I keep sending this to the wrong address. Here it is, finally going
to the list.
On 28 Apr 98 at 13:00, "John E. Christ III" <johnec3 wrote:
> > But it's not masq related - the same thing happens on Win95 with a
> > dialup connection of its own. It just happens to be a fairly common
> > mirc problem and since a lot of people using masq also want to use
> > mirc, the question arises here a lot. If you go to the mirc website
> > you will find it written up there in the mirc faq as I recall.
>
> Actually, mIRC worked fine for me with the exact same settings I was
> using until I got your message. The only thing I was doing
> different was running through my Masq server as opposed to using the
> PPP connection directly on my Win95 system.
>
> Now for the people that didn't see the solution, here it is. Just
> remember what I said about the port.
>
> Rusty
>
> ---------------------------------
> Most people who say they have a problem getting DCC SEND to work
> under masq invariably have a mirc (or other IRC client) setup
> problem, not a masq problem.
>
> Here is what I tell Mirc users to do and find it solves the problem
> 98% of the time. Your mileage may vary :)
>
> 1) Disconnect from the IRC server.
> 2) Go to menu File|Setup ... Click on the IRC Servers tab.
> Check that your selected IRC server is set to use port 6667.
> 3) Go to menu File|Setup ... Click on the Local Info tab.
> 4) Clear the text input boxes for Local Host & IP Address.
> 5) Make sure the checkboxes for Local Host & IP Address ARE checked.
> (IP address may be checked but disabled). 6) Method: Normal 7)
> Connect to the IRC server again and give DCC send a whirl.
-=Damien=-
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