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    psyBNC - HOW TO SETUP DCC  
     BETWEEN THE BOUNCER and mIRC

IT'S ALL ABOUT ADDRESSES

Since you first began to using mIRC, I'm sure you have lost the ability to DCC at least once.  Usually its because you have the wrong address in the Local Info. 

Then you decide to get a Wireless Router for the house and your DCC stops working again.  You find out your Router began assigning different IP Address numbers to all your computers. 

Then you get the big idea to come to IRC on a bounce.  Your new Vhost adds yet another address to your list. This time, its a bit more complicated to get the Addresses right in all the different processes. 

Do you put the Router Assigned IP Address here?  Should the Internet Provider IP Address go over there?  And where should you put the IP Address of your Vhost?

This is why your DCC is not working.  It's all about addresses!  Now you can relax, because this page will tell you where to put all those addresses so smile, and let's get started!
 


WHAT IS THE ADDRESS YOUR INTERNET PROVIDER ASSIGNED YOU?

This is not intended to teach you how to configure your entire bounce.  I presume that you already have your bounce up and running, but are unable to DCC Send, Receive and/or  Chat.  These are some fast and easy solutions to make your DCC experience every bit as trouble-free, as it was before you got the bounce. 

You are going to need to know the numerical IP Address that your Internet Provider assigned to you.  Click  HERE   to go to a website that tells you what your IP Number is.

Look for the numerical address (example)    IP-Address:  24.164.150.219   
Write this number as the Internet IP# on your list.


TELNET TO YOUR BOUNCE

 1)  Type on:  cd psybnc  .. enter
2)  Type on ps x    ,,  a series of processes on your machine will appear.  You want  the number across from the  psybnc entry.
 3)   To kill the bounce type on  kill -9 number  ..  enter.    The *number* you put in, is the number of the psybnc process.      
This will kill the bounce.
3)  Next you enter the bouncer configuration by typing ..  make menuconfig   .. enter.


CONFIGURING THE BOUNCE SO IT CAN DCC

A Popup menu will appear.  Using your arrow keys:

1)  Scroll down to Bouncer Config .. and enter
2)  Scroll down to DCC Host .. and enter.  Type in the numerical IP Address that your Internet Provider assigned to you. 
 
3)  Exit out of your config.  When you get back into Telnet,  type    make     .. enter.
4)  To restart your bounce  type on    ./psybnc   .. enter


CONFIGURING mIRC SO IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE BOUNCE

Open up mIRC and then disconnect it from the server (changes should be made while disconnected).  Open up mIRC Options (Alt+O) .. Click on the Connect tab,  then the Local Info tab. 



Local Host
:  Leave empty (mIRC will fill this in for you)
IP Address:  Type in your Internet IP #.  The real one that you determined in the first step.
Note:  If the IP # of the bouncer in used here .. you will be unable to DCC.
On Connect Always Get ..  Untick  both Local Host and IP Address.  Both must be Unchecked.
Lookup Method:    Check  Server

Click OK,  and close. 
 


DECIDING WHAT METHOD YOU WANT TO USE TO DCC 

There are two ways that you can DCC.  A lot will depend on how much privacy protection you feel that you need.  Some people do not want the *real*  IP Address that your IP assigned to you, to appear on IRC.  They use a bounce to hide that real IP.  Here are the two methods and how to install them:

DCC Direct

When someone attempts to DCC Chat with you,  or DCC Send to you,
everything will be handled exactly as it always has been on mIRC. 
This method is the most convenient.

To enable:  Type on /dccenable 0  in any mIRC window, and enter

 

DCC Through psyBNC  Bounce

DCC send is not affected by this change, which means you can still
DCC Chat and DCC Send as you always have. 

The change takes place with attempts by others, to DCC Send to
you, or DCC Chat with you.  All of these attempts are blocked by
PSYBNC.  It will provide you with an option to accept these requests. 
If you do nothing, they are blocked.  This feature is helpful if others
attempt to DCC flood you, and to avoid DCC Chats from
undesirables.  

If you decide to accept the DCC, it is uploaded to the bounce, and
then port forwarded to your mIRC client ..  thereby hiding your
*real* IP Address from the sender.  This is a less convenient, but
safer way to DCC.

To enable:  Type on /dccenable 1  in any mIRC window, and enter

Go ahead and try each of them out.  You can switch back and forth using the commands shown.


SUDDENLY UNABLE TO DCC FOR UNEXPLAINED REASON

For some reason, every so often I will suddenly be unable to DCC.  I am on the SAME computer, I haven't change a thing, and it suddenly refuses to DCC.

I have found that when this happens it might have been due to a hard shutdown, maybe you were being packeted by someone, a power surge, blue screen of death ??  Something along those lines.

Possible solutions:

1)  If this happens to you, the first thing you need to check is your mIRC client.  Go to  Options --> Connect --> Local Info.  Check to make sure that mIRC did not revert back to using the bouncer ip address.  If it did, you will need to change it back to your real Internet IP#.  I don't know why this happens, but it does occasionally.  If this does not fix things try the next solution.

2)  Unplug your modem, and then your router.  Plug the modem back in and wait about 1 minute .. then plug your router back in.  Now try to DCC.  This usually fixes it for me.


There are some EXCEPTIONS that I want to mention:

I can only DCC over computers that are HARD WIRED to the router.  With a router only one machine will be able to resolve identd.  My other computers, which operate solely on the wireless card cannot DCC, no matter what I do.  The bottom line is this:  You will probably not be able to run identd or be able to to DCC, from any computer that is solely connected to the internet via the wireless  card.

Best of luck with your DCC problems.  Hope this helps.  

Sincerely,

CometBaby


 
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