How does Auto-Update detect it has an Internet connection

From: Steve Krapes (s-k-r-a-p-e-s_at_att.com)
Date: 08/21/03 

Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 13:49:54 -0700

    The Automatic Update feature of XP (set to
automatically download & install critical updates) has
recently started to fail on all our PCs that are within
our company's internal network. The internal network has
connectivity to the internet via a proxy. The web based
windows update software works fine. My assumption is
that the Automatic Update software no longer detects that
it has an internet connection, probably because the
target URL (or whatever it uses) is being blocked by our
firewalls. If I knew what the Automatic Update software
used to determine if it had an internet connection, then
I could investigate if the firewall was indeed blocking
access. Thanks
 - steve

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