Spoiler:

1. Download and install the official XChat for Windows client from http://xchat.org/
   
2. When you first open XChat, you will be presented with the Network List. Edit your information, then click "Add". Type "Furnet".
   
   
3. Click the "Edit" button. In the first box, click on "newserver/6667" and change it to "irc.furnet.org/6667". In the "Favorite Channels" box, type "#BrokenPlotDevice". Check the "Auto Connect" box. Click "Close" to save the settings.
   
   
4. Check the "Skip Network List" box and click "Connect".
   
5. Congrats! You're now connected to the chatroom. That was easy, wasn't it?
   

Spoiler:

1. Download XChat Aqua from http://sourceforge.net/projects/xchataqua/
   
2. Drag the XChat Aqua folder into your Applications folder.
   
   
3. Inside the XChat Aqua folder, you will find the XChat Aqua app. Double-click on that to run it (or drag the App to your Dock and launch from there.)
   
   
4. The first time you run XChat Aqua, you will be presented with the Server List. Uncheck the "Show server list" box. Edit your information, then click the "+" button. Type "Furnet".
   
   
5. Click on "Show Details". Change "NewServer" to "irc.furnet.org". Under "Port", put "6667".
   
   
6. Under "Connect Options", check the box to auto-connect at launch.
   
   
7. Under "On Join", click the "+" underneath "Join Channels". Type "#BrokenPlotDevice".
   
   
8. Back in the main Server List window, click on "Connect".
   
9. Congrats! You're now connected to the chatroom. That was easy, wasn't it?
   

Spoiler:

These instructions are for Ubuntu 9.10 only. If you'd like to see another Linux distribution, let me know!

1. Open up a Terminal window and enter in the command "sudo apt-get install -y xchat" (without the quotes). Type in your password when prompted.
   
   
2. When you first open XChat, you will be presented with the Network List. Edit your information, then click "Add". Type "Furnet".
   
   
3. Click the "Edit" button. In the first box, click on "newserver/6667" and change it to "irc.furnet.org/6667". In the "Favorite Channels" box, type "#BrokenPlotDevice".
   
   
4. Check the "Auto Connect" box. Click "Close" to save the settings.
   
5. Check the "Skip Network List" box and click "Connect".
   
6. Congrats! You're now connected to the chatroom. That was easy, wasn't it?
   

Spoiler:

1. Download YChat from http://www.silverex.org/download/
   
2. During installation, make sure to uncheck the System Tray Icon (as XChat has its own icon) and any of the scripting libraries.
   
   
3. When you first open XChat, you will be presented with the Network List. Edit your information, then click "Add". Type "Furnet".
   
   
4. Click the "Edit" button. In the first box, click on "newserver/6667" and change it to "irc.furnet.org/6667". In the "Favorite Channels" box, type "#BrokenPlotDevice". Check the "Auto Connect" box. Click "Close" to save the settings.
   
   
5. Check the "Skip Network List" box and click "Connect".
   
6. Congrats! You're now connected to the chatroom. That was easy, wasn't it?
   

Chesamo wrote:Did you add it to your firewall exceptions? Because if everything else works fine Internet-wise then that's what causes that problem. Can you show me your server settings?

EDIT: I also really, really don't like the new way Spoiler tags are handled.

Mecingo wrote:I am on a Wireless Network, thats all I can tell you. I don't know where to find Server Settings.

Chesamo wrote:

Mecingo wrote:I am on a Wireless Network, thats all I can tell you. I don't know where to find Server Settings.

Ctrl+S, select FurNet, click "Edit".

Those are the server options.

Chesamo wrote:Delete "newserver/6667".

EDIT: I like the way the Spoilers collapse, but is the height restriction really necessary?

Chesamo wrote:Do you have Windows Firewall turned on?

EDIT: Spoilers don't work on Chrome. What happened to the older implementation? That way worked right :\

Chesamo wrote:Then I don't know anything that would make it not connect. Try YChat.

Chesamo wrote:Oh, you daisy-chain your Internet. Yes, a firewall on the upstream computer would do that.