Inconsistent HTTP Connnection

Using Arduino Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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This loads www.google.com every 10 seconds. Don't do that to Google too long. Besides, it is a big page and takes a while to display at 9600 baud. Change the server ip to yours.

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>

byte mac[] = {  0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };
IPAddress ip(192,168,2,2);
IPAddress gateway(192, 168, 2, 1);
IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);

IPAddress server(74,125,227,16); // Google

EthernetClient client;
int totalCount = 0;
int loopCount = 0;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);

  pinMode(4,OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(4,HIGH);

  Ethernet.begin(mac, ip, gateway, gateway, subnet);
  delay(2000);
  Serial.println("Ready");
}

void loop()
{
  if(loopCount < 10)
  {
    delay(1000);
  }
  else
  {
    loopCount = 0;

    if(!getPage(server,"/")) Serial.print("Fail ");
    else Serial.print("Pass ");
    totalCount++;
    Serial.println(totalCount,DEC);
  }    

  loopCount++;
}

byte getPage(IPAddress ipBuf,char *page)
{
  int inChar;
  char outBuf[64];

  Serial.print("connecting...");

  if(client.connect(ipBuf,80))
  {
    Serial.println("connected");

    sprintf(outBuf,"GET %s HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n",page);
    client.write(outBuf);
  } 
  else
  {
    Serial.println("failed");
    return 0;
  }

  while(client.connected())
  {
    while(client.available())
    {
      inChar = client.read();
      Serial.write(inChar);
    }
  }

  Serial.println();

  Serial.println("disconnecting.");
  client.stop();

  return 1;
}