Need my IRC!

Attol

Gah! Why can't I access MSN or IRC on campus? They just time out... Anyone know how I can fix this?

Suaimhneach

Have you got your proxy settings set up properly?
There shouldnt be any trouble, they defo work on campus.

Attol

Computer Services said it should work fine. Earlier on it wouldn't even load web pages but at least now it does that. I found some article on Socks proxies so am hopelessly messing around with those...

Darz0re

proxy.dcu.ie

all your answers should be there

Attol

They are and they aren't. I've no understanding of proxy stuff. I'm messing around with things but amn't getting any results yet.

Suaimhneach

Go to internet options, look for proxy settings, and click the option that allows you to enter the info on the website that thedara listed. Click save, and it should work.

G'luck

andrew163

Hi, I'm not in Windows right now so this is a rough guide, may need to fill in a gap or 2 yourself...but...

Control Panel > Internet Options > Connections (tab)
Click LAN settings button near the bottom.
Tick the box that says "Use automatic proxy configuration script" (or something like that)
Enter http://proxy.dcu.ie/proxy.pac into the box next to/under it
Click any OK buttons you see

MSN should now work...

As for IRC, depends on the client you're using. But use the following settings:
SOCKS version 5
proxy.dcu.ie port 1080

<shamelessPlug>Another way to get at IRC would be to join redbrick and use it from there. Proxy and all that is preconfigured for external servers.</shamelessPlug>

Hope that helps..
-Andrew

Matthewthebig

I've already made her promise to join