Thread 2149

So you've never used IRC before, and now you need to learn. This guide will walk you through the process of installing and configuring the necessary software to get you into #janiteam.

First, download and install OpenSSL:
http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html

You need this piece of software as #janiteam requires that you be connected to the Rizon network using a secure connection. If you aren't, then you can't join.

Next, install HexChat.
http://hexchat.org/downloads.html

Just use the default options to install, and run HexChat when finished.

When HexChat starts, it will immediately open the 'Network List' dialog. First, choose a unique nickname and enter it in both the 'Nick name' and 'User name' fields. Then scroll down in the 'Networks' list until you find Rizon. Highlight it and click 'Edit...'.

This opens up the 'Edit Rizon' dialog. Check 'Use SSL for all servers on this network' and 'Accept invalid SSL certificate' Click on 'Close' on this dialog, and then click on 'Connect' on the 'Network List' dialog.

Now the main HexChat window opens, and HexChat connects to the Rizon Network securely using SSL. If you get an error message at this point you've screwed something up. After you've received the Global Message, you've successfully connected. Now we need to do a few steps to REGISTER your nickname with Rizon. Enter this command:

/msg NickServ REGISTER your_chosen_password valid@email.address

Make sure there are no spaces before the slash. This will send an email with a confirmation code to the email you specified.

Check your email and get the confirmation code. Now use the command:

/msg NickServ CONFIRM ConfirmationCodeFromYourEmail

The email should tell you this anyway, and you should just be able to copy & paste this whole command from it. This command automatically IDENTIFY's you, but in the future when you connect to Rizon you'll have to do this yourself using the command:

/msg NickServ IDENTIFY your_chosen_password

Now the very last step is to connect to #janiteam using the command:

/join #janiteam the_channel_password

Note that the current channel password will always be on the top of this board, so if you ever get a wrong password error, just check /j/ because the password has changed.

That's it! You should now be successfully connected to #janiteam.

PROTIP: You can automatically identify your nick and login to #janiteam by editing your channel window like so. (Click the "..." to add a channel password, and make sure you press enter!)

For specific IRC-related problems visit these links:

Rizon Forums: https://forum.rizon.net/forum.php
Rizon Wiki: http://wiki.rizon.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
XChat Forums: http://forum.xchat.org/
XChat Help: https://toxin.jottit.com/xchat

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Anyone else having trouble getting on the irc channel? I keep getting " Connection failed (Connection timed out)." Been like this since last night. It hadn't given me any trouble before that.

>>2564
What server do you use?

>>2564
Sometimes when my connection is extremely slow this happens. It works eventually when it speeds back up.

So what you're saying here is ... you want us to ... talk to you?

D:

*giggle*

Sorry.

>>2566
my connection seems fine and yet this has been going on all day
>>2565
us.iso.rizon.net
that would be the server, right? hexchat tried na.iso.rizon.net as well.
>>2567
t-that's okay, right?

well i'll be damned. it connected now.

>>2570
Next time you get that error try connecting to different servers, eg. irc.shakeababy.net
Got the same error once and switching servers helped.
http://wiki.rizon.net/index.php?title=Servers

>>2577
yeah, i wasn't even sure how to manually specify a server, but that's what i ended up doing.

Having trouble logging in...first time having issues. I haven't changed anything yet it's saying 'requires keyword'-any ideas???

>>2631
The password was changed mein neger

>>2632
I see now. I guess it wasn't updated a second ago when I checked or something. Thanks. I figured that was the problem.

Here's a quick guide for those using irssi.

First you'll need to generate an ssl certificate, like so:

cd ~/.irssi/
mkdir certs
cd certs
openssl req -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout Rizon.key -x509 -days 365 -out Rizon.cer

answer the questions and then run the following command:

cat Rizon.crt Rizon.key > Rizon.pem

now open up and run the following command:

/server add -auto -ssl -ssl_cert ~/.irssi/certs/Rizon.pem -network Rizon irc.rizon.net 6697

you can now connect using /connect Rizon

To change your default nick, open ~/.irssi/config and change the nick value in the "settings" section at the bottom.
open up irssi again, and you should connect to Rizon automatically. You can now register your nick using the normal nickserv commands and connect to #janiteam as usual.

however, for the trouble of generating your own ssl certificate, you get the added benefit of not having to identify to nickserv each session. Connect to Rizon and run the following commands:

/msg nickserv identify [your password]
/msg nickserv access add fingerprint

now your nick should auto-identify whenever you fire up irssi.
finally, to configure irssi to auto-join #janiteam:

/channel add -auto #janiteam Rizon [current password]

if you're not familiar with irssi, note that this will connect to the channel in a separate window, not the main one. You can access it with:

/win 2

you can change #janiteam to the main window by messing with the layout, but I won't get into that here.

>>2633
Whats the key? Trying the one at the top of the board but it's not working.

>>2640
Never mind. Went full retard and mixed the key for my password.

A vhost is a service that hides your hostname on IRC. Instead of showing your ISP name and potentially your location (or even your IP), your hostname will read nick!user@your.vhost.here when /whois is used to look up your information.

You can request your vhost from Rizon's HostServ service, following the rules explained in http://wiki.rizon.net/index.php?title=VHost#Rules. Basically, don't use anything racist, anything that makes you look like an IRC admin, or anything that would actually bring you to a website if you entered it in your browser. It can only have alphanumeric characters and dashes, and needs to have at least one period in between those letters.

To request a vhost, use the following command:
/msg hostserv request your.vhost.here

Your request will be submitted for approval, which can take minutes to hours. When it's approved or denied, you will get a MemoServ message. If your vhost is approved, you can activate it with the following:
/msg hostserv on

After activating the vhost this way, it will be activated every time you identify to the nickname you used when requesting it. If you have yourself auto-authed upon connect (see >>2158), your vhost will activate before you join any channels.

Are any of the Android apps out there on the market right now secure enough for janiteam? I know one of them does the whole SSL thing, but when my internet was out yesterday I was considering it as a backup plan or for when I'm not at the house.

Any of ya'll use 'em?

A nickname group allows you to use more than one nickname that all share privileges, including access to a single vhost. It makes grouped nicknames interchangeable in the eyes of ChanServ and other services, so if your main nickname has auto-voice on a channel, any grouped nickname you join with will be voiced, too. If you disconnect from the server and your old nickname is left as a ghost, you will be able to connect with a secondary nickname that's just as good as the first, and still has your vhost on.

Grouping a nickname automatically registers it, skipping e-mail verification, so it's best to use with unregistered nicks. To group a nickname to your main, already registered nick, use this command:
/msg nickserv group main_nickname password_of_that_nickname

This groups your current nickname with the main one, and also registers the current nickname with that same password.

Grouped nicknames may be able to use different vhosts, but for convenience, you can set one vhost to cover the whole nick group. Switch to a nickname which has the vhost you want, and use the following command:
/msg hostserv group on

If you want to use grouped nicks as different identities, note that your client will keep the username and realname information the same between nicknames unless you change it. To see the list of nicks in your group, use:
/msg nickserv glist

>>3052
I use AndChat and would recommend it.

>>3052
I recommend YAAIC (Yet Another Android IRC Client). It's free and open source, dark themed, and has all the standard commands for IRC.

I recommend that everyone sets the following usermodes whenever they connect to IRC:

/mode +GCp

+G - Only allows users you've /accept'ed, or that are in at least one common channel to you to private message you.
+C - Prevents users from sending CTCPs to you.
+p - Hides your non common channels, as well as your signon and idle time in a /whois yourNick.

/msg MemoServ SET LIMIT 0 will disable Memoserv, which is sometimes used to bypass the +G mode.

Also set your IRC client to automatically reject DCCs.

If you are not using a vHost, please register one using the following tutorial:

http://wiki.rizon.net/index.php?title=VHost

>>3103
Another mode you may want to consider:

+R - "RegOnly": this client will only accept private messages from clients who have identified to their nickname.

Of course, this may be a problem if you spend time in other channels that do not require registered nicks.

Everyone please do these two things:

>>3103
>>3104

Someone also suggested to make use of Rizon's Bouncer service: http://wiki.rizon.net/index.php?title=RizonBNC_FAQ

Is there a new guide to join the IRC channel? Need to redownload the software. Been ages.