Using AOL to connect to the Internet, I receive an error message in NYUHome saying that session authentication has failed due to a switch in my IP address. Whats wrong?
When you use AOL to connect to the Internet, your machine is assigned a temporary IP address for the duration of your connection to AOL. NYUHome uses your IP address as one part of authenticating your session. AOL uses a proxy server to handle all secure connections, and because of this, your IP address changes when you log into NYUHome. When your IP address changes, NYUHome can no longer verify your identity. This can also happen with other commercial Internet Service Providers, or if you are connecting to the Internet through a non-NYU office network. In most cases, this problem can be avoided by updating your web browser preferences so that you are using the NYU proxy server. This way, you authenticate your session, verifying your NYU affiliation before you connect to the NYUHome login page. However, if you are connecting through a non-NYU office network, you may not be able to modify your network configuration. For instructions on how to set up your browser to use NYU-NET proxy ser
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