GETTING CONNECTED

Some people have been having trouble working out how to connect to the Hashnet IRC network, you can either use the server details below if you are familar with IRC. If you are new to IRC you can follow this guide kindly provided by Michael Cardwell.

SERVER DETAILS

There are currently three client servers active:

• irc.hashnet.org (DNS alias)
• manchester.hashnet.org (United Kingdom, Manchester)
• irc.se.hashnet.org (Bleking, Stockholm)

The servers run additional ports on the range of 6666-6669. 6667 is the standard IRC port, but we suggest using the others to improve performance.

NETWORK SERVICES

We provide central services for the entire IRC network. Click on each service in turn to receive a resume of what it does and how to use it.

• BotServ
• ChanServ
• MemoServ
• NickServ

To access the equivalent of this FAQ while online on IRC in a fully interactive manner, please use the following command:

/msg HelpServ help

The services can be used in a simplistic fashion or to an advanced degree, depending on your personal requirements. Each service has extensive help so learning is straightforward. However, in order to get you quickly up to speed we have prepared two guides:

• How to register a nickname.
• How to register a channel.

Even these two simple procedures are either unavailable or impossible on most other networks!