[[2]] Localhost (127.0.0.1) may also be unavailable if the whole
        network stack is offline.

  [[3]] "Remote" repositories referenced using the file:// protocol may
        be available. However, if that file:// url references a
        file-share, as in the case of an NFS or SMB mount, that will
        be unavailable.

  So, offline mode has several implications, some of which may not be