# Connection with mIRC

[mIRC](https://www.mirc.com/) is proprietary software. To protect your privacy and freedom, you should consider using an open source [[IRC client](/bouncer).
[mIRC](https://www.mirc.com/) is proprietary software. To protect your privacy and freedom, you should consider using an open source [[IRC client](/bouncer).

## Graphical Method

# To see if SSL is supported, type this inside an mIRC window:\\

    //echo -ag $sslready
\\

Attach:mIRC-ssl1.png

# Click `Yes`.\\

Attach:mIRC-ssl2.png

# If $true, then your mIRC supports SSL. If $false, then your mIRC does **not** support SSL.\\

Attach:mIRC-ssl3.png

# From the menu bar, select `File` → `Select Server` or type `Alt+E`.\\

Attach:mIRC-options.png

# Click on `Add`.\\

Attach:mIRC-addserver.png\\

If your mIRC supports SSL, fill in these details:\\

    Description: network-bnc
    Address: example.ircnow.org
    Ports: +31337
    Password: username/network:password
\\

Replace example.ircnow.org with your server's address; replace network, username and password. For example, if your username is `john`, the network you want to connect to is `ircnow`, and your password is `abcde12345`:\\

    Description: ircnow-bnc
    Address: example.ircnow.org
    Ports: +31337
    Password: john/ircnow:abcde12345
\\

# If your mIRC does **not** support SSL, fill in these details:\\

    Description: network-bnc
    Address: example.ircnow.org
    Ports: 1337
    Password: username/network:password
\\

Replace example.ircnow.org with your server's address; replace network, username and password. For example, if your username is `john`, the network you want to connect to is `ircnow`, and your password is `abcde12345`:\\

    Description: ircnow-bnc
    Address: example.ircnow.org
    Ports: 1337
    Password: john/ircnow:abcde12345


# If you see a message saying ZNC is not yet connected, type `/znc connect` -- wait a few minutes to connect.

## mIRC 7.33 (beta) to 7.41 users

There is a bug in mIRC. You must load this script (Attach:znc.mrc):

    ; ZNC 1.7.0 added support for server-time.
    ; mIRC 7.38 - 7.41 will stall/hang during the connection.
    ; by KindOne
    ; originally from https://bitbucket.org/KindOne/mirc-scripts-public/src/master/znc-server-time-fix.mrc
    ; Remove support for server-time and finish the CAP so
    ; mirc can connect.
    raw *:*:{
      if (($version < 7.33) || ($version > 7.41)) { return }
      if (($1 == irc.znc.in) && ($4-5 == ACK :server-time)) {
        cap req -server-time
        cap end
      }
    }


Press `Alt+R` to load Remote Scripts, then copy the text above and paste it inside, then press `OK`.

Attach:mIRC-remotescripts.png\\

Alternatively, save this file as "znc.mrc" (do **not** save as znc.mrc.txt) and put it where you installed mIRC.

## mIRC version 7.41 or later

Type this inside an mIRC window:

    /server -a example.ircnow.org -p +31337 -g network-bnc -w username/network:password -d network-bnc
    /server network-bnc


Replace example.ircnow.org with your actual server; replace username, network, and password with your real username, network, and password. Make sure that you include the plus sign `+` for `+31337`.

For example, if the network you want to connect to is `ircnow`, your username is `john`, and your password is `abcde12345`, then:

    /server -a example.ircnow.org -p +31337 -g ircnow-bnc -w john/ircnow:abcde12345 -d ircnow-bnc
    /server ircnow-bnc


Attach:mIRC-commandssl.png\\

If you see a message saying ZNC is not yet connected, type `/znc connect` -- wait a few minutes to connect.

## mIRC version 6.x

Type this inside an mIRC window:

    /server -a example.ircnow.org -p 1337 -g network-bnc -w username/network:password -d network-bnc
    /server network-bnc


Replace example.ircnow.org with your actual server; replace username, network, and password with your real username, network, and password.

For example, if the network you want to connect to is `ircnow`, your username is `john`, and your password is `abcde12345`, then:

    /server -a example.ircnow.org -p 1337 -g ircnow-bnc -w john/ircnow:abcde12345 -d ircnow-bnc
    /server ircnow-bnc


If you see a message saying ZNC is not yet connected, type `/znc connect` -- wait a few minutes to connect.

## Adding Multiple Networks

Press `Alt+R` and click on the tab `Remote`:

    on *:start: {
      server example.ircnow.org +31337 username/network1:password
      server -m example.ircnow.org +31337 username/network2:password
      server -m example.ircnow.org +31337 username/network3:password
      server -m example.ircnow.org +31337 username/network4:password
    }


Attach:mirc-multiple.png

Replace example.ircnow.org with your server; replace username and password with your real username and password, and replace network1, network2, etc with your real networks. If you do not have SSL, replace +31337 with 1337 (no plus sign). If you see a message saying ZNC is not yet connected, type `/znc connect` -- wait a few minutes to connect.