How do I configure my system to accept sends from passive bots? reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rhunter99 · 2023-04-22 02:23 Without naming the server, there's a channel which uses passive bots to send files. I'm unable to connect to these bots (sends fail) My system: cable modem -> asus router -> pc Using mIRC What I've configured: 1. mIRC connect-> Local: On connect always get: Host name (enabled), lookup method: Server, Host name is filled in based on the cable modem name, IP Address is set to my external IP 2. mIRC Options -> Ports: DCC connections enabled, First port 4950, last port 5000 (server connections is unchecked) 3. In my router: wan -> port forwarding: port forwarding enabled. Protocol both, external port 4950:5000, internal IP set to the internal IP assigned to my PC 4. UPnP is enabled in the router 5. Created two Inbound Rules in Windows Firewall: All programs, TCP, local ports 4950-5000. The second rule is the same only with the UDP protocol What am I missing? I've been struggling with this for years and can never get it to work. Thank you for any help you guys can provide ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sincosis · 2023-04-22 02:25 Stupid question.. But have you checked the dcc settings in Mirc? Reference guide: https://www.mirc.com/help/html/index.html?dcc.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rhunter99 · 2023-04-22 02:26 believe me, no stupid questions. i truly appreciate any help I'm not sure what I need to look in the DCC settings. Regular (non- passive) sends from channel bots work just fine ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sincosis · 2023-04-22 02:28 So if memory serves me right, dcc settings are configured to ignore incoming file requests. You'll need to change that to auto accepting and disable the rule that ignores filetypes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rhunter99 · 2023-04-22 02:29 oh that's set to auto accept and I've configured it to accept the filetypes I need ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sincosis · 2023-04-22 02:31 Do you know what ports are being used by the xdcc/dcc bots? It's been a while so I might be a little rusty ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rhunter99 · 2023-04-22 02:33 The channel setup guide just says : "First you will need to select a port range to use. The default port range mIRC uses is 1024-5000. There is no need to open so many ports. You need 1 port for every dcc send/get/chat. A range of 10 ports should be more than enough for the average user. So for this example we will use 5001-5010." So I just picked something in that range ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sincosis · 2023-04-22 02:35 I'm stumped at this point lol. Tbh never had these issues with dcc except once and it was a stupid firewall. Sorry bro, tried. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rhunter99 · 2023-04-22 02:38 That's cool. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rems · 2023-07-22 18:56 My router had not saved the rule so I had to go back to the page recreate a rule and make sure it was saved after creating the rule. Worked after that. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rhunter99 · 2023-07-22 19:03 No it definitely saved it. I know I’m missing something but I’m just not smart enough to figure it out :( ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rems · 2023-07-22 20:28 also enabled default dcc server in mirc idk if that changes anything...