How to Connect to Barlimans
Java making you buggy? Once you have mIRC up and running you'll be oh so glad
you made the effort. It takes a short amount of time to download, and installing
and setting it up is relatively painless. The entire process may take you 15-20
minutes. If you have troubles, please come to Barliman's and ask for help through
TheOneRing.net Java page:
http://www.theonering.net/barlimans/chat/.
Good luck and happy IRCing!
PC mIRC Instructions [ printable version]
Note: These directions are for mIRC v5.61 32-bit using a PC
Suggestion: You may want to print these directions before getting
mIRC, this will allow you to close up all of your other pages & programs
for a clean installation after you download.
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Downloading
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Installing
- Find and open up your mIRC folder.
- Select 'Install mIRC' and follow the directions.
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Setting mIRC to our site
- Launch mIRC after you have started you internet service provider (a good idea is to minimize the isp screen).
- Close the greeting screen.
- Go to the File menu, open it and select the Options menu.
- You should now see a page called mIRC Options with a menu list on the left side.
- Open the Connect menu, and you will see a page to input the name of our server and the nickname you wish to use here.
- Click on the Add button and you will get a window called Add MIRC Server.
- Fill in the description as you wish, then type in irc.TheOneRing.net as the server and 6667 as the port. Then close this small window.
- Fill out the rest of the information in the mIRC Options. It's recommended that you do not use your real name when visiting all chat rooms, and although we set a high standard at Barliman's, it is not an exception to this rule.
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Connecting
- Click on the Connect to Server button.
- After you connect to the server, a window will pop up called mIRC Channels Folder.
- Click on the Add button and then type #theonering.net into the field.
- Click on the Join button, and come join the party!
- If the Channels Folder window doesn't come up, at the bottom of your mIRC window
you should have a message bar for typing your messages.
- Click on the message bar and type in this: /join #theonering.net.
- Hit enter/return on your keyboard and you should be in!
PC TORnIRC Instructions [ printable version]
Note: These directions are for TORnIRC v6.02 using a PC.
Suggestion: You may want to print these directions before getting
mIRC, this will allow you to close up all of your other pages & programs
for a clean installation after you download.
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Downloading
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Installing
- If you saved the program to your hard disk, find and open up the folder where the file
TornIRC602.exe was downloaded to.
- Run the program Select 'Install mIRC' and follow the directions.
- By default TORnIRC will install to the C:\TornIRC directory. This is good enough for most people.
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Configuring TORn IRC
- Launch mIRC by running the file called
mirc.exe (perhaps shown as just mirc on your computer) from within the c:\TornIRC directory (or wherever you installed TornIRC). There should be a blue, red and yellow "mIRC" icon associated with it.
- NB: You may see a similar file, called "mlnk32". Do not click on this file. That is not the file you want.
- Close the greeting screen, if one appears.
- A small box called mIRC Options should be present within the main application window - into this you fill your details.
- Enter a name -- Example: Demos
- Enter an email address -- a hotmail/yahoo address is fine
- Enter a nickname -- Some nickname. Example: Demosthenes
- Enter an alternative nick -- Some other alternative that you like
- Leave everything else alone.
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Connecting
- Click on the Connect to Server button.
- After a heap of stuff scrolling down your "Status" window (this may either
take a few seconds or up to a minute, so please be patient) another box
will pop up. You should then be connected to irc.theonering.net - TheOneRing.net's IRC server.
- After you connect to the server, a window will pop up called mIRC Channels Folder.
- Double-click on the #theonering.net entry in the menu.
- If the Channels Folder window doesn't come up, at the bottom of your mIRC window
you should have a message field for typing your messages.
- Click on the message bar and type in this: /join #theonering.net.
- Both the "/" and the "#" are necessary and are not a mistake. Type everything as it is within the double quotes.
- Hit enter/return on your keyboard and you should be in!
- You will then join a channel and another window will pop up inside the program.
It is likely that this window will be quite small.
Double click on the blue bar at the top of this window to enlarge it.
- N.B. The blue bar is right at the very top of the window.
Don't confuse it with the blue bar at the very top of the program.
you can identify this blue bar from the others because it says
"#theonering.net" on it.
Mac Instructions (Snak) [ printable version]
Note: These directions are for Snak version 3.1
Suggestion: You may want to print these directions before getting
Snak, this will allow you to close up all of your other pages & programs
for a clean installation after you download.
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Downloading
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Installing
- Find and open up your Snak file. (most likely it downloaded onto your desktop)
- Double click on the icon to unstuff the file.
- Open the "Snak 3.1" folder and double click the "Snak 3.1 PPC" icon. This will run the initial setup.
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Setting mIRC to our site
- After the initial setup screen, a "Setup Assistant" will appear.
- Follow the instructions.
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Connecting
- Click on the "new" button in the "Connection" window. This opens the "New Connection" window.
- Type in the following information.
- Title: Barliman's Chat Room.
- Nick: Your nickname.
- Alt: Another nickname in case your first choice is taken.
- Username: Your nickname
- Password: If you have a password, type it in here.
- Click the "add" button.
- In the "New Server" window that appears, click the "New..." button.
- Type in the following information:
- Server: irc.theonering.net
- Port: 6667
- Change the other options to your preference.
- Click Ok
- Click OK in the "Choose Server" window
- Click OK in the "New Connection" window.
- In the "Connection" window, select the "Barliman's Chat Room" name.
- Click the connect button in the bottom right hand corner.
- Click on the message bar and type in this: /join #theonering.net.
- Hit enter/return on your keyboard and you should be in!
Mac Instructions (Ircle) [ printable version]
Note: These directions are for Ircle 3.0.4
Suggestion: You may want to print these directions before getting
Ircle, this will allow you to close up all of your other pages & programs
for a clean installation after you download.
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Downloading
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Installing
- Find and open up your Ircle file. (most likely it downloaded onto your desktop)
- Double click on the icon to unstuff the file.
- Open the "ircle 3.0.4 US" folder and double click the "ircle3.0.4 US" icon. It will ask you to register. If you don't want to register yet, hit the "not yet" button.
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Setting mIRC to our site
- Locate the 'Connections" pallete and select the first row. Double click on that row.
- At the top of the "Connection Preferences" window, click the "Select..." button next to "server."
- Another window opens with a variety of servers to choose from. On the right side, click the "Add.." button.
- Yet another window will show up with more options.
- In the "Server Name:" field, type "www.theonering.net"
- In the "Port:" field, type "6667"
- Leave the "network" at its default.
- Click 'OK'
- Click 'Select'
- Now, back in the 'Connection Preferences' window, the "Nickname:" field should be the name you would like to be known as in the chat.
- In the "Username:" field, type the same name.
- You can type in a password if you like, but it will not register with Barlimans.
- In the "Real Name" field, you can type a welcome message or anything you want. If you would like to remain annonymous, DO NOT put your real name in this field.
- Click 'OK'
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Connecting
- Locate the 'Connections' Palette and select the first row.
- Click the 'Connect' buttong located in the lower left corner of the 'Connections' Palette.
- In the "InputLine" window, type "/join #theonering.net"
- You are in!
