Windows And Internet Connection

[RaistlinsLegacy]

ok let me say the basics, im a mac user, i love macs, and i dont like pc's.... however i fell in love with world of warcraft and had a pc made really cheap by a friend, well at work we got it working went on the net, etc... now i moved the pc into my dorm and now i can connect.... its a normal eithernet hook up to the school server and the net.. any ideas? please? im kind of desperate... oh yeah im typing this from my mac which connects beautifully

[Sparco]

Whatcha doing playing WOW on a PC? It runs on my iBook, albeit slow.

Configuring the Mac on most campus networks is a relatively simple task, if DHCP is set to on & automatic the computer does all the work for you. Perhaps with the PC you need to join the domain for Internet access (something you can't do with a Mac).

Care to give us some more insight as to how to connect at your campus? Example, I work at Princeton University and for students on a PC there are numerous 'extra' steps they must perform before connecting their machines. Mac users... just plug right in.

What University, what did your school's HD recommend, etc.

[Bigal1]

there's lots of moving parts associated with completing a network connection. It's almost like you need a bag of chicken bones to shake around as you do it.

Check with the school, they should have a procedure for connecting your machine to the network.

[RaistlinsLegacy]

im so lost lol i go to NKU im gonna try to contact the techs tomorrow... yeah the mac was "your normal airport is not found want to try this new connection?" yes lol the pc is a piece of crap im so happy im a mac user...... i just wanna play world of warcraft lol... and i got the pc because i could make it for low cost

[Vantage_TeS]

I assume you are running XP.

Click Start> Control Panel > Network Connections, right click on LAN, select properties.

Select TCP/IP and click properties.

Make sure everything is on Automatic under both the General and Alternate.

Click ok blah blah until you are back at network connections. Again right click on LAN and go to properties, over to Advanced, make sure there is no check in that box.

Back in network connections right click on LAN and select repair.

Should be working now, depends on your schools network settings.

[RaistlinsLegacy]

thats what i kept trying... it keeps telling me that it failed "renewing the ip adress"

[wdp-fly]

turn off your firewall
remove or disable any proxy servers
disable all encryptions
change your ip and dns to obtain auto

you should be able to get on unless theres a certain username and password that everyone has to use to get onto the network

[RaistlinsLegacy]

did it all... my friends gonna try a new network card and pray lol...

[wdp-fly]

maybe your wireless card isn't up to date with the schools

which method were you using to renew your ip address? best way is to use command prompt

if that doesn't work, try disabling your firewall and run ipconfig /release all then ipconfig /renew if that doesnt work, try doing a repair on the connection

[Vantage_TeS]

Um hes already said his firewall was off, twice and ipconfig IS done in the command prompt.

From what you are saying it sounds like you are either trying to connect to the wrong domain, or the school is not running DHCP [but this is very unusual].

Talk to a tech, or check someone elses network settings to find the domain name you need to use.

[RaistlinsLegacy]

well guys thanks for trying to help at least... i have a tech looking it over... right now im trying to install world of warcraft onto my ibook.. oh yeah baby 600 mhz G3 processor this is gonna be funny ;)

[Vantage_TeS]

Just pretend it's an old movie, they have slow framerates too =)

[RaistlinsLegacy]

ok we wont discuss the horrors of playing on this ibook... 600 mhz a gaming computer does not make... oh god...

[Vantage_TeS]

Hey get the tech to tell you how he got it working [when he does], I wanna know!