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Postby Bocaj Claw » Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:37 am

I have questions. You probably have answers. I can't seem to connect to IRC now that I'm in Scotsmanland. I just keep getting "unable to connect", "connection refused", and "java.lang.NullPointerException"

In my horribly self-centered, egotistical way I assume that you all suffer every minute that my presence isn't felt on there so if you can help me, help me.
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Postby Baconsticks » Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:43 am

You might want to leave an offering to the IRC gods.

that, or look on the MIRC website.
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Postby nickspoon » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:41 am

Are you within a firewalled network (e.g. at a university)? It's possible that your outbound port 6667 is being blocked.
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:59 am

That might be it. The scottishland university network is much more restrictive than the one at my uni. Its been blocking warcraft battlenet and stuff like that.

Know any way around it? That wouldn't involve me getting deported?
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Postby Cosmic^Chicory » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:33 am

Yes. Off-campus housing.

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Postby Bocaj Claw » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:34 am

Your solutions are crazy and full of madness. Much like a small peloponessian city-state.
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Postby Baconsticks » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:41 am

port fowarding?
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:42 am

Go on.
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Postby Baconsticks » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:43 am

you might need to randomize your router ports.
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Postby baloki » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:09 am

That won't work, however tunnelling past the proxy will ^_^
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:43 pm

Assume that the first thing I thought of when you said that involved a shovel and a pickaxe.
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Postby Steve the Pocket » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:15 pm

I would attempt to find a Proxy server somewhere (just Google "proxy server") and try to connect through it. Most proxy servers let you connect to them using HTTP port 80, which is the same connection your Web browser uses, so the connection would not be refused unless your school had specifically found and blocked that server. (If they have, just keep looking till you find one they haven't.) Get their info, then go into your IRC client's settings for "Proxy" (or "Advanced" on some) and enter it in the appropriate boxes.

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Postby Ibun » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:26 pm

Well I didn't want to make a whole new thread, so I will just ask: Is the IRC down or is it just me?
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Postby Svix » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:51 pm

Well I didn't want to make a whole new thread, so I will just ask: Is the IRC down or is it just me?
It's working for me.

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