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I am trying to get IRC up and running on my Windows 7 machine. I have installed HexChat (2.9.6, 64-bit) as a 'normal' install.
Here are the screen shots showing step 1, step 2, and the screen that shows while it is trying unsuccessfully to connect:
How can I fix this? Why won't it connect?
TheGrapeBeyond
Posted 2014-05-27T19:08:36.060
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It could be that a firewall (your, your router's, your ISP's...) is blocking all IRC connections. (The server shown is currently online.)
Try connecting using the alternate (non-standard) ports – 6665, 6666, 8000, 8001, or 8002. The Hexchat syntax is irc.freenode.net/6665 in the server configuration window, or /server irc.freenode.net 6665 in command line.
Even better, try a SSL-encrypted connection – the standard port is 6697, and freenode also accepts connections on 7000 & 7070. Syntax is the same but with +port; e.g. irc.freenode.net/+6697 (as in the topmost entry of your current server list) or /server irc.freenode.net +6697.
user1686
Posted 2014-05-27T19:08:36.060
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1It is worth to try different ports. I had the same issue and /server irc.freenode.net +7070 worked for me, while other ports failed. – iled – 2016-02-24T17:14:57.600
I have an old HexChat for XP and it couldn't use Freenode until I specified /6665. Thanks. – H. C. Barton – 2016-05-20T22:39:49.357
I'm having the same issue but on Mac.. None of the above worked out. – 6754534367 – 2016-10-18T17:21:47.823
I've also tried ports, [6665, 6666, 6667, 7000, 7070, 8000, 8001, 8002], no luck – Devin Gleason Lambert – 2017-02-27T18:04:12.660
Tried all those... none work :-/ Does it matter how I set the 'login method'?... Sigh... this is so frustrating. – TheGrapeBeyond – 2014-05-27T19:48:51.140
How can I check about this firewall issue? – TheGrapeBeyond – 2014-05-27T20:01:02.410
Which HexChat version are you using? – and31415 – 2014-05-28T09:27:23.073
@and31415 I am using HexChat 2.9.6, for x64, since I have a windows-7 64-bit machine. – TheGrapeBeyond – 2014-05-28T14:04:31.100