[[6.5.3] DNS settings not used when checking for new version of unraid and plugins]

On 8/4/2018 at 1:32 PM, bonienl said:

I have made an update which addresses this issue.

 

Instead of pinging the Google DNS server a wget spider test is done to NCSI (network connection status indicator).

This is the same method as used by Microsoft Windows to update the Internet status in the taskbar.

 

In the process a bit smarter implementation is done to keep hold of the current Internet access state, which speeds up the plugins page updating time.

 

Is it really necessary to use Microsofts server for this?