Thread: HOW TO: Join IRC through X-CHAT 2 ?? :/

.:This tutorial is inspired from Dave's Tutorial:.

X-Chat 2 is a Windows based, freeware alternative to mIRC and extremely beneficial if u are IRC'holic who needs all IRC tabs in one place. It has a pretty good GUI too :001_smile:
It can be downloaded here : X-Chat 2

Alright, for the IRC virgins, heads up:
You need to register with AustIRC:
Step 1: join Webchat: WEBCHAT ,
make sure you use your Torrrent Invite's username.
Step 2: type this: /msg nickserv register password your@email.com
ps: *password can be anything as per your wish but keep a note of the password, you will require it while entering the IRC room.
put your email address.

Now, you will receive an email from AustIRC services with this code: /msg NickServ confirm <some random pass>
Put this code in your mibbit Webchat.
This will register your nick in the server.

We are done registering, now we come to X-Chat 2 yippee
Fire up X-Chat2,
Step 1: make a new Network by clicking on ADD, name it Torrent Invites.
and Click on Edit and make settings as per the screen below.
ps: write your own T-I nick and nickserv password :001_tongue:



add the server : irc.austirc.net
Nickname: your forum username
connect command: /j #torrent-invites Redzonetorrent
Nickserv password: *remember the password, you had used to register your nick ??
the same pass will be used.

Thats it, close the window and press CONNECT !!

Did it get connected ??

I hope so :001_smile:

Join in the IRC, Free Food and Drinks being distributed.
Beer and HotDogs, anyone ??

any new additions/editing/repps/igiver for the Tutorial , humbly accepted.

//danny

To use SSL simply "click accept invalid SSL certificate" and then change the server to irc.austirc.net/6697 (thanks MCM)



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Sorting Nick Re-Login problems due to ping out.
If you ping out , then you are re-logged in with your alternative nick resulting in staff kicking you out of chan , You might be busy somewhere else and wouldnt know and then you have to manually feed in to kill your ghost nick . mIRC users have auto-login scripts so if they ever ping out, they will re-login with same nick instead of alternative nick.
X-chat has the "Connect Command" option, its similar to "Perform" option in mIRC.
So, for x-chat , follow this procedure to avoid your nick re-login problems:
1. open a new txt file.
2. Enter these cmds :
timer 5 ghost your_nick your_irc_pass
timer 13 nick your_nick
timer 15 msg nickserv identify your_nick
timer 19 join #torrent-invites channel_pass
3. Replace your_nick , your irc pass, chan pass appropriately :laugh:
4. Now save this txt file in any location of your choice, name the file as ti.txt
5. Now, go open xchat > Networks > select TI chan > click on Edit > On the connect command in bottom, type this

Code:

LOAD -e C:\your TI.txt file location

eg: LOAD -e C:\IRCcmds\ti.txt
Now, delete any nick serv passes or chan passes you have saved earlier and click on Close.

Now click on connect
Now, have a look on what your timer cmds do in the channel. As you see, first they kill your ghost nick, then your nick is changed to your TI nick, you are identified to chan and connected to TI channel. The timer cmds ensure, that the channel has responded to your action.

You can test this by restarting your internet connection and see magic happen on xchat2 ;)

To use SSL simply "click accept invalid SSL certificate" and then change the server to irc.austirc.net/6697

Updated commands to prevent nick problems during re-login ;)

connect command: /j #torrent-invites redzonetorrent

/j #torrent-invites Redzonetorrent

Thanks,very helpfull.

A great program is very easy to use:) i am on irc 24/7 :D

I have a problem with your tutorial. I had to use these settings for it to work. It kept saying command j not found

Here is my working setup: