http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5800
Summary: InternetCheckConnection is to naive Product: Wine Version: 0.9.17. Platform: PC URL: http://maareyes.fileburst.com/fibzip.exe OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: wine-net AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: daniel.skorka@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de
This bug is actually against wine 0.9.18, but that wasn't available in the drop list. The function InternetCheckConnection in dlls/wininet/internet.c is to naive: It checks for an available connection to a host by pinging it. The problem arises from misconfigured hosts (or routers along the way) which drop pings without responding. The application which initiated the call then assumes the host to be unabvailable. The URL links to an application which exhibits this behaviour. An account is needed, which can be got here: http://www.fibs.com/~cthulhu/register.html (Caution: Java required)