we have here 2 differnet networs and one server, actually it is a server for a network and a simple computer in the second network.. and we need to link the irc server with the central irc server in the second network, and also need it to be a standalone server in the first one, so they don't see each other..
is it possible to do with one irc server? or how can i launch 2 unreal ircds on the same computer(runing windows)?
Connecting 2 networks
To the first question the answer is no, because an Unreal server can't act as two ones, therefore if you link two IRC servers from two different Unreal networks, those networks will necessarily become one (= the same), all servers connected to both parts of the link will see each other with no exception.
And answering the second question, I strongly suggest you to learn more about networking. You can run 2 IRC servers on one computer. The first, at the same time, the easiest way is: both IRC servers must use different ports for listening. Actually, this restriction is not so strict, because the same port can be opened by two different IRC servers by using different IP addresses for listening. This is a frequent question, for example, it was described here.
(Edit: just made a little correction.)
And answering the second question, I strongly suggest you to learn more about networking. You can run 2 IRC servers on one computer. The first, at the same time, the easiest way is: both IRC servers must use different ports for listening. Actually, this restriction is not so strict, because the same port can be opened by two different IRC servers by using different IP addresses for listening. This is a frequent question, for example, it was described here.
(Edit: just made a little correction.)
Last edited by AngryWolf on Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:52 pm, edited 1 time in total.
no, u didn't understand me..
i know about running 2 different irc servers.. but i need them both to be unreal ircd.. the problem is not the port. i need one server to link to the central server, but the second must be for the second network which must be alone.
but it doesn't matter anymore =) i just wanted to know if i can run anyhow 2 ircd's on one computer on if i can have 2 different networks on one server
thanks =)
i know about running 2 different irc servers.. but i need them both to be unreal ircd.. the problem is not the port. i need one server to link to the central server, but the second must be for the second network which must be alone.
but it doesn't matter anymore =) i just wanted to know if i can run anyhow 2 ircd's on one computer on if i can have 2 different networks on one server
thanks =)
Okay, sorry. And yes, I didn't understand you. The way you described your problem confused me very much. (It might be that I'm not a native speaker of English.) To show you an example, when you wrote "... and one server, actually it is a server for a network and a simple computer in the second network", then I needed to think a lot how a server could in reality be a computer. And later you wrote "in the second network", then I couldn't decide whether you meant a computer network or an IRC network, then the whole thing about networks and servers became incomprehensible to me. The reason I finally answered is, eventually I figured the solution out on my own (although now I know it wasn't really the solution).