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mIRC is a chat application currently being used by the Facility J ARG for monitoring drops. The easiest way to access mIRC is through a browser based portal such as toad-one.org or the Freenode Java Applet. Select a user name and password to log in. For more advanced users, who want greater functionality from mIRC, instructions for downloading and installing the mIRC client are posted below.

Download mIRC chat client

Download the mIRC client at http://www.mirc.com/get.html. Install with the default settings. Follow the directions to setup mIRC found here: http://www.mirc.com/install.html

Configure mIRC

Once the program is installed, the “mIRC Options” dialog will pop up. This is where you configure your settings. You can also access the “mIRC Options” dialog through the menu bar by selecting Tools->Options. On the left side of the dialog box is the “Category” tree. Use it to navigate through the Options dialog.

Category->Connect

In the appropriate fields, type in your name, email address, nickname and alternate nickname.

Category ->Servers

In the “IRC Servers” select FreeNode. If FreeNode is not in the server list, hit the "Add" button, then input the following information in the corresponding fields:
Description: FreeNode Main
IRC Server: irc.freenode.net
Port: 6667
Group: FreeNode
Password: Do not add a password.
Click Add. Return to the IRC Servers list and select FreeNode.

Category ->Options

Click on the Perform button. Check the “Enable perform on connect” box. In the “network” field, select FreeNode then hit the Add button. In the “perform commands” field, type /join #FacilityJ hit the return then type /ns identify yourpasswordhere.(You'll need to register your nickname first {see below}, then go back to add this in after you have done that so you'll have a password.) Click ok to return to the Servers form. Click ok again to close the Options dialogue.

Log On

Click the connect button on the mIRC task bar (yellow lightening bolt icon upper left). You should now be logged into Freenode, and #FacilityJ.

Register Your Username

To have full access to all mIRC functions, you must register your username. To register, open the FreeNode window by clicking on the FreeNode button on upper left of the taskbar. In the input line at the bottom of the page, type /ns register yourpasswordhere.

If you get a message saying "That username is already registered," this means someone already has that name and you will have to come up with a new name. Change your username by typing: /nick yournewnamehere


FAQ's

Q: How do I do an emote?
A: To emote, simply type: /me texthere.
Q: How do I join another chat channel?
A: To join another chat channel, type: /join #chatnamehere
Q: Why does my username have a number after it?
A: Your username may have a number after it if you are disconnected and rejoin. This is called ghosting. You can remove the ghost by typing: /ns ghost yourusername yourpasswordhere then change your username back by typing /nick username
Q: How do I change my password?
A: You can change your password by typing /ns set password newpasswordhere


  • Note: where "yourpasswordhere" is written, insert your own desired password.*