Connecting to my new IRC

[BryanMcGuire]

Hello,

I have successfully created my .CONF file after LOTS of errors, but, well, it finally loaded it and opened the main menu for Unreal. But now, I go to mIRC and I try to connect to the IRC I just created, and it just won't do it...

I have the following:

name "irc.eliteirc.com";
info "Elite IRC";
numeric 1;

I tried doing /server irc.eliteirc.com but it just won't connect me. I remember once doing it years ago, and what was used to connect was my IP address, but I try that and it won't connect to anything either.

Do I need to actually own a domain name for it to work?

Thanks a lot for any help.

[Casper]

If you're trying to connect to the IRC server from the computer you're using as client as well, you'll need 127.0.0.1 or 'localhost' as hostname. Anybody else outside of your LAN should be using irc.eliteirc.com or if you do not own that domainname, your IP address

(In short: /server 127.0.0.1 will probably do the job.)

[BryanMcGuire]

Hey, thanks a lot! Thank worked.

What if I do own a domain? How would I make it so they can connect using the domain instead of my IP address?

And I need to go a little off topic for this next question...no matter how much I tried and how many different things I did, I just could not set up my oline. This is what I have:

oper Bryan {
class clients;
from {
*@*.*.com;
};
password "password";
flags
{
netadmin;
can_zline;
can_gzline;
can_gkline;
global;
};
};

It kept telling me that I had entered no value for it, and it finally took it in order to load the main menu, now when I try to oper up, it just says the are no O-lines for my host.
This is what my /whois says:

Bryan is bryan@elite-9B4776B7 * Bryan
Bryan is connecting from *@localhost 127.0.0.1
Bryan using irc.eliteirc.com Elite IRC
Bryan End of /WHOIS list.

I do know my IP address, but for some reason it wouldn't take it either. I'd do (if my IP started with 999), and I also tried *@* but to no avail:

from {
*@999.*.*;
};

Any suggestions?

Thanks again.

[BryanMcGuire]

Never mind, I figured it out!

It actually IS hostname *@*

I thought I had to change something in those values.

Thanks for your help! If you could still tell me how they can connect to a domain I actually own, I'll appreciate it.

[Casper]

*@* == every hostname could be used to oper up. In this case, as you are in your LAN and on the localhost of the server, you could better use this:

userhost *@localhost;
userhost *@127.0.0.1;

Now nobody can oper up from any other PC than the one you're using.

[santa2452]

To connect useing a domain you have to own it and then forward it to your external ip, and to connect useing your ip just enter your external ip, it is as simple as that.

[BigSmoke]

For using a domain you DO own, you might want to learn more about DNS.
For using a domain you DON'T own, register it, if it is already registerd by someone else bad luck and try a diffrent domain

Try this link http://www.registar.com/

[BryanMcGuire]

I did use the DNS forwarding on cjb.net to point the URL to my IP. (My friend used cjb.net to do this and it did work, so he recommended it)
But now no one can connect and they either get "Connection refused," "Connection timed out," or "Socket operation non-socket."
What could be causing this? That happens when they try to connect using my direct IP and the forwarded domain name.

[BigSmoke]

I did use the DNS forwarding on cjb.net to point the URL to my IP. (My friend used cjb.net to do this and it did work, so he recommended it)
But now no one can connect and they either get "Connection refused," "Connection timed out," or "Socket operation non-socket."
What could be causing this? That happens when they try to connect using my direct IP and the forwarded domain name.

The problem(s) you seem to have, seem to be a local problem to me.. is your IRCD running, and ifso do you have fully connection to the internet, AND did you forward your ports?

[BryanMcGuire]

Yes, my IRC is running because I can connect to it through localhost. My connection is perfect, and I am in other websites and other IRC networks with no poblems. I'm not sure about the ports, though. How would I forward them?

[BryanMcGuire]

Anyone?

[Casper]

http://portforward.com/routers.htm

Eventually, if you are okay with it, I can do a portscan on your router and check it. However, I need to be absolutely sure that you are okay with it.

Good Luck.