Whether or not dalnet is a good or bad network is irrelevant, razor needs to get on there and doesnt need to explain himself. As Mentality said, I've been using the irc.dal.net server pool since they introduced the IX servers and while I am in the US,I've not had those problems. I know when they first introduced the IX servers I had all kinds of issues but they eventually cleared themselves up between DAlnet or my own ISP making changes (and while I dont know which one, I dont care as I can get on any time I want to). Have you been able to get onto dalnet in the past or is this your first attempt (or first series of attempts) onto the network?