Use Telnet to connect to the chat online

Telnet is a word processor that is installed with the Windows operating system on your computer.

It allows you to connect to other computers and servers, such as text chat IRC, Internet-based servers. You can telnet in IRC chat room chat, if you connect to the IRC server information and the channel you want to connect. You need to enable Telnet if you don't already have on your computer. Level of difficulty: Medium difficult

Instructions

Enable and start Telnet

1

Click the "Start" button and select "Control Panel" from the start menu.

2

Click "Programs" and select "turn Windows features on or off."

3

Enable the check box next to "Telnet Client" in the list of features, and then click "OK".

Telnet will now install and activate on your computer. Close the Windows Control Panel when it is finished.

4

Again click the button "Start", type "Telnet" text box and press "Enter" on your keyboard.

This starts Microsoft Telnet program.

Connect to the IRC chat

1

Type "The IRC open."

("(Hostname) (IRC port #)" in the talent window and press "Enter".) With opens a connection to the chat server. You need to know to join your server host name and port number. "For example, the chat server freenode connect type open would irc.freenode.net 6667" and press "enter".

2

Define your handle chat by typing "NICK".

(Nickname) "(Nickname) is the nickname"that you want to use.

3

Define your information from the user, including your nickname, the user mode and real name.

Type "USER (nickname) 8 *: (real name)" (nickname) is the same nickname you entered in the previous step. You can type something in (fictitious name); Aucunt get actually have to use your real name. Once you have set the user information, you are logged on to the chat IRC server.

4

Enter "JOIN # (Channel_name)", and press "enter" key.

The name of the channel () is the name of the actual IRC channel you want to chat.

5

Type "PRIVMSG # channel name):(Your_message)"

(", to the chat room chat.")

6

Type "Exit" to close the Telnet window and exit the IRC chat room.