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Most operating systems do this. Ubuntu uses http://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com http://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com, the Arch wiki suggests http://nmcheck.gno
by jeroenhd 2y ago
Most operating systems do this. Ubuntu uses http://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com http://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com, the Arch wiki suggests http://nmcheck.gnome.org/check_network_status.txt http://nmcheck.gnome.org/check_network_status.txt (used to default to http://www.archlinux.org/check_network_status.txt http://www.archlinux.org/check_network_status.txt), Debian uses http://network-test.debian.org/nm http://network-test.debian.org/nm if you install `network-manager-config-connectivity-debian`. Of course Apple, Google, and Microsoft have servers of their own.
You can disable the check, of course, or upload a text file somewhere you control to maintain the connectivity check without sharing your IP address with your distro.