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{{Please make sure you have firewall and antivirus software installed before following the tutorial below.}}

This tutorial is specifically for the KPsN IRC network, the network that KPsN/KPsDen uses for IRC communication. Some features on this network aren't necessarily on other networks, and features on other networks aren't necessarily here.

[edit] The Basics

[edit] What do I need to connect?

To access the KPsN IRC servers, you'll first need an IRC client. Text clients include ircII, BitchX, epic, and sirc. Graphical clients include xchat for Unix and GNU/Linux, mIRC for Windows and Colloquy for Mac. Finally, regardless of your OS of choice, if you are browsing the Internet with Mozilla, you may use the ChatZilla plug-in. Packages for various IRC clients may be included on your operating system install CDs and links to web sites for the client software can be found here.

[edit] How do I connect?

Once you have a client, you'll need a server. You can simply use irc.kpsden.com to reach the server. or you can add our server to the list of servers in your clinet, for mirc the add screen should look similar to :

[edit] But I'm having problems connecting!

After you've obtained your client and the name of a server, you may still need a bit of help in getting connected. Take a look at this tutorial or this IRC primer on irchelp.org, which contains a variety of other useful information as well.

[edit] About the network services

[edit] Nickname registration

If you want to use a certain nickname on the network and don't want anyone else to take it, you must register it with the network.

You can do so by typing (in any window): /msg nickserv register password email, of course substituting password for any password of your choosing & email for your valid email. Try not to make your password too predictable or guessable, but also avoid using any password you use elsewhere since it's very easy to accidentally type your password into an IRC channel revealing it to others. also make sure the email is valid since we you will have to validate your registration.

Registering your nick will also allow you to be added to a channel's access list; for example, some of the people in [ #KPsDen] have +'s beside their nicknames (for donators and generally to signify known users).

Note: You only have to register your nickname once. Every other time you connect from that point on, you need to prove who you are, with this command: /msg nickserv identify password

Some IRC clients allow you to set performs (this is: command or commands that will automatically be performed on connect) so this would be an ideal command to put in your perform list. On mIRC, you can find the perform list at: File | Select Server.. | Options | Perform.

There are some other options you can set (as well as privacy options), you'll want to get a list by typing: /msg nickserv help

[edit] Setting your IRC client to identify upon connect

Not all IRC clients can be answered for, but if you have mIRC, you can do this:

1. Go to File, Select Server, Options, Perform
2. Go to Network, click Add, find 'KPsN' in the list and click OK. (if not found in the list make sure you added it to serverlist)
3. In the Perform Commands section, add:
   • /nick nickname_you_want
   • /ns id <yourpassword> ofcourse replacing <yourpassword> with your real password.
4. Click OK as many times as you need to get out of the menus and you're all done.

[edit] IRC Channel List

Channels on freenode include but are not limited to:

• #KPsDen - Main Den Channel (staff present)
• #Help - Main Den Help Channel (staff present)
• #Games - Main Den IRC games Channel (coming soon)
• #Trivia - Irc Trivia (Scores Posted soon)

[edit] IRC Client Settings

• The realname (or Full Name) field can be set to anything you want.
• The ident setting should ideally be turned on, and again set to anything you want.

[edit] But I'm not running Windows!

You have to define a portrange in your IRC client, add an exception in any firewall software you may be using and allow that portrange in your router. Or just go to portforward.com and ask them for help.

[edit] What are some basic commands?

Here are some basic commands for IRC: (as taken from Wikibooks)

Check IRC_Commands for more commands.