Software Update in Mac OS X Tiger Doesnt work if Ethernet is turned off

Ok, found a bug today in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. I have a computer, and the only networking it uses is wireless (Airport). So it made sense to me to turn off the Bluetooth, FireWire, and Ethernet ports in the Network settings, since they werent being used.

Once I turned off Ethernet, however, I found Software Update hangs right after launching. The Software Update progress bar display fills in about 10% and just sits there forever. As soon as I checked the Ethernet port in the Network settings it worked. Im not using Ethernet, there is no cable connected, and its set to DHCP right now, but for whatever reason Software Update wont work without it.

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