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could someone please tell me what "going out for a smoke" means other than "going out for a smoke"?

i dled alliance and it didnt work, and after a day or two of talking to people to in the helpline section, i dled the beta server thing. is my computer not really connected, or does no one ever play it?

EDIT: i read some other threads. should i just play this only on wednesday? would be nice if i ...

when i put the gateway address into my browser it goes to a username and password screen, but what username and password do i put in?

there doesnt seem to be any more boxes. i couldnt find where 2 of the plugs on the box were going, but one of the led into my computer

also, ive been reading some of the stuff on this website, and it seems like this game is kinda...n00b unfriendly...is that accurate? like an 8 week training course?

thanks for the input. does anyone know what the problem is? its hard to make sense of anything around my computer theres so many wires...tv xbox dvd player and a computer. theres a little blue box that says netgear fast ethernet switch, but i dont know what that is. i didnt find anything back there ...

ok i got the "failed to connect to lobby" message. im not sure about what stuff my computer has on it,
but its never been unable to run a game before. ill fill in what i know about my computer but its not much.

Windows Version (and Service Packs): windows xp professional version 2002 service pack 2 ...