Help with Proxy Services

NOTE: This form is intended to assist patrons who have already attempted to access networked electronic resources using VPN or EZproxy and have encountered problems.
For assistance:
phone: (847) 491-7656 (Main Library Reference Desk)
phone: (847) 491-7658 (Main Library General Information Center)
phone: (847) 491-4357 (NUIT Information Center) or email an NUIT consultant

In order to assist you with your problem it is useful for us to gather some essential information. This information is used only for the purposes of assisting you and will not be utilized for any other purposes.

Requiredindicates a required field
RequiredYour Name

RequiredYour Email

(This should be your Northwestern email address your response will be sent to)

@northwestern.edu

Your Phone Number

(Optional: only if you would prefer a response by phone)

RequiredHow are you currently connected to the internet?

(.i.e. Who is your Internet Services Provider? AOL, Cable Modem or DSL provider, Place of Business)

America Online (AOL)
Dial-up Internet Services Provider (ISP)
Cable modem provider
DSL povider
Business or office network
Another educational institution
Other
Unknown
RequiredWhich method of Proxy access have you attempted?

I used a Virtual Private Network (VPN) client
I used EZproxy system
I have tried both VPN and EZproxy

RequiredWhat electronic resource were you trying to access?

(e.g. Database, E-journal, Web Site, )

RequiredPlease indicate the specific problems or error messages you encountered while trying to access a resource.

(e.g. Access Denied, Server Error, Time out, Invalid IP address, etc)

If you have a specific search term, query or URL that was giving you problems, please copy and paste that information into the text box to the right.
Other information:

RequiredA response to this question is not needed after this date:

In Evanston,IL it is now: 01:17:38 AM CDT on Thursday, 24 July 2008

(Responses requiring special attention may take up to 3 working days. If you need help right away, try calling one of the places below:

For further assistance:
phone: (847) 491-7656 (Main Library Reference Desk)
phone: (847) 491-7658 (Main Library General Information Center)
phone: (847) 491-4357 (NUIT Information Center)