Link cancelled, server already exists

[steven_elvisda]

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[14:47] -irc.colombiaderumba.net- *** Notice -- Link [@111.111.111.111.2466] cancelled, server angkor.khmerirc.net already exists from irc.domain1.net
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[14:47] -irc.colombiaderumba.net- *** Global -- from irc.domain1.net: ERROR from colombiaderumba.palparty.net[222.22.222.222] -- Server irc.domain1.net already exists from irc.domain1.net
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[14:47] -irc.colombiaderumba.net- *** Global -- from irc.domain1.net: ERROR from colombiaderumba.palparty.net[222.22.222.222] -- Closing Link: [111.111.111.111] (Server Exists)
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[14:47] -irc.colombiaderumba.net- *** Global -- from irc.domain1.net: Server colombiaderumba.palparty.net[222.22.222.222] closed the connection

I got this message one my status after I link server. what wrong with it. can any one tell me ?

Best Regard,
Thanks.


Mod: Subject changed - http://forums.unrealircd.com/viewtopic.php?t=1582

[Dukat]

You can't link a server twice and your network layout has to be a spanning tree (see RFC 1459):

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1.1 Servers

   The server forms the backbone of IRC, providing a point to which
   clients may connect to to talk to each other, and a point for other
   servers to connect to, forming an IRC network.  The only network
   configuration allowed for IRC servers is that of a spanning tree [see
   Fig. 1] where each server acts as a central node for the rest of the
   net it sees.

                           [ Server 15 ]  [ Server 13 ] [ Server 14]
                                 /                \         /
                                /                  \       /
        [ Server 11 ] ------ [ Server 1 ]       [ Server 12]
                              /        \          /
                             /          \        /
                  [ Server 2 ]          [ Server 3 ]
                    /       \                      \
                   /         \                      \
           [ Server 4 ]    [ Server 5 ]         [ Server 6 ]
            /    |    \                           /
           /     |     \                         /
          /      |      \____                   /
         /       |           \                 /
 [ Server 7 ] [ Server 8 ] [ Server 9 ]   [ Server 10 ]

                                  :
                               [ etc. ]
                                  :

                 [ Fig. 1. Format of IRC server network ]

[w00t]

Of course, this will also happen if you try and /connect Services.