Ok. I'm not computer savy so ill try the best i can. We have a home network. My roomie is pretty comp savy. I play World of Warcraft and i think he blocked me from connecting. I can still browse the Internet and use my VoIP. This has happened a couple of times and when he gets home all of a sudden it starts working. Is it possible for someone to block me from connecting to the WoW servers and still use the Internet? If this is possible can i fix it?

What Operating Sytem are you running?

If its XP, and you have windows firewall installed:
Just set WoW as an exception in the firewall.

There are other ways he could do it, but thats the most simple.

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What is the exact error that comes up? [a screenshot will be helpful]
How long have you been having these issues?
What have you tried in order to fix this so far?
What sort of network setup do you have, and who provides your internet access?

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Yes I am running XP. And we do have a firewall. How would i go about setting WoW as an exception?

Go to Start > Control Panel. There should be a firewall icon and name there (if you have Windows Firewall, dont know about others.)

Double click it. When the window loads. click the exception tab, and un-check WoW.
If you can't find WoW in the list then just turn the firewall off and see if it works. If it does, then that means it is being blocked by the firewall. But turn the Firewall back on the instant you finished testing. Its never a good idea to leave it off.

I've never played WoW, but I know its an online game so it could quite easily be blocked by a firewall,

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It may be the software firewall, but if you have a router then it's probably been blocked on there. As I said earlier, what is the exact error that comes up? [a screenshot will be helpful]

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Ahh right, he's on an network.... I hadn't even considered Router blocking.
As Ash said, what exactly does happen? Does it just fail to connect, or do you get an alert box?

On the log in screen, I enter my user name and password and hit enter a message comes up that says Unable to Connect. I have enclosed a screen shot.

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Have you checked your firewall setings like Ash stated. It maybe denying connection to their server.

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How do i check my firwall settings? like i said im not comp savy my roomie usually does this stuff.

How is your network setup - are you using a router [wireless or wired]?
If so, please let me know the make and model number so I can do a little research and give you some instructions to try and fix this [which vary from router to router]

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You might not have been blocked.
Create a new account and see if it works.

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Well, this is probably the simplest solution--why don't you just ask your roommate? They're probably best-suited to help you out with this since they are physically there, and it might just be an incorrectly adjusted setting. Otherwise, check the software firewall on your computer to make sure all the exceptions are there (or just try turning it off the next time you play WOW). And if that doesn't work, then ask your roomie for the username/password for the router (interesting to see what they do).

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