Fuckn IRC (1 Viewer)

[xeuyrawp]

Can someone please just tell me why IRC doesn't work properly for me?

I've used mIRC as well as the Firefox IRC plugin, and both don't work; just comes up with 'Unable to connect to server (Software caused connection abort)'....

I really need help

Anyone that helps gets a free e-hug.

I'm using optusnet, behind a netgear wireless. I've taken out the router, and it's still fucked. I've turned on and off my firewall, and it's still fucked. I've re-installed miRC, and it's still fucked. Any words of wisdom?

 

[poloktim]

Can someone please just tell me why IRC doesn't work properly for me?

I've used mIRC as well as the Firefox IRC plugin, and both don't work; just comes up with 'Unable to connect to server (Software caused connection abort)'....

I really need help

Anyone that helps gets a free e-hug.

I'm using optusnet, behind a netgear wireless. I've taken out the router, and it's still fucked. I've turned on and off my firewall, and it's still fucked. I've re-installed miRC, and it's still fucked. Any words of wisdom?

PM one of the various mods who are also IRC operators, they'll help you. :>

 

[ogmzergrush]

Perhaps more information would help people help you, the server you are attempting to connect to and any port forwarding which you have configured.

Edit: Also, lol, Polok's comment amuses me. Funny how life works out isn't it?

 

[xeuyrawp]

PM one of the various mods who are also IRC operators, they'll help you. :>

Hilarious. I don't think I've ever seen anyone keep an online grudge (of which the original event really had nothing to do with them) for that long. I mean, it must have been over 8 months ago, yet you're still narky about it. Ever heard the saying 'get over it'?

Edit: Also, lol, Polok's comment amuses me. Funny how life works out isn't it?

Yeah, because I totally made his life hell and wouldn't have helped him if he asked. Even though I constantly have fights with people, I come here to help everyone, not make cynical comments. Childish.

Perhaps more information would help people help you, the server you are attempting to connect to and any port forwarding which you have configured.

Yeah, I'll copy and paste now. Was just wondering if there was a common problem that I've been missing.

 

[poloktim]

Hilarious. I don't think I've ever seen anyone keep an online grudge (of which the original event really had nothing to do with them) for that long. I mean, it must have been over 8 months ago, yet you're still narky about it. Ever heard the saying 'get over it'?

Who said anything about a grudge? Grudges involve hard feelings towards the person, and I don't have any hard feelings towards you.

Besides, you said history was important, I'm just going quoting BOS history.

Also, eight months? Wow, how long are months for you? I counted just over four months (that is four months and less than a week).

Yeah, because I totally made his life hell and wouldn't have helped him if he asked. Even though I constantly have fights with people, I come here to help everyone, not make cynical comments. Childish.

Who said I'm not going to help you? I just wanted to have my fun first. Though, it's pretty funny how you call me childish, since the adult thing to do would've been to just ignore me. I didn't ignore that because as you said, I'm childish.

Yeah, I'll copy and paste now. Was just wondering if there was a common problem that I've been missing.

Also, are you behind a proxy server? If so, you'll need to configure mIRC to connect through the proxy. It's been ages since I used mIRC but I'm sure there's an options pane which deals with proxies.

Also, I'm going to assume you're connecting to Austnet for #houseofns, if so Austnet has been having some difficulties as of late (as in the past umpteen years), and sometimes connections are slow or unable to be completed. It might be a case of try again later?

But provide info on firewalls/port-forwarding as well, please.

 

[xeuyrawp]

I actually wrote a post saying 'I don't know about my firewall and proxies', at which point kami msned me with a link.

The info he sent said that a lot of virus-scanners block the ports 6666-6669 (which I didn't think about, because I didn't tell it to). Anyway, I unblocked the ports -- duh -- and now it works. The moral to the story is check things that you think are ok anyway.

Thanks for your help.