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[Justin Trullinger]

Hi There,

So- I've just arrivied in Seoul. Last time I was here, I had an apartment with internet provided by an employer, so I just plugged in and off I went. This time, we've got the apartment, courtesy of my wife's employer (my wife came 2 months ahead of me) but have to provide our own internet. No hassles, I thought...

Here's the thing- my wife got internet set up by the estate agent, and I can't figure it out at all. (And frankly, asking my wife is bad for our marriage as well as being unproductive.) We have- a little grey black box, plugged into the wall. Box is labeled KT. Upon installation, she (my wife) was also given a username and password, but does not know where she was meant to enter it- the tech who came over set it up on her computer without her seeing how.

When I plug MY computer into the little box, it doesn't recognise it, and refuses to connect to anything. I know, I'm coming across as an ignoramus here- all I have is the box plugged into the wall, a password and username, and a bill (27,740) in Korean. The only characters I recognise on the bill are "KT," "qook" and "lite only." They're letters that I recognise, but they don't mean a lot to me in this context.

If anyone uses KT internet, has a similar system, and can offer any thoughts, I'd appreciate it.

Best,
Justin

[ttompatz]

[mickydenn]

i recently dialed 100 and was waiting for the English option in vain. i went to http://www.kt.com/eng/index.jsp and used another number successfully, 1588-8448

[Pangit]

Try releasing the ip. While your wife's computer is connected, hit win+r, type 'cmd,' then 'ipconfig /release all.' Disconnect the computer from the modem, then plug the router, or your computer in.

[Justin Trullinger]

Thanks guys-

I managed by releasing the IP, as pangit suggested. But I've mentioned the problem to others, and nobody knew the KT number, though many had other problems with their KT service- so I've circulated the numbers, and I thank you on behalf of several.


Peace,
justin