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I have been having some problems connecting to irc.highway.net. I have just downloaded mircx. Whenever I try to connect, I get this message...

* Connect retry #14 irc.irchighway.net (6664)
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-garlicbreath.fl.us.irchighway.net- *** Looking up your hostname...
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-garlicbreath.fl.us.irchighway.net- *** Found your hostname, cached
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-garlicbreath.fl.us.irchighway.net- *** Checking Ident
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* Identd request from 66.118.179.172
* Identd replied: 2547, 6664 : USERID : UNIX : liz
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-garlicbreath.fl.us.irchighway.net- *** Got Ident response
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You have been Autokilled.
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-garlicbreath.fl.us.irchighway.net- *** You are not welcome on this network.
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-garlicbreath.fl.us.irchighway.net- *** Autokilled for harrassing users, ban evading, dissrepecting opers, and disreguard to network policies (OperTeam) (2004/02/25 01.23)
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-garlicbreath.fl.us.irchighway.net- *** Your hostmask is vampyyyyyyyy!liz@dialup-67.30.254.70.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net
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-garlicbreath.fl.us.irchighway.net- *** Your IP is 67.30.254.70
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-garlicbreath.fl.us.irchighway.net- *** For assistance, please email banned@irchighway.net and include everything shown here.
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Closing Link: 0.0.0.0 (harrassing users, ban evading, dissrepecting opers, and disreguard to network policies (OperTeam) (2004/02/25 01.23))
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* Disconnected

I emailed the operator about the problem but have not gotten a reply. I really don't know what's going on. Can anyone help?

I don't have any firewalls, so that can't be the problem.

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Quote:

I have just downloaded mircx.

if you meant to say "mIRC" then ok, but if you meant to say "mircx" i'd like you to know it's a virus.
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Closing Link: 0.0.0.0 (harrassing users, ban evading, dissrepecting opers, and disreguard to network policies (OperTeam) (2004/02/25 01.23))

that would be your problem wink


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Basically, you have been banned from that server or network.

However, if you have not been harassing operators, disregarding network policies etc etc, then the ban (often called an AKill or G-line) might not be aimed at you. They can often be aimed at someone else but affect you because of your IP range or ISP.

Example:

Your IP is 213.456.765.987

This person keeps ban evading, harassing people etc, and their IP is 213.456.876.254 - See how the last numbers are different?

When this person reconnects, their IP changes AGAIN. This is how they evade bans and ignores etc etc. Now their IP is 213.456.657.432 - Again, the first part is the same, and the last part has changed.

Finally, the "OperTeam" have had enough and they have now banned 213.456.* from the server or network. This means ANYONE who's IP begins with 213.456 will now be banned, all because of one person.

The same goes for ISP domains. If *.aol.com is banned from the server/network, ANYONE using the AOL ISP will then be banned, possibly due to just one person constantly being abusive. Often networks will try to contact the ISP to report the user, but often they don't care and do nothing, which leads to entire domains being banned.

Apart from waiting for a reply, or re-emailing the email given, there is little you can do except wait. Us helpers here have absolutely no power or authority to override network/channel bans, or anything else specific to a network. We're just IRC users like yourself, and whilst some here may have IRC Operator status on some networks, they also must follow rules, and a request on the mIRC message board will not come of anything. You might like to read this page.

Hope you get online soon.

Regards,


Mentality/Chris

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