--- test/test_net_http_persistent.rb.orig	2012-07-27 09:33:42.701435596 +0200

+++ test/test_net_http_persistent.rb	2012-07-27 09:43:52.965184617 +0200

@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@

   end

   def test_connection_for_http_class_with_fakeweb

+    skip 'No Internet connection available'

     Object.send :const_set, :FakeWeb, nil

     c = @http.connection_for @uri

     assert_instance_of Net::HTTP, c

@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@

   end

   def test_connection_for_http_class_with_webmock

+    skip 'No Internet connection available'

     Object.send :const_set, :WebMock, nil

     c = @http.connection_for @uri

     assert_instance_of Net::HTTP, c

@@ -385,6 +387,7 @@

   end

   def test_connection_for_no_ssl_reuse

+    skip 'No Internet connection available'

     @http.reuse_ssl_sessions = false

     @http.open_timeout = 123

     @http.read_timeout = 321