FAQ
What is IRC?
IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. It is a realtime multiuser chat protocol that was first created in 1988. The dominant use of IRC is through channels (or chat rooms). However, private user to user communication is also supported.
What is GeeksIRC?
GeeksIRC is an IRC network designed to bring people from all over the world together to socialize and learn.
How Do I Connect To GeeksIRC?
The easiest way to connect is by using our chat applet you can also connect using an IRC client just use the address irc.GeeksIRC.com on port 6667
For help on setting up Mirc click here
What Are The Basic Commands For Chatting?
Here is a list of the basic command you will need for chatting on IRC
| What you type | What happens |
|---|---|
| /join #coolness | You join the channel #coolness. |
| /who #coolness | Gives some info on users in the channel. @ = channel op, while * means IRC op. |
| hello everyone | Everyone on #coolness sees <yournick> hello everyone. (You need not type in your own nick.) |
| /me is a pink bunny | Everyone in #coolness sees * yournick is a pink bunny |
| /part #coolness | You leave the channel. |
| /whois Tomm | You get some info about Tomm or whatever nickname you entered. |
| /whois yournick | This is some info others see about you. |
| /nick newnick | Changes your nick to “newnick” |
| /msg Tomm hi there. | Only Tomm sees your message (you don’t need to be on the same channel for this to work). |
| /ping #coolness | Gives information on the delay (round-trip) between you and everybody on #coolness. |
| /ping Tomm | Gives information on the delay (round-trip) between you and just Tomm. |
| /dcc chat MaryN | This sends MaryN a request for a dcc chat session. MaryN types /dcc chat yournick to complete the connection. DCC chat is faster (lag free) and more secure than /msg. |
| /msg =MaryN Hi there! | Once a DCC connection has been established, use the /msg =nick message format to exchange messages (note the = sign). DCC does not go through servers, so it are unaffected by server lag, net splits, etc. |
| /help | This works in many clients. Try it! |
| /quit good night! | You quit IRC completely, with the parting comment so that others see “*** Signoff: yournick (good night!)”. |
How Do I Register My Nick Name?
Registering your nick name on GeeksIRC will prevent others from using it.
To register type in the following command:
/msg nickserv register Password_You_Want Your@Email.Here
A validation email will be sent to the email address you entered and it will have a command like:
/msg NickServ confirm dY69AFORJ
Once you type that command you will be register but every time you connect you will have to identify to do so type:
/msg nickserv identify password_you_picked
How Do I Register My Own Chat/Channel?
Registering a channel is pretty easy first of all you have to register your nick
/msg nickserv register Password_You_Want Your@Email.Here
Then you join the channel you want:
/join #channel
Then you can register it by typing:
/msg chanserv register #Channel Channel_Password
Can I Be A IRCOP On GeeksIRC?
Being a IRCOP is a big responsibility it requires you to help other users with IRC command, to help with basic tech questions and to manage and maintain the servers. The time that you spend chatting among your friends is reduced. We will not pick people we do not know or trust. Being a IRCOP has little rewards if any. It takes a great deal of hard work, dedication, and most of all patience to be a IRCOP.
The biggest part of becoming an IRCOP is to not ask to be an IRCOP.
How Do I Get A Vhost?
On IRC, you are identified with an ‘address’. The format for this identification is: Nick!Ident@host.host.host
The host part of this may give away information about you, such as your ISP and general location. If you wish to hide that information, or just want something more fun there, you can use HostServ to set a VHost.
If you would like a vhost type:
/msg hostserv request ident@vhost.here