I have a problem as well as many of the other ppl here. My problem, however is with my head, not my computer. I honestly, do not even know what a port is and what a router is. All i know is that I have a home network and i am not the server of that network. My brother Is connected directly to the internet (cable) and then another ether net cable goes out of HIS comp and into a hub and then into my comp. Thus, i am not connected to the internet unless my brothers comp is not on.
That is not the problem though, since his comp is always on

. The problem is that... When i create a char and write the IP in instead of that server name, i get the error saying that \"The server is not running or is not reachable blah blah blah....\"
So... my question is... Am i stupid and should just try to log on another day cause the server is down? Or is the server up and running and i need to change something on my comp?
And also, i would like the whole port thing explained to me, and can it help me in my small idiotic network?