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Big Chris
11-11-2003, 04:55 AM
Me again!! This irc game is confusing me somewhat. By my reckoning, regarless of which server used I should be able to access all the chat rooms online that are not invite only? If so, how come that I cannot find users online in the pctech room and depending on server it tells me it's invite only. I know I can access UTC as was talking to Wobbel on saturday using irc4 and followed a link he put on to get to PCTT.

Since then however I am unable to find any users online at any time of day. I have left it online till 3am GMT when at least a couple of you stateside users have probably passed through one of the rooms and no activity has been registered.

If I try to use as FW said the german net, if it will log onto them, it will only stay stable for a minute tops then self disconnects. but, while online it goes to both UTC and PCTT straight away and there are always people there. I Think the main one that's there is moobot or something like that but, there a are usually 5 or 6 names in the right field on both rooms.

It tells me on disconnecting that it's a software fault and a code which I didn't write down and can't remember, I can't write it down now as it will not log onto the german net anymore at all. No I'm lying it did yesterday, then I told it to go to UTC which it did there were users there and it disconnected almost immediately. It is stable as long as I don't want it to do anything. All other nets don't seem to cause a problem but I can't find any users in PCTT or UTC. I know it it's working to a point as I spent a couple of hrs' in the trivia room yesterday. Surely if it was a software fault it would do the same on all nets? Have tried a different version of mIRC and a version from a different site in case of bad DL but, to no avail it's the same. This leads me to believe it's a system fault of some description. Usually after a good coat of looking at I can formulate an idea of the problem but this, it's got me cold. Have looked for help in the #begginer rooms but no one would appear to be onstation as it were when I am in there. Anyone got any ideas?

Big Chris
11-11-2003, 09:21 AM
Have been researching this today and it's being caused by: Software caused connection abort [10053]. Apparently it's a common problem getting more common by the version. Especially common with WinXP and NT. Cures are using different ports appart from 6667, turning off firewalls (not an option here), don't use speed patches, update router drivers, fimware (don't have) or use the I.P. of the net instead of the name and limit the use of other nets and apps'. Hang on some more here, uninstall MSN IM, change NIC card? Check for patches from windows to everything else on the system. If problem occurs during long periods of inactivity set up a channel using a timer to auto post every few minutes. Or for the VERY advanced user look into the default MTU reg values.

This leaves me with the question of how do I find out the ip of germanp2p and what other ports could I use?

Carrie
11-11-2003, 09:45 AM
I may have missed it, but what program are you using?
this may be part of the problem. I have winXP and I dont have any problems.

I am not sure what the problem is, except that if you are trying to go into the #pctt it is invite only, but #pctechtalk isn't. make sure that the spelling is correct, because if you have one thing different you will start that room, and you will be @ in that room.

so let me try to get this straight, you cant connect by going into pctechtalks live chat? or have you tried that?

The Boinker
11-11-2003, 09:57 AM
wanted to clear something up for you....

you MUST connect to one of p2pchats servers to join utc or pctt.....each server has different channels.....

the exception being that p2pchat has a few servers networked- they are all something.p2pchat.net so its easy to see

Big Chris
11-11-2003, 10:11 AM
Hi Fw. Am using mirc 611 It will sit and be stable in #pctechtalk.com and #unitethecows whilst on german.p2pchat.net it shows a good list of users. not long since chucked me out and there was lion moobot radiobot alegar001 if I ask it to do anything and I mean anything it disconnects. If i connect using another net, Ablenet.org or similar there are no users in the rooms except me and I have a @ in front of my name. when it does connect on german i have no symbols in front. it only error codes when using the german net. I got an ip off my firewall readout at 217.160.175.99 this may not be correct but all i get is connection refused.

Big Chris
11-13-2003, 05:39 AM
Me again. Been chasing this again and last attempt this. Been on Pctt to use the pcttchat link. It fires up fine but still won't stay stable, I get a Java net socket exception. Could these be a related problem to the firewall or something, I tried just about everything from different ports 6667, 6699 and 7000 but no help. Tried to use the IP ad' it hooks up but still won't play. Am still getting no joy on other nets tried ir4p2pchat but I'm still starting the room and not joining which is the bit I cannot get me head round as am following the same link as it were that I set up in the perform box in options. so I tried to use Pirch98 and still got the same result. Everytime I ask the software to do anything it trips out, it tells me that it sofware error 10053 on irc clients and a socket exception on pctt. Someone out there has to know if there's a way round this. If it is a firewall thing how do I tell Sygate to let it alone?

Big Chris
11-14-2003, 06:29 AM
Found a way to get it to work. have got a copy of aGmIRCc v2.05 from p2pchat website. It went first go, so I'm a happy camper this morning



http://p2pchat.net/downloads.php

Carrie
11-14-2003, 10:13 AM
Good I am glad to hear it:) There are many p2papps out there. I personally like INVISION. I was using a program called qIRC and I loved it. When I did a quick restore on my computer, I lost it and when I went back to get it I cant seem to find it anywhere:( If anyone knows where I can find it again please let me know!!!

Wobbel
11-15-2003, 01:15 AM
Originally posted by feenies-wife
I was using a program called qIRC and I loved it.
If anyone knows where I can find it again please let me know!!!


*qIRC* (http://qirc.hypermart.net/)
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