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If you have a network connection but do not have an internet connection while starting the NetBeans installer it will hang until an internet connection is restored. Steps to reproduce 1. Have a VPN connection that resolves IP addresses though does not route to those destinations connected 2. Open netbeans installer At this point the installer will just sit there. I left it for 10 minutes hung 3. Close VPN connection Installer will now immediately resume.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 226898 ***