TheDirtyK wrote:Hey guys i have ran though the config of my eggdrop bot how ever when i try to do a dcc chat with the bot i just get this:
Chat with PointWolf
Waiting for acknowledgement...
then nothing else even in i leave it for a while i am set as the bots owner and wondering if i have missed something in the config file
This is an often encountered problem.
Usually, it is ports problem. Often it is a firewall that is blocking a port.
First simple test to perform:
Can you initiate a DCC chat with a regular user (not a bot) ?
Try it with a friend. Does it work?
If you can't successfully *start* a DCC chat with a friend that has a known working irc client, then you've found one problem.
Perhaps it is your firewall(s), that are blocking your irc client.
Next, check your bot's .conf file.
Go here:
http://eggwiki.org/Eggdrop.conf
and find
# This opens a telnet port by which you and other bots can interact with the
# Eggdrop by telneting in.
#
# There are more options for the listen command in doc/tcl-commands.doc. Note
# that if you are running more than one bot on the same machine, you will want
# to space the telnet ports at LEAST 5 apart, although 10 is even better.
#
# Valid ports are typically anything between 1025 and 65535 assuming the
# port is not already in use.
#
# If you would like the bot to listen for users and bots in separate ports,
# use the following format:
#
# listen 3333 bots
# listen 4444 users
#
# If you wish to use only one port, use this format:
#
# listen 3333 all
#
# You need to un-comment this line and change the port number in order to open
# the listen port. You should not keep this set to 3333.
#listen 3333 all
Have you configured the bot's
listen
port to an open port on the bot's server?
Next:
Have you tried this? :
/ctcp botnick chat
instead of a regular DCC chat with the bot?
Try it.
What happens?
See:
http://www.egghelp.org/using.htm
Next, have you tried to telnet to the bot, instead?
See:
http://www.egghelp.org/faq.htm#014
I hope this helps
p.s. Do some searches on this forum. The problem that you are having, should be mentioned many times. Maybe you'll find some more tips, that I have neglected to mention.