What can cause Wininet to return ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT?

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Glad you asked.
The following winsock errors get translated into ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT:

  • WSAENETDOWN
  • WSAECONNREFUSED
  • WSAENETUNREACH
  • WSAENOTCONN

Learn more about these errors on the Windows Sockets Error Code page.