That isn't really the key question, the key question is: Why when that check failed were the routers "unable to connect to the internet" inspite of actually bei

That isn't really the key question, the key question is: Why when that check failed were the routers "unable to connect to the internet" inspite of actually being connected to the internet. I'm guessing the software on the routers is designed to constantly release/renew the WAN side when connectivity isn't established. The problem with that design is that ANY disruption will cause a complete internet loss (e.g. DNS timeout, site goes down, route to host, etc). Microsoft has a similar kind of "am I online check" however the difference is when the check fails all Windows does is display a different icon and suggest (via a graphic) that you're not on the internet. So that to me is the real Belkin blunder, not the check, or even that it used Belkins' site. The blunder is that they had the router continuously renew the WAN side until that single check worked.