[TriLUG] gaim/ircd help

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Cristobal Palmer wrote:

> Sorry to post two different replies.
>
> What protocol(s) do(es) the windows client your son uses 
> and the service he's trying to connect to speak? Ie. are 
> you sure you're using a client that can actually speak to 
> that service?

I don't think so, but this is one of the things I'll check. 
He's gone to 3 IRC providers (Yahoo for which he's got the 
client trillian), MSN and someother one to get accounts and 
client software. Two have not worked so far. I assume he's 
got the appropriate client for the server. The fact the two 
in a row didn't work made me think that something else might 
be going on.

which lead me to wonder about...

> Do you have any interesting firewalling going on that 
> might be getting in the way?

I have a firewall that blocks any incoming connections, but 
allows all connect requests from inside to get out. Do the 
protocols require a hole in the firewall?

Joe

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