNotification() failed: %s"),
-                       GetErrorString(dwRet));
+                       GetErrorString(dwRet).c_str());
 
             CleanUpThreadData();
         }
         else
         {
-            return TRUE;
+            return true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1170,19 +1189,25 @@ bool wxDialUpManagerMSW::EnableAutoCheckOnlineStatus(size_t nSeconds)
     }
     m_timerStatusPolling.Start(nSeconds * 1000);
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 void wxDialUpManagerMSW::DisableAutoCheckOnlineStatus()
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( IsOk(), wxT("using uninitialized wxDialUpManager") );
 
+    if ( --m_autoCheckLevel != 0 )
+    {
+        // still checking
+        return;
+    }
+
     if ( m_hThread )
     {
         // we have running secondary thread, it's just enough to suspend it
         if ( SuspendThread(m_hThread) == (DWORD)-1 )
         {
-            wxLogLastError("SuspendThread(RasThread)");
+            wxLogLastError(wxT("SuspendThread(RasThread)"));
         }
     }
     else
@@ -1222,10 +1247,10 @@ static DWORD wxRasMonitorThread(wxRasThreadData *data)
     handles[0] = data->hEventRas;
     handles[1] = data->hEventQuit;
 
-    bool cont = TRUE;
+    bool cont = true;
     while ( cont )
     {
-        DWORD dwRet = WaitForMultipleObjects(2, handles, FALSE, INFINITE);
+        DWORD dwRet = ::WaitForMultipleObjects(2, handles, FALSE, INFINITE);
 
         switch ( dwRet )
         {
@@ -1236,37 +1261,68 @@ static DWORD wxRasMonitorThread(wxRasThreadData *data)
                 break;
 
             case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1:
-                cont = FALSE;
+                cont = false;
                 break;
 
+            default:
+                wxFAIL_MSG( _T("unexpected return of WaitForMultipleObjects()") );
+                // fall through
+
             case WAIT_FAILED:
-                wxLogLastError("WaitForMultipleObjects(RasMonitor)");
-                break;
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+                // using wxLogLastError() from here is dangerous: we risk to
+                // deadlock the main thread if wxLog sends output to GUI
+                DWORD err = GetLastError();
+                wxMessageOutputDebug dbg;
+                dbg.Printf
+                (
+                    wxT("WaitForMultipleObjects(RasMonitor) failed: 0x%08lx (%s)"),
+                    err,
+                    wxSysErrorMsg(err)
+                );
+#endif // __WXDEBUG__
+
+                // no sense in continuing, who knows if the handles we're
+                // waiting for even exist yet...
+                return (DWORD)-1;
         }
     }
 
+    // we don't need it any more now and if this thread ran, it is our
+    // responsability to free the data
+    delete data;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
 static LRESULT APIENTRY wxRasStatusWindowProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message,
                                               WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
-    if ( message == wxWM_RAS_STATUS_CHANGED )
-    {
-        wxRasThreadData *data = (wxRasThreadData *)lParam;
-        data->dialUpManager->OnConnectStatusChange();
-    }
-    else if ( message == wxWM_RAS_DIALING_PROGRESS )
+    switch ( message )
     {
-        wxDialUpManagerMSW *dialUpManager = wxDialUpManagerMSW::GetDialer();
+        case wxWM_RAS_STATUS_CHANGED:
+            {
+                wxRasThreadData *data = (wxRasThreadData *)lParam;
+                data->dialUpManager->OnConnectStatusChange();
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case wxWM_RAS_DIALING_PROGRESS:
+            {
+                wxDialUpManagerMSW *dialMan = wxDialUpManagerMSW::GetDialer();
+
+                dialMan->OnDialProgress((RASCONNSTATE)wParam, lParam);
+            }
+            break;
 
-        dialUpManager->OnDialProgress((RASCONNSTATE)wParam, lParam);
+        default:
+            return ::DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void WINAPI wxRasDialFunc(UINT unMsg,
+static void WINAPI wxRasDialFunc(UINT WXUNUSED(unMsg),
                                  RASCONNSTATE rasconnstate,
                                  DWORD dwError)
 {
@@ -1274,10 +1330,10 @@ static void WINAPI wxRasDialFunc(UINT unMsg,
 
     wxCHECK_RET( dialUpManager, wxT("who started to dial then?") );
 
-    SendMessage(dialUpManager->GetRasWindow(), wxWM_RAS_DIALING_PROGRESS,
+    SendMessage(wxDialUpManagerMSW::GetRasWindow(), wxWM_RAS_DIALING_PROGRESS,
                 rasconnstate, dwError);
 }
 
-#endif
-  // __BORLANDC__
+#endif // __BORLANDC__
+
 #endif // wxUSE_DIALUP_MANAGER