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Idiots guide to chat
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:50 pm
by Phalynx
could anyone point me towards an idiots guide to Cantr II Discussion Channel, I wanted to try it but dont seem to get anywhere... maybe its a firefox thing?
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:33 pm
by formerly known as hf
There was a forum topic stuck at the top of general discussion? Anyone know what happened to it?
Most of the details are here:
http://www.cantr.net/mwiki/index.php/Cantr_Chat_Channel
Basically, it's:
Server: irc.gnug.org
port: 6667
channel: #cantr
The java client might not work, and that can be for all manner of reasons, so it's best to use
mirc for windows, or, my personal choice; X-Chat, for Unix
Some browsers (mozilla and firefox) have their own IRC clients add-ons.
If you can't work your way through mirc's options and get connected, let me know. Also, make sure that IRc is allowed by your firewall and antivirus (McAfee has an option that blocks all IRC traffic)
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:45 pm
by Phalynx
aaah Unix, I wish!
Thanks!
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:47 pm
by Phalynx
Thanks its working, just empty!
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:27 pm
by formerly known as hf
completely empty? You probably have the wrong server then... I don't think it's been completyely empty for some time...
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:32 pm
by Phalynx
I dont understand, I am there cant see anyone else
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:49 pm
by formerly known as hf
Did you get on ok?
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:16 am
by Phalynx
nope downloaded the forefox plugin and got nowhere with it, bound to be a schoolboy error havent used IRC for bout 8 years
EDIT: man why do the schoolboys get the blame - its prob a schoolgirl error in fact!
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:30 am
by Phalynx
#cantr
[INFO] Channel view for “#cantr” opened.
Phalynx Hello
[ERROR] Connection to
irc://irc.gnug.org/ (
irc://irc.gnug.org/) reset.
[INFO] Connecting to
irc://irc.gnug.org/ (
irc://irc.gnug.org/), attempt
1, next attempt in 15 seconds...
etc etc
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:39 am
by Sho
We've seen you in there, so chances are that you just have a patchy connection.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:45 am
by Phalynx
Thanks!
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:00 pm
by Phalynx
OK: no joy with:
Java, mirc, chatzilla iceirc or Xchat...
Java just wont connect but with the others I appear to be connected to the server, it accepts the command /join #cantr
but then nothing happens, peope report seeing me appear but that seems to be it.....
Any suggestions, anyone
P.S. I have been connecting to various other random servers and channels with no problems, (well except there are some very freaky chatrooms out there
)
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:41 pm
by formerly known as hf
With X-Chat, open a new server tab (Ctrl + T)
Close any other tabs (they're listed at the bottom)
in the new tab, type
/server irc.gnug.org
wait for it to connect
then change your nickname if needed
/nick put_newnick_here
then
/join #cantr
If that's not working, then I can only imagine it's something with your connection
(check you're using the 6667 port)
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:24 pm
by Nick
http://www.silverex.org/download/
Like farms, I got used to Xchat. There is a link to a windows program called X-Chat 2 which is essentially the X-Chat from 'Nix, except for windows.
It's what I use when I'm on windows, myself.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:29 pm
by Phalynx
I think after about 4 hours of searching and fiddling it may relate to my use of trillian, it has an onbourd irc (that I never knew about) and it *may* be interefering, doesn't explain why I can use lodas of other servers and channells but not #cantr
Thanks for the help guys, having given half my weekend to thi I'm not giving up!