diff --git a/IOB-WIN/IobGeneric.cs b/IOB-WIN/IobGeneric.cs
index 84a0834f..2f2c9181 100644
--- a/IOB-WIN/IobGeneric.cs
+++ b/IOB-WIN/IobGeneric.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ namespace IOB_WIN
   {
     #region variabili ed oggetti base
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// TImeout x ping al server
+    /// </summary>
+    protected int pingServerMsTimeout = utils.CRI("pingMsTimeout");
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Indicazione VETO invio a server sino alla data-ora indicata
     /// </summary>
@@ -1746,19 +1751,21 @@ namespace IOB_WIN
     /// test ping all'indirizzo impostato nei parametri
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    private IPStatus testPingServer()
+    private IPStatus testPingServer
     {
-      IPStatus answ = IPStatus.Unknown; ;
-      IPAddress address;
-      PingReply reply;
-      Ping pingSender = new Ping();
-      address = IPAddress.Loopback;
-      string ipAdrr = cIobConf.serverData.MPIP.Replace("http://", "").Replace("https://", "");
-      IPAddress.TryParse(ipAdrr, out address);
-      int pingMsTimeout = utils.CRI("pingMsTimeout");
-      reply = pingSender.Send(address, pingMsTimeout);
-      answ = reply.Status;
-      return answ;
+      get
+      {
+        IPStatus answ = IPStatus.Unknown; ;
+        IPAddress address;
+        PingReply reply;
+        Ping pingSender = new Ping();
+        address = IPAddress.Loopback;
+        string ipAdrr = cIobConf.serverData.MPIP.Replace("http://", "").Replace("https://", "");
+        IPAddress.TryParse(ipAdrr, out address);
+        reply = pingSender.Send(address, pingServerMsTimeout);
+        answ = reply.Status;
+        return answ;
+      }
     }
     /// <summary>
     /// Verifica se il server sia ALIVE (tramite PING)
@@ -1777,14 +1784,15 @@ namespace IOB_WIN
           }
           else
           {
-            IPStatus pingStatus = testPingServer();
+            IPStatus pingStatus = testPingServer;
             // se passa il ping faccio il resto...
             if (pingStatus == IPStatus.Success)
             {
               try
               {
                 // chiamo URL, se restituisce "OK" è alive!
-                answ = (callUrl(urlAlive) == "OK");
+                string callResp = callUrl(urlAlive);
+                answ = (callResp == "OK");
               }
               catch (Exception exc)
               {