Troubles connecting to mirc

[blue_eyes53813]

Ok nothing works easy for me lately. I downloaded now I cant connect. it just says connecting to afterx.net and does nothing.Any ideas?

[Woodstock]

Does it connect? Try typing in "/join #Reefsanctuary". There are thousands of different channels per server so you have to tell it which channel you want to join. To change your nick type "/nick Blue_eyes" (or whatever you want to use).

Remember it is a FREE chat program so just ignore the prompts to pay

(28) Ok, now what are the most basic commands?
With most windows IRC clients an extensive help file is included. Dont hesitate to try the /help command.
IMPORTANT NOTE : ALL IRC COMMANDS START WITH A "/".
The forward slash is the default command character. Commands on IRC are not case sensitive, and can be abbreviated to their first letters. Anything that does not begin with "/" is assumed to be a message to someone and will be sent to your current channel, or to a person you are chatting with in a private chat (see below).
HELP shows general help or help on the given command.
LIST lists all current channels.
JOIN to join a channel
PART to leave a channel (same as LEAVE)
QUIT exits your IRC session, (same as BYE and EXIT)
NICK changes your nickname
AWAY leaves a message saying you're away or not paying attention
WHOIS displays information about someone
INVITE sends an invitation to another user
KICK gets rid of someone on a channel
TOPIC changes the topic of the channel
ME sends anything about you to a channel or QUERY
/HELP [ command ] Shows general help or help on the given command.
/LIST [ [ { flags } ] { channel mask } ] Lists all current channels.
In the list you will see all channels (see below), except for those that are secret, with their number of users and the topic. The displayed list may be quite long, so you can limit it using flags. "/LIST -MIN n" for instance removes channels with less than 'n' users from the output.
/JOIN { #channel } Sets your current channel to the supplied channel.
Upon entering a channel, you are given useful details about it: a list of users talking in that channel, channel mode settings and the topic... Joining a channel does not cause you to leave your previous channel and you can normally join as many channels as your connection can handle or that the IRC server allows.
/JOIN #windows
--- Now talking in #windows
/PART [ #channel ] Makes you leave a channel. (same as LEAVE)
/PART #windows
--- You have left #windows
/QUIT [ reason ] Exits your IRC session. (Also BYE and EXIT.)
If a reason is supplied, it is displayed to other people on your channels.
/QUIT Lunch Time!
/NICK { nickname } Changes your nickname to whatever you like.
Everyone who wants to talk to you sees this name. Nicknames are limited to 9 characters max. If your intended nickname clashes with someone else's as you enter IRC, you will not be able to enter until you change it to something else. Duplicate nicknames are not allowed; this is enforced by the IRC servers. Under some circumstances, two individuals may temporarily have the same nick but once discovered, both of them will be killed; a nick collision kill.
/NICK Guru
--- Newbie is now known as Guru
/AWAY [ away message ] Sets your status as away with some info.
Sets a message explaining that you are not currently paying attention to IRC. Whenever someone sends you a MSG or does a WHOIS on you, they automatically see whatever message you have set. Using AWAY with no parameters marks you as no longer being away.
/AWAY Gone to get a cup of coffee.
--- You have been marked as being away
/AWAY
--- You are no longer marked as being away
/WHOIS { nickname } Shows information about someone.
/WHOIS Guru
--- Guru is master@some.network.net (Nuclear free)
--- on channels: @#Windows @#Windows95 #mIRC
--- on via server irc.server.net (The best server)
--- Guru is away (making dinner)
/WHOIS Newbie
--- Newbie: No such nickname
/INVITE { nickname } { #channel } Invites another user to a channel you are on.
If you want a friend to join your channel you can invite him. He will see a message such as ---Guru invites you to #channel. This is required if your channel is 'invite only'.
/INVITE Friend #windows
--- Inviting Friend to #windows

[blue_eyes53813]

No its doesnt connect Woodstock, It just keeps retrying. it says unable to connect retry #

[blue_eyes53813]

hmmm well I have to go to the LFS to get DTs I will try when I get home...

[Barcochris]

I can get to our chat site but nothing happens. I see who is there but that is it, evrytime I am there it says the same topic but nothing happens

[BoomerD]

Remember it is a FREE chat program so just ignore the prompts to pay

Actually Woody, it's shareware, which means that if you find the program useful, and decide to keep it, you are SUPPOSED to register it and pay for it. Not that most of us do, (myself included) but it isn't freeware...

[Witfull]

mines paid for~

[Woodstock]

Originally Posted by blue_eyes53813

No its doesnt connect Woodstock, It just keeps retrying. it says unable to connect retry #

Which server are you connecting to? Try this one: "AfterX: Random Server". While in the mirc window, go to tools/options/servers ... from there, click on the file server drop down box and scroll to find "AfterX: random server". Then click connect.

[fidojoe]

I just use the java irc directly off the site, but when I tried to connect to that it just froze up on me. I get a "Warning- Security" dialog box that pops up, but it just stays blank. I think there may be a global problem with our server.

When I close the box, it just minmizes and then the chat page loads, but it won't connect to the room.

[blue_eyes53813]

I disabled my norton anti virus protection for awhile and it connected on the first time. I have pop up blocker on it that will block chat sometimes. I forgot, lol

[Travis]

OK so Blue_eyes, it's working OK for you now but not you FidoJoe?

[fidojoe]

So now that dialog box actually loads, and I accept and it lets me in. Doh!

[Witfull]

your here,,thats all that matters~