Eggdrop takes an age to connect.

nero · Post by **nero** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:11 am

Hi, I'd just like to know some possible reasons, and solutions for my problem:

My eggdrop, which as far as I know is configured fine. takes hours to connect, I know it takes at least 2 hours, even though the machine it runs on has recently been upgraded and is not being used for anything much...

I know its configured correctly as it connects after a few hours... however I really need it to connect quicker, as I cant always wait hours.

Any help will be much appreciated.

]Kami[ · Post by **]Kami[** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:10 am

Well, you should run bot and then telnet to it.In telnet you'll see what error/problem bot have while he is connecting.You might need to change server-timeout ....

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:12 am

If the bot is using a vhost, which I gather it is, the problem could be the name server. Currently I'm having a little problem with one where a vhost I'm using is stored. The bot connects and then "hangs" half way through the process of connecting. Only a /whois actually shows the bot is on the server but it never gets into a channel.

Public vhosts are not normally stored on name servers where a shell account is. You could try using another vhost.

nero · Post by **nero** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 8:28 am

I have not currently set it to use a vhost, and I know it doesnt connect to the server (however I know it is up because mIRC/XChat connect fine) as when I whois its just the "botnick: no such nick/channel" messages... it takes in excess of 6 hours still, and I did have it successfully connected, but after one of the servers on the network was down, the bot is nowhere to be seen, so Its just a waiting game

any ideas/suggestions as to why my bot takes so long would be much appreciated.

edit: im sorry about the double topic I accidentally started, could someone please delete

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 1:55 pm

Have you tried this?

]Kami[

Well, you should run bot and then telnet to it.In telnet you'll see what error/problem bot have while he is connecting.You might need to change server-timeout ....

awyeah · Post by **awyeah** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:22 pm

You also might want to check the 'loadmodule dns'.
Sometimes that is the source of delayed connects to an IRC server as well.