Trouble with using WoW on Mutable User Accounts with new MacBook Pro

My son just got a new MacBook Pro*. I installed WoW on his account and created an account for me; both are admin accounts. He can startup WoW just fine, but when I start the Launcher, I get a message that the launcher can't download information about the next patch, and to check my network. If I launch the game directly, the icon just bounces on the dock and then quits.
I have checked the permissions and they look good.
The console log reads:
11/18/10 12:48:40 PM Firewall[58] Launcher is listening from 0.0.0.0:9112 proto=6
11/18/10 12:48:43 PM Launcher[490] nRet = 1
OR without the firewall
11/18/10 12:55:58 PM Launcher[544] nRet = 1
* Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2

I have posted to the Mac Tech support forum, and heads are being scratched. I was wondering if 10.6 was different from 10.5 with regard to mutable users. NOTE that WoW will only work on intel based macs now. so this poor tired old box is done for.
Besides, as I hear it, it is a legacy machine now.

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