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Computer is connected to the internet determination

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Milkman00

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You know the little yellow triangle that comes up when the computer is trying to connect to the internet and it realizes that it has no internet connection???

I assume the way that a Windows machine determines that is by trying to connect to some website. Do we know what website it is trying to connect to??? Also do we know how?? Is it a ping or what?

I ask because I have a computer that is completely locked down from the internet except for about 5 websites, and when it comes up it says it has no access to the internet. I want to allow access to whatever site windows is using to determine that. I figured it would be a microsoft.com website, but that isn't working.

Any ideas?
 
Milkman00 said:
You know the little yellow triangle that comes up when the computer is trying to connect to the internet and it realizes that it has no internet connection???

I assume the way that a Windows machine determines that is by trying to connect to some website. Do we know what website it is trying to connect to??? Also do we know how?? Is it a ping or what?

I ask because I have a computer that is completely locked down from the internet except for about 5 websites, and when it comes up it says it has no access to the internet. I want to allow access to whatever site windows is using to determine that. I figured it would be a microsoft.com website, but that isn't working.

Any ideas?
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What are you using to lock down your computer?
The "no access to the internet is an error message, not an site.
 
This is a PC I setup in a business for someone, and locked down their internet at the owner request.

Paul - Windows MUST be trying to reach a site in order to determine that there is no Internet access. I am trying to determine the address of that site so that I can exempt it in the firewall rules.
 
Milkman00 said:
This is a PC I setup in a business for someone, and locked down their internet at the owner request.

Paul - Windows MUST be trying to reach a site in order to determine that there is no Internet access. I am trying to determine the address of that site so that I can exempt it in the firewall rules.
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look at the homepage url
 
Cool! I always wanted to know how this works. I just new that it was resolving some website. I turned this snooping thing off now. HAHAHAHA!
 
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