glad to see IRC is still alive and kicking... but downloading files via xdcc pops up the prompt to accept the file, which automatically sends the file, but it is unable to connect to the irc user (connection timed out) (my firewall is off) reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ExcelBro · 2023-12-11 04:38 what's going on here..... is there a specific setting in mIRC i need to adjust? it always says connection timed out ---------------------------------------------------------------------- verylittlegravitaas · 2023-12-11 05:09 There's a DCC port range you will need to port forward from your router. The range should be in mIRC settings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greedy_Result_2699 · 2023-12-11 11:40 I always set mine up so I have to agree to accept a file to get the results. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ExcelBro · 2023-12-11 16:43 time to play with config, thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SqualorTrawler · 2023-12-11 19:23 I have this notes in my iptables script, to myself: > Sender invites the receiver to connect back to a provided port and IP address. Hence, iptables rules are most important to the sender. > IRC client must be configured to constrain the provided ports to the ones you choose in the following rules or else mierda. My use of the term "mierda" and the fact that this is in all capitals in my script suggest I was enraged when I wrote the rules. For full DCC, in both directions, then, you should allow an inbound connection to a chosen port(s) (I use a very high one), which should match the port(s) you specify in mIRC. Find the port setting in mIRC for DCC xfers. It is in there somewhere. Make sure there is an inbound port open in your firewall that matches it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ExcelBro · 2023-12-11 20:28 I have a wireless modem/router provided by T-Mobile who is my internet provider and I went into the modem/router settings and don't see any fort forwarding options which sucks :/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SqualorTrawler · 2023-12-11 20:50 Some googling does suggest that this disallows port forwarding. This is generally a brute-force security mechanism which prevents hosting of any kinds of servers, among other things. This may be well beyond your skill level, but: * A Digital Ocean Linux droplet can be had for $5 a month. You'd have a full virtual machine to yourself, and you'd be able to host whatever servers you want or allow inbound connections. * But since you are using mIRC, I take it you're a Windows user, so maybe this is beyond your skill set or beyond what you're interested in taking the time to learn. In my own case, ISPs screwing with ingress has necessitated doing all of my hosting, proxying, forwarding, and everything, on remote servers. VMs through Linode or Digital Ocean are cheap, and have so far served all of my needs. For IRC, I log in to a remote VM and run an IRC client there (not mIRC, obviously), and I can do DCC from there, since I can open ports and the like. Some forums suggest [this](https://packetriot.com/) as an alternative. Looks like there's a free tier to play with. This may be much simpler than running your own VPS (although learning how to do this gives you a hell of a lot of power in terms of doing other things you might want to do). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dangerous_Object3286 · 2023-12-11 21:20 Using hexchat on Linux and all I've done is turn off the confirmation popup so the files download automatically. If active on irc for other reasons you may not want to set this to protect from receiving unauthorized DCC files, but I only use irc to grab a quick file or 2 and then exit Hexchat as options Settings -> preferences -> network -> files and directories "auto accept file offers" : save without interaction ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ExcelBro · 2023-12-11 21:42 Thank you, I was planning to use it the same way as you to be honesty. But I just want to clarify that my crux of my post was not asking for tips on whether or not I should enable/disable automatic send, it was more about why my file transfers were never being established and would terminate due to the attempted connection timing out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dangerous_Object3286 · 2023-12-11 22:18 Wonder if it could be your firewall. I'm behind an att router and they block most incoming ports so I don't think the DCC would be incoming on a different port, prob riding the same irc connection ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ExcelBro · 2023-12-11 23:13 Yeah im on a T-Mobile wireless modem/router and they don't permit fort forwarding for who knows what reason ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nirvprox · 2023-12-13 11:01 Because mobile internet is not real internet. What are you doing? Mobile internet is almost like radio where it's one-way delivery. You just CONSUME. A REAL internet connection is supposed to let you open ports so you can - oh I don't fucking know - RUN a server? Host a game so you can play with your friend? I couldn't imagine ever giving money to a company that would block my ability to open a port to run a private Age of Empires server to game with a friend, or a Mumble server, Teamspeak, Doom, PsyDoom, websites etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nirvprox · 2023-12-13 11:03 Nobody should have to effing pay money to open a G.D. port on their own home internet connection. Hell, you could open ports on fucking DIALUP CONNECTIONS! 14.4! 28.8! 56K! Yet in 2023 you can't fucking open ports with stupid, fake ass mobile internet connections? That's egregious. People ought to be suing them. That isn't real internet - it's FAKE internet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nirvprox · 2023-12-13 11:04 Does hexchat let you set your own channel +s +i or +p yet? One of them settings - I think it was +s for secret - wasn't available when I tried it. Like, what the shit is that? Hexchat BLOWS. Why can't you set +s on your own channel you're an op in? What the hell is the internet coming to? Everything BLOWS now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SqualorTrawler · 2023-12-13 15:00 It is kinda shit, really. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- hazeyez · 2023-12-20 06:13 u/ExcelBro hmm, and what "files" exactly might you be sharing over IRC? This is a rare thing these days and limited to very few common types of things. And one of them isn't kosher.