Help Running Steam

[Jon415]

Ok so i made my steam account, verified the email, downloaded steam, installed, launched the program, and it said that i was not connected to the internet.  I also very nearly completely screwed up my school computer trying to connect to the internet, because apparently "connecting to the internet" is not the same as going on the internet with internet explorer.  how do i open internet connect or whatever? (this may be a stupic question but ive been on macs forever and am new to pc computers)

[Soap Mactavish]

you need to go to your network and sharing center and connect to your WiFi network. you can find network and sharing center in your control panel. once you do this then internet explorer should work.

[Jon415]

Ok.  I think my school's network may be different or something but i dunno much about internet so ill try this tomorrow.

[Soap Mactavish]

maybe, which Operating system does your school use?

[Jon415]

maybe, which Operating system does your school use?

Windows XP

Try uninstalling it and then reinstalling it.

I tried that four times.  Still said i had to be connected to the internet to login.  Might it have anything to to with school website blocks?

[aeria.]

School prolly blocked all connections to Steam/Valve. That happened in my school. Not surprised.

[Soap Mactavish]

yea, that is exactly your issue. on your school computer, see if you can connect to google. If you can but you cannot connect to steampowered.com then the blocks are your issue.

[Jon415]

I will plug my school computer into my modem at home, totally different internet with no blocks.  That should do it...I hope

[Jon415]

I think red is right.  I could acess the steam website just fine but i couldnt connect to the internal whatever thing.

[Soap Mactavish]

red, based on my webblocks at my school that is the issues i am having. OUR school uses keywords to block websites. i.e hacker, hacks, hacking/ games gaming

i would assume that steampowered.com has several hits on those keywords making me think that it would be blocked in that manner. Because that is how my school does it, i thought that maybe jon's school did to. even though you are in the steam application the router (since that is where the *web blocking* takes place) checks the keywords and blocks if necessary. At least thats what they do at my school.

sorry i didnt mean to come across as arrogant.

[Soap Mactavish]

My schools blocks are directed by our county. My teacher assisted on the setting up of our schools network and showed us how they actually put the blocks on the router (additional blocks, not counting the ones provided my my county).

Could jon possibly order portal by phone if he cannot connect to steam b4 the May 24 deadline comes?

[Soap Mactavish]

well that solves it. Just get your panther mac and dl portal. then once you get your PC you can redownload it for free. correct?

[Jon415]

I downloaded steam on my panther computer, and it wont launch.  Is this a problem?

[Soap Mactavish]

your opertating system is too old. Sorry jon forgot about to requirements of steam. Do you have access to another Computer that runs a newer OS?

[quik]

Hey, maybe it's the ports?

Perhaps the port that it's trying to connect through, the school has blocked/closed.