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(New page: You can also connect to redbrick chat with your own client using ssh forwarding. = Setup Forwarding = == Putty on Windows == Irc runs on irc.redbrick.dcu.ie port 6667. To connect to irc...) |
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You can also connect to redbrick chat with your own client using ssh forwarding. | You can also connect to redbrick chat with your own client using ssh forwarding. | ||
This tutorial assumes you're already familiar with [[IRC] and [[Connect|connecting to RedBrick over ssh]]. It also assumes that you have used an irc client on your computer before and know how to set that up. | |||
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Irc runs on irc.redbrick.dcu.ie port 6667. To connect to irc you need to | Irc runs on irc.redbrick.dcu.ie port 6667. To connect to irc you need to forward connections from your computer to this port over ssh. | ||
=== Putty on Windows === | |||
In windows putty can be used for ssh forwarding. | |||
Go into the tunnels option on putty, and enter the source port as 6667 and the destination as irc.redbrick.dcu.ie:6667 | Go into the tunnels option on putty, and enter the source port as 6667 and the destination as irc.redbrick.dcu.ie:6667 | ||
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Enter your username and password as normal to login to RedBrick. You'll need to keep that window open while you use irc. | Enter your username and password as normal to login to RedBrick. You'll need to keep that window open while you use irc. | ||
== Linux/OSX ssh == | === Linux/OSX ssh === | ||
For linux or OSX (or any other kind of unix based OS) just ssh as normal, but with the -L argument as shown below. | |||
ssh -L 6667:irc.redbrick.dcu.ie:6667 username@login.redbrick.dcu.ie | ssh -L 6667:irc.redbrick.dcu.ie:6667 username@login.redbrick.dcu.ie | ||
= Client Configuration = | == Client Configuration == | ||
This is based on using mIRC, cause apparently it's popular, but | This is based on using mIRC, cause apparently it's popular, but similar instructions should work for any client. | ||
In the options add a new server. Use hostname localhost and port 6667. | In the options add a new server. Use hostname localhost and port 6667. | ||