I can't connect to mIRC and I want to so click this thread

[SmackinYaUp]

* Connect retry #2 xx.xxx.xxx.xx (6667)
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Local host: Kane (xxx.xxx.2.xxx)
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-xx.xxx.xxx.xx- *** Looking up your hostname
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-xx.xxx.xxx.xx- *** Found your hostname, cached
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-xx.xxx.xxx.xx- *** Checking Ident
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Ping? Pong!
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As a security countermeasure, all clients connecting from *@*.cox.net are now required to give a valid ident response on connect. If you use mIRC, open mIRC options, select Connect -> Identd -> Enable Identd server. You may also need to unblock external/internet port 113 in your software or hardware firewall and/or forward it..


so WTF? i recently installed a new version of mcafee which includes a firewall i didnt used to have which has to be the bastardass culprit. i opened the mcafee firewall options, went to system services and added port 113.

summary: i have checked my identd options and they are cool, i have added port 113 to mcafee's safe list, but have not forwarded anything...?

[SmackinYaUp]

ok i have given myself a static ip, forwarded port 113 on my wireless router and still get the same mIRC error message. ports and firewalls and mirc has been a pain in my stupid ass forever!

[boost]

yah I cant even get that far... Im on my girlfreinds computer out in cali and it wont let me even connect

"software caused connection abort" or something like that.... I looked up the error and it supposedly can be caused by any number of things... so pretty much I have no clue what to do. So Im just gonna wait til Im back home in chicago.

[ake]

Maybe the mirc ident daemon isn't working properly. Have you tried using another irc client? Like chatzilla or hydra irc?

Do a portscan and check if it reports 113 as open

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

or you could get a standalone ident daemon running on your computer..

[Bmxicle]

irc is such a cliche anyawys so who cares.

[ake]

Why don't you get the fuck out of there then?








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[Jimmy Mac]

I am using this with XIRCON IRC Client, works fine for me don't know if it will help:

b0rk.uk.quakenet.org:6667