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Connecting with Konversation

This guide will tell you how to connect to our bouncers using the Konversation IRC Client which is available at https://konversation.kde.org/.

For the purposes of this guide, we have used Konversation v1.7.4


Configuration

Konversation needs to be configured to connect to our bouncer, so to do this we need to bring up the "Server List". If this hasn't appeared automatically when starting mIRC, navigate to "File -> Server List". You should be presented with a window, on this window press the "New" button and you should see something like this:

Screenshot of Konversations IRC Options


The options in this window need to be configured/changed as follows:

Option Description Value / Recommended Value
Network Name The name of the server that will be added (Can be anything) MyBouncer
Connect on application startup If checked, the client will automatically connect to the bouncer when the client is started Checked
Server After pressing "Add" under Servers, this option appears. This should be the server that your account has been added to (i.e apple.bnc4free.com) <server>.bnc4free.com
Port After pressing "Add" under Servers, this option appears. This should be Port 1337 for Non-SSL / Port 1339 for SSL 1339
Password This must be the username and password you use to authenticate to the bouncer

OR

This must be the username, password and network name you use to authenticate to the bouncer

MyUsername:MyPassword

OR

MyUsername/Network:MyPassword

Secure Connection (SSL) If this box is checked, SSL will be used for the connection (Port 1339 Only) Checked


Once completed, the window should look like this:

Screenshot of Konversations IRC Options


Press "OK" on the "Add Server" window and "OK" on the "New Network" window.


Connecting

If you have added the bouncer to the Server List as outlined in the steps above, you will be able to connect to your bouncer from the Server List. If this hasn't shown up automatically when launching the client, use "File -> Server List", you should see a window similar to the below:

Screenshot of the Konversation Server List


Alternatively you can use "Quick Connect" to connect to the bouncer by selecting "File -> Quick Connect" with the following options:

Option Description Value / Recommended Value
Server host This should be the server that your account has been added to (i.e apple.bnc4free.com) <server>.bnc4free.com
Port This should be Port 1337 for Non-SSL / Port 1339 for SSL 1339
Nick Your nickname (The bouncer will set this itself so can be left blank) YourNickname
Password This must be the username and password you use to authenticate to the bouncer 1339
Password This must be the username and password you use to authenticate to the bouncer

OR

This must be the username, password and network name you use to authenticate to the bouncer

MyUsername:MyPassword

OR

MyUsername/Network:MyPassword

Use SSL If this box is checked, SSL will be used for the connection (Port 1339 Only) Checked

The completed window should look a bit like this:

Screenshot of Konversation Quickconnect Window

Press "Connect" on this window to connect to the bouncer.