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Nubira Neva
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Join date: 30 Sep 2004
Posts: 9
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10-02-2005 20:54
I"m hoping someone can help me....I had to leave my home because of hurricane Rita...am now in hotel room with my desktop...yes i have a big desk top puter in my hotel room..lol...have been have sl withdrawl issues and finally got over hurricane stuff enough to think about signing on....OK MY PROBLEM The hotel has free wireless internet...they even offer lan cards ...of course they offer the kind for laptops so i went to best buy and purchased a 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter says it's a g...not really sure what that means....I was all excited I got on net and was good to go...well i can connect to every thing but SL.....HELP..LOL...I even logged on to my old "There" and TSO accounts no problem...When I try and sign on to SL it gets me as far as conneting to server and there it sits...  ....can anyone help this poor helpless...homeless (at least for a lil while  .....Second lifer. Thanks Nub |
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Kathmandu Gilman
Fearful Symmetry Baby!
Join date: 21 May 2004
Posts: 1,418
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10-02-2005 23:46
Does the computer meet the minimum requirements to run SL? What type and model is it? Then again a lot of folks have been having log in probs the last two days. The Wireless card should work ok for the most part. The hotel may have some sort of firewall, good idea to ask. Has the machine run SL before now?
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Nubira Neva
Registered User
Join date: 30 Sep 2004
Posts: 9
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10-03-2005 00:40
ty for replying....yes it's my home desk top the one I always run sl on . |
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Gwyneth Llewelyn
Winking Loudmouth
Join date: 31 Jul 2004
Posts: 1,336
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10-03-2005 01:30
Hi Nubira — yes, that sounds like a firewall problem, and I would definitely ask the hotel's staff about it. Just for the sake of completeness, do any messaging systems you use (MSN, Yahoo, AIM, Google Talk...) work perfectly? If yes, the firewall is at least not set to block everything, but it may be selectively blocking some things. Perhaps you can point the hotel's staff to this page and have them configure it to allow SL access for you. I'm really sorry to hear about your RL troubles but I'm also glad that you're well and safe — to the point that you're now thinking about SL again That is encouraging to hear! Good luck sorting it all out, I hope you manage well! |
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Lee Linden
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Join date: 31 Dec 1969
Posts: 743
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10-03-2005 12:22
I have to agree.
What you describe is identical to having your network connection blocked. Second Life is nothing like MMOs from a network standpoint. It is both possible and highly likely that the network can be configured to block SL while allowing other programs (even TSO) to run.
Second Life needs to connect to ports 443/TCP, 12035/UDP, 12036/UDP, and 13000-13050/UDP. Any firewall must allow outbound traffic on those ports, and related inbound traffic. Unless you specifically ask the people in charge of the network whether these ports and protocols are open, there's not much we can troubleshoot.
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Nubira Neva
Registered User
Join date: 30 Sep 2004
Posts: 9
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10-03-2005 19:08
ty lee not sure i understand alot of what you said ...funny you sound exactly like the tech person when i called sl he intially say he could trouble shoot then when i called back and wanted him to he couldnt..odd..anywho....I did talk with the hotel individulas offered them the link that was posted about blocking sl they say they dont block anything . Seem your tech support nor the hotels tech support could help me  but again THank YOU. |
