WGA Phone Home Question

[Jack Gillis]

If WGA tries to 'phone home' from a computer that cannot connect to the 'net
at the time for any number or reasons (ISP down, modem not working, etc.)
does WGA ignore the failed attempt to connect and allow the computer to do
whatever else it needs to do such as run Excel, Word of other software?
Maybe WGA won't try to connect if there is no internet connection, huh?


How's that for a run on sentence?


Thank you.

 

[NeoDude]

We wish it went like that, but in reality, it doesn't. As I recall reading,
WGA will connect, using the default internet connection, to the internet
when it tries to send data - even if the default connection is a dial-up
line. (I might be wrong though...)

 

[JS]

I've blocked it using Zone Alarm but not for an extended period of days.

JS

 

[POP]

If WGA tries to 'phone home' from a computer that cannot
connect to the 'net at the time for any number or reasons
(ISP down, modem not working, etc.) does WGA ignore the
failed attempt to connect and allow the computer to do
whatever else it needs to do such as run Excel, Word of
other software? Maybe WGA won't try to connect if there is
no internet connection, huh?

How's that for a run on sentence?


Thank you.

If there is nothing to connect with, all will continure to
operate OK. No problem. It'll come to life when it sees an
internet connection possible.

 

[Alias]

I've blocked it using Zone Alarm but not for an extended period of days.

JS

I keep it blocked. No problems on three machines.

Alias

 

[Jack Gillis]

If there is nothing to connect with, all will continure to operate OK. No
problem. It'll come to life when it sees an internet connection possible.

Thank you very much.

That seems simple enough.