def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    See
    :py:meth:`~spinnman.connections.Connection.is_connected`.
    """
    # check if machine is active and on the network
    for _ in range(5):  # Try up to five times...
        # ping the remote address
        if Ping.ping(self.__remote_ip_address) == 0:
            # ping worked
            return True
    # If the ping fails this number of times, the host cannot be contacted
    return False