IRC Connectivity Issues

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  1. Spooner

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    I'm having issues connecting to IRC, getting a connection time out.

    Is the server down or is it me?
    Spooner, Jul 16, 2013
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  3. Spooner

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    Using mIRC

    Connecting to irc.chat4all.org (6667)
    Unable to connect to server (Connection timed out)
    Spooner, Jul 16, 2013
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    Run a traceroute see if you can at least hit the host. If you can, run 100 pings see how much packet loss you get. If there is a lot of packet loss then may be temporary ISP issues.

    Or if you have mtr, run that and kill two birds with one stone.

    -Tristan
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  5. Spooner

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    I have no issues pinging the server.

    It seems to me that it has to be a configuration issue on my end but after checking everything I can't find anything wrong.

    Odd thing is, when I connected the other day I didn't have any issues.

    I also don't have any problems connecting to other servers in IRC.
    Spooner, Jul 17, 2013
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    You might try connecting to the specific US or EU servers and see if you have any luck. If neither works it could be some sort of filtering on your end, or your host for some reason could be blacklisted (unlikely)

    eu.chat4all.org or uo.chat4all.org
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    Unable to resolve server for uo.chat4all.org (6667)

    Unable to connect to server (Connection timed out) for eu.chat4all.org (6667)

    Same goes for the us.chat4all.org server
    Spooner, Jul 17, 2013
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  9. Spooner

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    I live in a very rural area so my only way of getting internet is through a verizon access card. No router involved.

    Hopefully I can get to some wifi soon and see if I still have the same issue.

    When I connected the other day I was on wifi, so it very well could be my access card. Very strange that it is having issues only with chat4all though.
    Spooner, Jul 17, 2013
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  10. trist007

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    uo.chat4all.org is not resolving for me either.

    rgonzale@darkstar:~538> ping uo.chat4all.org
    ping: unknown host uo.chat4all.org

    eu.chat4all.org resolves.

    rgonzale@darkstar:~539> ping eu.chat4all.org
    PING eu.chat4all.org (176.9.142.61) 56(84) bytes of data.

    I thought we connect on irc.chat4all.org as listed on the homepage of uorenaissance.com. That one resolves.

    rgonzale@darkstar:~542> ping irc.chat4all.org
    PING irc.chat4all.org (69.64.52.243) 56(84) bytes of data.

    Use the IP so that we leave DNS out.

    rgonzale@darkstar:~543> nc -v 69.64.52.243 6667
    static-ip-69-64-52-243.inaddr.ip-pool.com [69.64.52.243] 6667 (ircd) open
    :us.chat4all.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
    :us.chat4all.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking ident...
    :us.chat4all.org NOTICE AUTH :*** No ident response; username prefixed with ~
    :us.chat4all.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname

    In Mirc use 69.64.52.243 as the IRC host. If that doesn't work try the eu one. It should be working too.

    rgonzale@darkstar:~546> nc -v 176.9.142.61 6667
    eu.chat4all.org [176.9.142.61] 6667 (ircd) open
    :eu.chat4all.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
    :eu.chat4all.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname (cached)
    :eu.chat4all.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking ident...
    :eu.chat4all.org NOTICE AUTH :*** No ident response; username prefixed with ~

    Try 176.9.142.61

    -Tristan
    trist007, Jul 17, 2013
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  11. Spooner

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    Still getting a connection timed out for the IP addresses as well.
    Spooner, Jul 17, 2013
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    Alright it appears the issue is with Verizon and come to find out they are blacklisting chat4all it seems.

    I was able to connect through 78.46.69.140 which is eu2.chat4all.org
    Spooner, Jul 18, 2013
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