connecting to IRC now I'm behind a router

[koorb]

Ok so, yay, I have broadband. And still trying to get stuff like p2p apps to work, and video confrencing, but one thing I really want is IRC ? do I need to open a port on my router ? which and how ? :D

I'm using US Robotics 9003. (awfull question for someone that spent a year on a cisco networking course! :sigh: )

[prstudio]

Shouldn't need it to unless you have it set to block.
Then yes you could just open up the port it uses.

[λ]

IRC uses port 6667. Open that up, and it should work.

For debugging, you can always use good ol' telnet.

telnet irc.banetele.no 6667

if you get something like:

NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking Ident
NOTICE AUTH :*** No Ident response
NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname

then it ought to work from a GUI client.

[thoriphes]

I'm behind a broadband router (wireless) and IRC works fine for me. Just go in the settings and make sure nothing's blocking that port that njs mentioned.

[koorb]

Thanks folks,
It just sits there saying "Connecting To irc.efnet.net..."
I tried to work out opening ports from this guide (http://www.beauchamp001.f2s.com/router/) but I must be doing something wrong.
(http://www.beauchamp001.f2s.com/router/)

[thoriphes]

well, don't dismiss the fact that the server may also be down ;)

for EFnet i use irc://irc.easynews.com

never had trouble with that server.