Tag Archives: irc
What's wrong with my Internet connection now?
I was on IRC, now I’m not.
17:52 -!- Irssi: Looking up irc.blitzed.org
17:52 -!- Irssi: Connecting to irc.blitzed.org [217.147.93.66] port 6667
17:55 -!- Irssi: Unable to connect server irc.blitzed.org port 6667 [Connection timed out]
It’s now 17:55… It doesn’t take that long to connect to things. Let’s do a bit of testing shall we?
PING uk.eu.blitzed.org (212.13.194.161) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from tabasco.uk.eu.blitzed.org (212.13.194.161): icmp_seq=1 ttl=58 time=28.7 ms
64 bytes from tabasco.uk.eu.blitzed.org (212.13.194.161): icmp_seq=2… Continue reading
Bitlbee
While sitting downstairs chatting on IRC through my serial terminal, I thought it’d be great if I could also chat to people on Google Talk through it. I had a quick search of the web and came across Bitlbee:
BitlBee brings IM (instant messaging) to IRC clients. It’s a great solution for people who have an IRC client running all the time and don’t want… Continue reading