Executable fails Internet connectivity test at launch, but then proceeds to work anyway..

[binkleyz2]

So I noticed something interesting.

When I run the script via the iex command from terminal, everything "just works".

But when I run it from the executable (as a normal user or as admin), I get a "Checking Internet Connectivity" popup, which after a few seconds times out, at which point it says "No Internet connection detected. Using embedded script" and then proceeds to run normally.

I'm on a fairly locked down machine and I have it all behind a pihole instance, and I see a connection made to dc.services.visualstudio.com, which is not being blocked.

Is there some other domain it is trying to connect to that I am not seeing in my query log? The fact that it DOES work after timing out tells me that it's not a simple connectivity issue, but I don't know what I am missing.

Recording.2025-12-01.212253.mp4