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Can I Make A Private/Secret/Restricted Channel?
March 29, 2010 - 12:46 am
Tags: chanserv, FAQ, private, restricted, secret
Posted in Tutorial | Comments Off
At least twice a month, someone will come into #help asking about private channels or how they can secure their channel to prevent anyone except those they want in it. Since there are probably those that would like to know, but don’t ask, here is the quick and dirty guide to private/secret channels. Every channel…
What is SSL? What Benefits Does it Offer, and How do I Use It?
March 23, 2010 - 1:57 pm
Tags: SSL
Posted in Explanation | Comments Off
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, and is a method of encrypting data being transmitted over the Internet that is used by e-commerce sites and other sites that require sending and receiving sensitive information.. This means that when you give your credit card or bank information to PayPal or Amazon, to name two, your information…
Grouping a Nick: Why and How?
So you’ve registered your nick, but have more than one computer/device that you join IRC from. You might be wondering “do I need to register a new nick and have people add that nick to access lists as well? Certainly there must be an easier way.” Well luckily for you, there is. You are able…
Can I Link Two Channels?
One question that is routinely asked in #help is how a channel owner can forward users from one channel to another. They usually ask this because they have changed channel names, and there is no other method available to regular users (as opposed to those with access to the IRCd configuration files); however it is…
What Do YOU Want To See?
February 24, 2010 - 12:00 am
Tags: rfc
Posted in Statements | 12 Comments
My week long break from courses is coming up soon, and I have nothing to do for it. So I figured that I would put a day or two towards GeekShed. The only problem is that I don’t know what I should do. This is where you, the users, come into play. Although we always…
How Do I Embed My Chatroom Onto My Website?
One of the more frequent questions we see is people wondering how do they embed their chatroom on their website, and more often than not, it’s run off of WordPress. Although I wrote this while going through the steps on a site using WordPress, the process should be similar on Drupal, Joomla, or any other…
Can People on GeekShed See My IP Address
February 17, 2010 - 12:24 pm
Tags: FAQ, hostmask, IP address, privacy
Posted in Explanation | Comments Off
Every now and then, a question that arises in #help is if people can see the IP address of another individual. Since GeekShed encrypt users’ IP addresses and hostmasks the short answer is no, other people can not see your IP address. The long answer is the following: The only people that can see a…
What Ports Can I Use to Connect to GeekShed?
January 2, 2010 - 10:30 pm
Tags: connect, FAQ, ports, SSL
Posted in Explanation | Comments Off
Besides the default port 6667, all GeekShed servers accept standard connections on the following ports: 6660, 6661, 6662, 6663, 6664, 6665, 6666, 6668, 6669, 7029, 7070, 1494, and 1755 All servers also accept SSL connections on port 6697. Should you experience difficulties in connecting, you can try another port or another server. Should you still…
IRC Clients
December 21, 2009 - 12:36 am
Tags: FAQ, irc clients
Posted in Explanation | 6 Comments
At least once a week, we get asked about IRC clients that people can use. Although GeekShed offers the TFlash flash-based chat client that can be used and embedded on one’s site, unless you’re a casual chatter on a few channels, it is often beneficial to use a dedicated IRC client. By using a client,…
