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Connecting with IceChat

IceChat v9 is an open-source IRC client for Windows.

At the bottom-left corner, click Add.

Fill in the details:\

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# Server: your bouncer server address (it should look like example.ircnow.org)

# Display name: network-bnc, where network is the network you want to connect to. For example, if you want to connect to ircnow, fill in ircnow-bnc

# Server Port: 31337

# Nick: the bouncer username you registered

# Check Connect with SSL/TLS

# Server password: username/network:password. For example, if your username is john, the network you want to connect to is ircnow, and your password is abcde12345, fill in john/ircnow:abcde12345.\

NOTE: Some users report issues connecting with SSL. To connect without SSL, set Server port to 1337 and uncheck Connect with SSL/TLS.\

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Click on the Extra Settings tab. Check Connect on startup.\

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If you see a message saying ZNC is not yet connected, type /znc connect -- wait a few minutes to connect.