In case anyone is/was also having the problem of encountering the 'Publish Failed: Internet Exception Error 12163,' I've found that my problem was that my Internet Explorer was set to 'Work Offline.'
What I had to do was to open up IE then click on file and uncheck the 'work offline' option.
After that, I had no trouble publishing my pages.
Thanks to all who had offered to help over the last couple of days!
What I had to do was to open up IE then click on file and uncheck the 'work offline' option.
After that, I had no trouble publishing my pages.
Thanks to all who had offered to help over the last couple of days!