Hi, I use MIRC(Chat room), and my firewall is on, and it blocks it? * Connecting to (6667) - * Unable to connect to server (Connection refused) - * Connect retry #1 irc.swiftirc.net (6667) - * Connect cancelled
Have you tried using another IRC server ? Open the user interface (GUI) . Enter the Advanced Setup Tree (F5). 1. Navigate to Personal Firewall. Choose Interactive Mode 2. Navigate to Personal Firewall -> IDS and Advanced options Make sure all services are allowed (a.k.a 5 options) 3. In Personal firewall -> IDS and advanced options , enabled logging . Press OK. Then, open Personal firewall > Rules and zones > Zone and rule setup Choose "Toggle detailed view of all riles" (if already not set to this) Start creating new rule (use the button called "New") Name : your choice Direction : Both Action : Allow Protocol : TCP & UDP Additional action: check Log In Local tab - press the "Browse" button and find mIRC's exe file (I believe it should be in %ProgramFiles%\mIRC\ and it called mirc.exe) . When you find it , confirm with OK. In Remote choose - do not touch here Confirm with OK . Press "Apply" . Try again.
