From: "Robert Comer" 

> For a fair test, you would probably want to start with connectivity to
> Microsoft. After the system knows it's online, then convert so there is no
> access to the Internet, while the local subnet does work. Then wait three
> days.

That what I did (I had to to activate it and let it start downloading
updates), except it has its own subnet now, not my local LAN.

I really don't expect any degrade in this case, at least I hope not --
there's a lot of computers that don't have internet access (for security
reasons).  I can't think that Microsoft would make that much of a mistake.

--
Bob Comer


"John Beckett"  wrote in message
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> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news::
>> I can do it one of two ways,setting the networking to not-connected, and
>> the
>> other ways is to set it to local only, in that mode it can only see
>> itself
>> or another VM set to local only.  Local only is what I'm planning, but
>> I'll
>> probably do a test later with no connectivity whatsoever.
>
> For a fair test, you would probably want to start with connectivity to
> Microsoft. After the system knows it's online, then convert so there is no
> access to the Internet, while the local subnet does work. Then wait three
> days.
>
> OTOH what happens if there is no Internet access initially? I have only
> very briefly read some Vista stuff - don't you have to have an Internet
> connection or a local key management server?
>
> John
>

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