[squid-users] fool windows into thinking it has internet access

Grant Taylor gtaylor at tnetconsulting.net
Wed Jul 20 17:48:21 UTC 2022


On 7/20/22 11:44 AM, Antony Stone wrote:
> Out of interest, what is the purpose for making a Windows computer 
> think it has Internet access when it doesn't?  What useful difference 
> does that make?

End users may see the notification and report problems.

These same end users may never actually try to access the Internet, and 
thus never know that they don't have connectivity.  But the popup 
notification will ... chafe some.



-- 
Grant. . . .
unix || die

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