Forums Connection Issues cant connect

im runnin winxp with atguard firewall and can not connect.i went to try to disable icf and it wasent enabled so that rules that out.im out of ideas any help would be great. oh yea im a new user so im green......thanx

What error message are you getting? What network/server are you trying to connect to? Have you read the 'sticky' threads at the top of this forum?

im getting the cant connect to irc sever. i dont see sticky threads? ps thanx for the fast reply

Sticky threads are the one with the pushpin symbol at the top of the forum.

i am a new user to mIRC. i can not connect to any servers. i'm using winxp on a cable modem at my home. i've made sure that my settings match those on the setup page and i get nothing. please help!

There are many reasons for connecting probs, including trying to connect to a server that isnt working or mIRC or server ports being blocked in a firewall etc (dont forget xp has builtin firewall).
So we need more info, What error msg are you getting when you try? Have you gone to the networks website and tried some of the servers listed there? Tried more than one networks servers?

Note that some networks have Random Server set to not be useable, so you will need to use a specific server. You can do that by closing the "mIRC Options" dialog that opens up when you open mIRC, and type in the main window /server some.example.here, like:
/server b0rk.uk.quakenet.org
/server matrix.de.eu.dal.net
/server 198.175.186.5