How does windows determine "no internet access"?

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I've seen this several times (mainly in VMs): although the machine is connected to the local network the OS (at the moment I am talking about Win 8.1 as guest in Virtualbox) notifies me:

Network: No internet access

I just want to know how Windows draws that conclusion.

When it can't talk to a specific Microsoft site. – Daniel R Hicks Mar 13 '14 at 21:07 — Daniel R Hicks, Mar 13 '14 at 21:07

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 13 '14 at 21:07

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This article of SuperUser blog talks to the details how Windows does it.

answered Mar 13 '14 at 21:07

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I was just posting that.... :) – Mike Naylor Mar 13 '14 at 21:08

How does windows determine "no internet access"?

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