Forums Connection Issues problem in connecting through proxy/firewall! HELP

Ok I have just moved into halls/dorms, i am connected to a network to access the internet, i am sure i am behind a proxy server or some sort of firewall.. i cannot connnect to any sites on mirc, but i do know i can connect to one ftp site, which is my university site which is irrelevant but i am assuming i can connect to sites.. but i am guessing they have blocked me or some how not letting me bypass through to any other sites other then my university ftp site... i just need some information on how to go about getting around this:

here is some information that may help you in helping me, i am on windows xp sp2:

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Tailor
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : resnet.gre.ac.uk
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.20.8.75
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.20.8.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.20.8.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 193.60.48.13
193.60.48.9
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 September 2004 22:02:42
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 27 September 2004 22:32:42


please do help! if you require any other information other then the above please do let me know .. and how to access the information too!

hope to hear soon from anyone and everyone about getting through this!

googleman!

Can you just access the university webpage? If so, you don't have a full internet connecten yet. That means you have to talk to your university's network administrators. If you can access webpages, email, ... outside of your unversity network than try another irc server port, e.g. 6666. Most irc networks offer more than just one port.