Using Maven without an intyernet connection

[Ivan Biddles]

Hi,
 
I am integrating several open source projects into an application and
some of these projects are built with Maven, which I have not used to
date.
 
I have read the FAQs etc. but I could not find a mention of being able
to do a Maven build on a machine that is not directly connected to the
Internet or whether such a connection is a prerequisite.
 
My situation is that my development machine is not connected but I do
need to be able to build some of these projects. Is there some way that
Maven supports this "disconnected" build?
 
Thanks. Best wishes, Ivan.