Internet connection terminal apparatus and internet connection status determining method

In order to provide an Internet connection terminal apparatus which is capable of correctly determining the Internet connection status without the influences of a DNS cache or the like, an Internet printer (100) includes: a communication unit (102) which provides a communication interface with a network; a TCP/IP protocol stack (103) which provides a protocol processing function in TCP/IP communication; an Internet print application (104) which performs communication processing, print data analysis processing and the like required for a URI print function; a status inquiry processing unit (105) which performs processing for responding to an inquiry about the Internet connection status from another apparatus; an Internet connection checking unit (106) which performs processing for determining whether or not it itself is connected to the Internet; a connection status cache (107) which stores the result of the determination made by the Internet connection checking unit (106); and a DNS client (108) which requests a DNS server to do a name resolution.