DALnet ident request - 15/12/06 10:16 PM
For users behind a NAT firewall/router, there this is an obstruction to connecting to networks that require ident response and attempt to make the ident request from a server address other than the address the user is trying to connect to.
This problem can be overcome by the user's computer simply attempting to establish a connection with the other server that is sending the ident request.
Could mIRC have a setup in the network settings to attempt a TCP connection with a given server whenver attempting to connect to any server on that same network, to tell the users NAT firewall/router that you're trying to talk to that server (for ident request)?
Also, to establish DCC, similar connection attempts (although maybe failing) are required before the NAT firewall/router will permit the DCC recipient to connect to the user's computer successfully. An option to do that would be nice, too.
This problem can be overcome by the user's computer simply attempting to establish a connection with the other server that is sending the ident request.
Could mIRC have a setup in the network settings to attempt a TCP connection with a given server whenver attempting to connect to any server on that same network, to tell the users NAT firewall/router that you're trying to talk to that server (for ident request)?
Also, to establish DCC, similar connection attempts (although maybe failing) are required before the NAT firewall/router will permit the DCC recipient to connect to the user's computer successfully. An option to do that would be nice, too.