CTCP doesn't reply - followed all instructions

flyingbaobab · Post by **flyingbaobab** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:45 am

Hi,

Whenever I try to /ctcp mybot CHAT i get no ctcp reply.

What I've tried so far:
- opened proper firewall port on my Suse Linux home OS
- logged in with different irc clients (kvirc, konversation & xchat)
- tried many different ports
- tried both connecting trough and without bouncer
- changed my vhost / IP
- logged in from a windows comp with mirc, addjusted the settings like I've found in the 'Help us to help you (and try to help yourself)' post in this forum.
- went 4 times trough the config file to find a setting i missed
- the ports on my shell aren't blocked, cause i've tried to connect through them via psybnc and that works fine

Other info

- Running Eggdrop 1.6.18
- I'm not on a LAN
- 1.6.17 used to work fine with same home configuration and on the same shell
- The bot appears fine on irc, and when opping him he does what he needs to do regarding channel management
- I'm on a private irc network using chanserv/nickserv
- When I telnet from the console to my bot and then try to ctcp him on irc i get following message in telnet:

*** X joined the party line.
[09:34] CTCP CHAT: from X (~X@X.users.X.com)
(where X is my nick and irc server)

- When I start the bot i get
Eggdrop v1.6.18 (C) 1997 Robey Pointer (C) 2006 Eggheads
[09:18] --- Loading eggdrop v1.6.18 (Fri Sep 22 2006)
[09:18] Listening at telnet port 34567 (all).
[09:18] Module loaded: dns
[09:18] Module loaded: channels
[09:18] Module loaded: server
[09:18] Module loaded: ctcp
[09:18] Module loaded: irc
[09:18] Module loaded: notes (with lang support)
[09:18] Module loaded: console (with lang support)
[09:18] Module loaded: blowfish
[09:18] Module loaded: uptime
[09:18] Userinfo TCL v1.07 loaded (URL BF GF IRL EMAIL DOB PHONE ICQ).
[09:18] use '.help userinfo' for commands.
[09:18] Userfile loaded, unpacking...
[09:18] === flyingbao: 1 channels, 1 users.
Launched into the background (pid: 13976)

- In my logs I see

[06:09] CTCP hello: from X (~X@X.users.X.com)
[06:13] CTCP CHAT: from X (~X@X.users.X.com)

My question

Since I run out of knowledge cq ideas how to solve this: anyone a tip / tutorial / debug tool / etc for what I could do to fix this? Or at least know why it isn't working?

Thx in advance
F.B.

rosc2112 · Post by **rosc2112** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:51 am

Checked your userfile for the +p flag to allow connecting to the partyline? Checked your hostmasks for your handle in the userfile?

The other suggestions I have would be:

Most clients use "/dcc chat nick" not /ctcp (although I don't know if that even makes a difference..Never thought to look at the src for my irc client for that.)

I'm thinking that's the problem cos my log shows (and yours does not show the DCC):

[00:32] CTCP DCC: CHAT chat 3454983022 33069 from rosc (~rosc@xanadu.rush2112.vh)

The other idea that occurred to me, was to make sure you have the ip_conntrack_irc module loaded for your firewall in linux if you're using iptables.

flyingbaobab · Post by **flyingbaobab** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:39 am

First of all thx for your reply and suggested help. When I tell my 'commercial' friends about the level of feedback and willigness of helping someone with opensource stuff, they never believe me

rosc2112 wrote:Checked your userfile for the +p flag to allow connecting to the partyline? Checked your hostmasks for your handle in the userfile?

Yeah, this is how it looks like to me:
mynick - hjlmnoptx
--HOSTS -telnet!*@*
--LASTON 1158914058 partyline
--PASS +2q3HI1BtHHl0
--XTRA created 1158903384
::#mynick bans
&&#mynick exempts
$$#mynick invites

So nothing strange imo

rosc2112 wrote:The other suggestions I have would be:

Most clients use "/dcc chat nick" not /ctcp (although I don't know if that even makes a difference..Never thought to look at the src for my irc client for that.)

I'm thinking that's the problem cos my log shows (and yours does not show the DCC):

[00:32] CTCP DCC: CHAT chat 3454983022 33069 from rosc (~rosc@xanadu.rush2112.vh)

Using /ctcp or /dcc makes no difference. My client does support both and it works fine. Besides, as said I've tested with multiple clients on both linux & windows.

rosc2112 wrote:The other idea that occurred to me, was to make sure you have the ip_conntrack_irc module loaded for your firewall in linux if you're using iptables.

I don't use iptables with my firewall (its the standard firewall that comes with openSUSE and where I've opened the proper port). And since its the same problem from a windows box, I have the slightly feeling its on the Eggdrop side and not on the client side.

Still stuck here :p
Any other taughts / suggestions? Perhaps non-standard things in the config-file that I've forgot?
btw, I've only changed the parameters in my eggdrop config file as they explain in http://www.egghelp.org/setup.htm

Thx in advance
FB

rosc2112 · Post by **rosc2112** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:42 am

Aha, you're only allowing telnet!

I have these hosts for example, in my userfile:

--HOSTS -telnet!*@*
--HOSTS *!~rosc@xanadu.rush2112.vh

PS:
(Might wanna change your password now, cos I think that can be decrypted

flyingbaobab · Post by **flyingbaobab** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:04 am

Added that in my userfile, no difference

(my password was just some random text btw, so no need to worry

)

Anyhow, thinking of just reinstalling my Eggdrop (prolly older version) and see what happens ...

Edit = typo

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:07 am

Anyone with the nick -telnet gets recognised as the bot owner (nothing to do with telnet btw); no idea why this is added, maybe a hangover from the first eggdrop. I'd be removing it.

*!~rosc@ is best as *!rosc@

rosc2112 · Post by **rosc2112** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:51 pm

Alchera wrote:Anyone with the nick -telnet gets recognised as the bot owner (nothing to do with telnet btw); no idea why this is added, maybe a hangover from the first eggdrop. I'd be removing it.

Ahh I did not know that. I thought it was for allowing telnets :/

*!~rosc@ is best as *!rosc@

I don't have ident so I thought I needed the ~ in there?

Edit:
I just tested, removed the -telnet!*@* and tried telnetting to the bot (which only listens on localhost anyway) and it would not let me connect. I put the mask back in, and could connect? *confused*

Edit again:
Well ok, I have to use *!telnet@localhost.* as a mask apparently.

[bot(dcc)] [16:58] Telnet connection: localhost.epix.net/35066
[bot(dcc)] [16:58] Logged in: rosc (telnet@localhost.epix.net/35066)

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:15 pm

You cannot simply DCC chat the bot?

Try *!rosc@ and you'll still be recognised.

If using *nix as your OS compile linux-identd to take care of your ident "problem".

rosc2112 · Post by **rosc2112** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:55 pm

I can dcc chat it, was just noting that I could not telnet to it without that entry.

I have identd disabled on purpose, cos I think it's useless for anything (so easily spoofed it serves no legitimate purpose in this day and age) except possibly to show that an IP is connected to a particular port..which should already be evident by being connected!

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:18 pm

IRC networks require a response via 113 (AUTH); some will even refuse connection if there is none (is also a common problem when eggdrop cannot connect).

You need to do some reading up on the Gibson Research Corporation site.

DragnLord · Post by **DragnLord** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:24 pm

looking at the original post, this may be a simple matter to fix
it appears the bot was not correctly identified to

[06:09] CTCP hello: from X (~X@X.users.X.com)
[06:13] CTCP CHAT: from X (~X@X.users.X.com)

the initial contact sequence should be:

Code: Select all

msg bot hello
msg bot pass [password]

the first post shows that flyingbaobab used ctcp, instead of msg, for the "hello" contact

from what I see, the bot is not responding because it does not recognize him

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:23 pm

flyingbaobab wrote:- When I telnet from the console to my bot and then try to ctcp him on irc i get following message in telnet

Very true DragnLord, I misread that one line.

flyingbaobab · Post by **flyingbaobab** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:40 pm

DragnLord wrote:looking at the original post, this may be a simple matter to fix
it appears the bot was not correctly identified to

the initial contact sequence should be:
Code: Select all
msg bot hello
msg bot pass [password]
the first post shows that flyingbaobab used ctcp, instead of msg, for the "hello" contact

from what I see, the bot is not responding because it does not recognize him

not really, I do did the msg hello / msq pass part

and since i didn't got an answer cq. i had no clue what happened; I telnetted to it to become its master
the bot just doesn't respond to msg or ctcp (while he receives the request as i can see when logged in with telnet).

I still have no clue whats wrong, but at least the bot runs fine and he does what he have to do. Management goes perfectlt via telnet.

DragnLord · Post by **DragnLord** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:43 am

other possibility is that your irc is not allowing it
(bot sends, your client ignores)
such things happen when you are behind a router and your LAN address is different then your WAN address
too many variables and not enough information to accurately assess the situation

flyingbaobab · Post by **flyingbaobab** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:54 am

I was thinking of that one 2, but i usualy run kvirc. Cause it didn't work i tried both xchat & konversation. Even on a standalone windows box with mirc he won't reply (from another internetconnection) and yes, changed my stuff via telnet in my user file when I tried that.

But I'll learn to live with it