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getting mirc to dcc

in the forwarding i didnt put anything in customized applications and then i put mirc in it and it didnt work
IM using dhcp so i put the port forwarding twice one to 192.168.1.100 and the other to 192.168.1.101 since my dhcp is setup to start @ 100 and i have two computers sharing the connection with the router
Please help i need to dcc something quick :\

I had this same problem too. You must 'disable' the router's DHCP function (bottom of page 51 of the Linksys manual) before using IP forwarding.

Yep! You have to disable the DCHP in the Linksys setup and the configure your TCP/IP on your PC for a static IP, e.g., 192.169.1.2, etc. You will also need the DNS numbers as well, which you can simply copy from the "Status" section of the Linksys online setup. Then it should work, unless you don't have your "mIRC/Options/Connect/Local Info" configured right.

Jeff
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reply to Ultrakiller
thanks but i cant connect to the internet with dhcp disabled :\
I did what you said pilgrim
Disabled dhcp in linksys
enabled use the following ip adress in tcp/ip properties and i used 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.100 (which was my ip when i had dhcp before),put the dns adresses that are on status in linksys and still doesnt go online
Cant open any page or irc
It autoenables the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
I also tried using gateway thats on the status too and it doesnt work
Is there anything im missing to share the connections without dhcp? :\

Hopefully you have gotten your PC to be able to communicate with the internet through your Linky. The manual for the Linky should explain this. If you didn't get a manual, or lost it, you can download the manual from Linksys' web site in PDF format.

For mIRC, here's what you need to do. This is all from memory, so some of the actual control names may be wrong.

• Set your PC to a static IP address within the subnet on your LAN (most likley 192.168.1.XXX).
  
• Disable DHCP on the Linky's LAN side (you probably still need to use DHCP to get an IP address for the WAN side, though).
  
• Forward 10 or so ports higher than 1024 from the WAN to your PC's IP address. (e.g. 5050 - 5059). If you use more than one PC with mIRC, you must select different ranges for each. (I use the "tens" digit in the port range to determine the internal host. 192.168.0.5 gets 505X, 192.168.0.6 gets 506X, etc.).
  
• In port triggering, add a line with "mIRC" as the application name, 6660-7000 as the triggering range, and 113 as the incoming range. This one is tricky because IRC servers run on a wide range of ports, 6667 is the "standard" port, but I've seen them from 6660 to 7000. This allows the IRC server to "validate" you as who you say you are. Most servers will deny access if you do not have identd enabled.
  
• In mIRC select File/Options/Connect.
  
  
  
  • Clear out the host name box, if there's anything there.
    
  • Clear out the IP Address box, if there's anything there.
    
  • Check "Host Name" (IP Address checkbox should grey out).
    
  • Select "Server" for "Lookup Method"
    
  
  
• Somewhere in "Connect" (either it's level or below) is an option to enable IDENTD. You need to enable this.
  
• Select DCC from Options tree and expand it (click on "+").
  
• Select Options.
  
• Put the port range you forwarded from the Linky into the two text boxes for DCC Start and DCC End. (e.g. DCC Start would be 5050, DCC End would be 5059, if you used the example ports above). 10 ports should be more than adequate.
  
• Click "Ok"
  
• Close mIRC.
  
• Restart mIRC.
  

reply to Ultrakiller
I appreciate the help
KurosPaladin i did that exactly the problem is i loose internet when i disable dhcp in the linksys options
I dont know why it doesnt want to go online
Ill read the manual to see if im missing something
Thanks

said by Ultrakiller:

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I appreciate the help
KurosPaladin i did that exactly the problem is i loose internet when i disable dhcp in the linksys options
I dont know why it doesnt want to go online
Ill read the manual to see if im missing something
Thanks

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reply to Ultrakiller
I am assuming your ISP gives you a dynamic IP address, so try this out:

• Log onto the Linksys router and visit the SETUP tab (should be there by default).
  
  
  
  • Check/select the option for obtaining an IP automatically.
    
  • Select the LAN IP for your Linky (defaults to 192.168.1.1).
    
  • Select the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
    
  • Click APPLY
    
  • Wait a few seconds before clicking "CONTINUE" (I've noticed the Linky takes a second to program itself, can't hurt to let it do its thing).
    
  
  
• Select the DHCP tab
  
  
  
  • Select "Disable DHCP server"
    
  • Click APPLY
    
  • Click "CONTINUE"
    
  
  
• On your PC, give it a static IP address of 192.168.1.5 (if you gave the Linky 192.168.1.1) I usually leave a gap between the gateway and my workstations just in case I want to add a service in the lower-end IP address range in the future.
  
• Give the PC a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
  
• Reboot PC
  

reply to Ultrakiller
what do you mean i shouldnt assing 255 or 0?
where shouldnt i assign this?
the subnet to my isp ends on 248 and the subnet configured in my linksys to my lan ends in 0 and i set the subnet in my pc to 0
I have static ip for my isp
but it still doesnt works

You should NOT have any device on your LAN using an IP address (not subnet) that ends in 0 or 255 (e.g. 192.168.1.0 or 192.168.1.255). Only use IP addresses that end between '1' and '254'.

Your ISP's subnet is whatever they want it to be, and will be discovered by your Linky when it performs its DHCPDISCOVER.

To help, try these settings:

Your LAN subnet should be 255.255.255.0
Your Linky's LAN IP address should be 192.168.1.1

Your PC's IP address should be 192.168.1.5
Your PC's subnet should be 255.255.255.0
Your PC's DNS servers should be the ones that the Linky shows in its "Setup" or "Status" tab.
Your PC's Default Gateway should be 192.168.1.1
You should not need WINS on your PC.
Your PC's name (on DNS tab) can be whatever you want, but try to restrict it to "common" characters. (e.g. 0-9, a-z, A-Z).

Can you ping your router's LAN IP address of 192.168.1.1?
Can you ping your router's WAN IP (shown in the "Status" tab of the Linky)?
Can you ping www.dslreports.com?

If you can ping 192.168.1.1, then you can get to the router.
If you can ping www.dslreports.com, then you're getting there, and it may be a problem specific to mIRC.

Let us know.
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reply to KurosPaladin

Pilgrim,

I'm curious how your identd is working. You have 113 forwarded to TWO internal IPs. I'm guessing the Linky is using one of those and sending it to that one.

By putting it in the triggering range, you can specify which host it will go to, because it will go back to the host that triggered the outgoing port(s).

Do you have identd running on one of those two hosts at all times (192.168.1.2 or 192.168.1.3)?

Just curious.
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Well, it's like this: I'm more than ignorant about these things, hehe. All I know is that the setup I have now works great. The two hosts: 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3 are, of course, my two PC's I have on my LAN. I have the "Ident server" checked in mIRC on both machines. I was told that I needed to replicate the settings for all computers that will be using the same application, e.g., mIRC. Since my wife uses the other computer and rarely if ever sends/receives files in mIRC, I didn't plug in different ports for the DCC item. But using Port 113 for both hasn't caused any problems. Without adding 113, it would take upwards of 1 minute to connect to an IRC server. With it added, connection is bascially instantaneous.

Now, if I have failed to answer your question, please realize that it wasn't intentional. I'm just ignorant.

Jeff
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Instead of forwarding IDENT I trigger it. That way it will work on all PCs that I have here. And so you guys know you can't forward IDENT to 2 systems at the same time. The same port can't be forwarded to 2 different systems. I think that is how it works.
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Again, to unabashedly show my ignorance, are you saying that what I have now theoretically shouldn't work? I have had both PC's connected to the same IRC server and everything worked fine. We even sent/received files to each other using mIRC. But if this isn't what you were referring to, in my best Gilda Radner (Rosannanadana impression) NEVER MIND!

Jeff
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said by Pilgrim2:

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... are you saying that what I have now theoretically shouldn't work?

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reply to Pilgrim2
Pilgrim, 1 of those forwards is active, 1 is not. Last time I checked the first one is active. Forwarding to 2 machines is not possible with TCP as we know it today.

Now... will it work? Very possible. There's absolutely no reason your .2 box cannot IDENT reply for the .3 box. The IRC server doesn't care. I use 1 box to answer ALL IDENT requests here.

Why not satisfy your own curiosity? Enable the mIRC option to display IDENT replies on both machines. Which one gets all the requests? Keep in mind you usually get a request at IRC server connect time.

Bill,

Hey, I'm learning as I go here! So, if I read you right, what you are saying and suggesting is that I can remove the mirc Port 113 entry for the #3 box and all should still work fine, eh?

Thanks for being patient with this old dog!

Jeff
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reply to KurosPaladin

said by KurosPaladin:

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Your PC's Default Gateway should be 192.168.1.1

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