For the sake of simplicity, always leave the port at 6667 unless the network specifies otherwise. As far as my limited knowledge goes, it really doesn't matter, and ports is another 3 hour long tutorial that I may or may not do some other time. As for the other information, remember that list of networks? It's all there. Put each network, starting with irc.rizon.net in the box labeled "IRC Server". Then put whatever description you want, it doesn't matter. And finally if you want, make up a group for all your anime servers and put it in all the boxes labeled group for each server. Being the creativer person I am, I put "Anime" in every group box. As you can see in the second picture, right above the one above this paragraph, where I told you to click on "servers", the 'group' is listed under IRC Network. Now don't get me wrong, a server is a network. So don't ask me why they call your labels 'networks'. My guess is because that originally all the IRC servers were hosted by 4 or so "main" networks and that everything was divided under that. I deleted my old groups long ago, when I deleted my original server list like I told you to. So it doesn't matter. Groups are a matter of convenience. I have 2 Groups, Anime and "Gaming", for all my PC game IRC servers. Group things however you want.
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Setting your DCC Options So I mentioned the term DCC earlier right? But that doesn't really explain what it is. First off, DCC stands for Direct Client-to-Client. What's the difference between DCC chat or DCC anything and regular chat on channels? There's no server between you and the other guy. If you DCC chat it means you are directly connected to that person, no server involved. Why? Because it wouldn't make a lot of sense to send a file from him, to the server, then to you; when you could just send the file from him to you. You can /msg a person to talk privately with them and still have the server between you. If you DCC chat with them, it's usually because you want to transfer a file. There are two common types of DCC transfers that anime viewers like you and me have to deal with. XDCC bots and FSERVs. XDCC was initially a giant script written by a guy by the nick of "Xabi" in the mid-90's. The X just means eXtended, because the script extended DCC (Direct Client-to-Client) protocol to include some other stuff. Now we use it to refer to these bots that have extended DCC protocol that allows them to handle and send large files automatically, without having to enter a DCC chat first. FSERV's and XDCC bots do the same thing, but XDCC bots are usually hosted by the fansubber's themselves and don't require DCC chat to download files or browse, they just start a DCC transfer immediately after recieving and accepting a command.
XDCC BOT COMMANDS: Note to the Unwise: Do not include < > in your actual command.
/msg <botname> xdcc send <pack number> (Requests a pack number from the bot.)
/ctcp <botname> xdcc send <pack number> (If the above is disabled, try this.)
/msg <botname> xdcc list (Requests a list of packs available from the bot.)
/ctcp <botname> xdcc list (If the above is disabled, try this.)
/msg <botname> xdcc remove (This only works via msg.)
FSERV's on the other hand stand for File Servers and don't use extended DCC scripting, so they require you to enter a scripted DCC chat with them and send a series of specific commands to browse through their library and finally download the file you want after you find it. FSERV's I'll cover in a different tutorial, because using them and running them is a bit more work and I'm too lazy to include it here. Also I still need to show you how to configure your DCC Settings... Alright, so you're a big man now, you know what DCC stands for, you know what XDCC stands for. You could even use a bot if you came across one. But you still don't have your settings adjusted to use one. Whazzat? What settings? These settings; (One by one, configure your screen to match mine EXACTLY. And you should be good to go.)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Outer-Rem/StepOne.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Outer-Rem/StepTwo.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Outer-Rem/StepThree.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Outer-Rem/StepFour.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Outer-Rem/StepFive.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Outer-Rem/StepSix.jpg(C) Getting Used to the Toolbar / Channels Continued Okay, so now your settings are working too, and if you managed to get to a bot, and you hit the commands, which you happen to know as well you handsome devil you :roll:, you'd get the prize. Oh but that's right, you don't even know the toolbar. Chances are, if your brain isn't the mental equivalent of a rutabaga, you could figure it out by yourself. But I might as well throw that in the package, right? So I'll explain each one from left to right, how's that?
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Outer-Rem/Toolbar.jpg1.) The Connect/Disconnect button. Normally when you start up mIRC, hit continue to skip the good ol' Khaled passing out the tin cup asking for cash, and hit "Connect to Server" on the screen that's the same as that very first picture of mIRC (read: not the image of the folder, Senior Rutabaga) you start connecting to the Network from there. But should you ever find yourself disconnected for some reason, this is the button to hit! Likewise if you want to GTFO (get the **** out) of there.
2.) The Options button. That screen I've been posting pictures of all this time? The one with the white space on the left and all those options in it? That's what this opens up. That's the options screen, thus this is the options button.
3.) The Favorites button. This is a list of channels you can connect to. When you first get mIRC it might be full of random garbage or it might be empty. Frankly, I don't remember. If it's full of junk, delete all that nonsense and add channels for the places you intend to go. #HolySentinels better be on the list! 8) Nah seriously though, go add the fansubbing channels. Don't know what they are? Go to the websites of all the fansubbers you used to get torrents from. ANBU, A-Keep, AonE, A-Kraze, etc. And add them here for quick access. Remember the # sign is important, make sure you put it down. So for just those four, it'd be #anbudom, #anime-keep, #animeone, #anime-kraze. You're probably wondering why it isn't #anbu, #akeep, #aone and #akraze. Well it is, but those are locked channels that peons like you and me can't get to, because the fansubbers themselves are there, discussing "important" shit, like how to keep you and me off their backs. ...Where the hell was I? Oh;
4.) The Channels List button. Woah guess what, this is for the real channels list. Don't bother using it. This son of a bitch finds and adds every channel on the server and puts them in a list for you. Gee, sounds useful. Until you have a list of about 3000 to search through, 99.99% of which is completely useless to you. Stick with favorites. You'll live longer.
5.) The Scripts button. Here you write scripts. I go in-depth with scripts and the like here, in my other (much smaller) guide. Check it for more info. You'll need to register your nick sooner or later anyway.
I'm skipping the non vital ones. Don't hate me because I'm lazy.
9.) The DCC Send File button. Remember what I said about DCC chat? Well when you chat with another person, (read: not a bot or an FSERV {which is essentially a person with a script that acts as a bot}) you can send them files directly, without having to enter a DCC chat with them.
10.) The DCC Chat button. If you do want to DCC chat with somebody. Here's the button.
11.) The DCC Options button. This button takes you straight to the DCC section of the Options section. A quick shortcut to getting to the DCC settings to adjust them.
12.) The Recieved Files button. Oh man, you'll be hitting this one a lot. Every time you download something through IRC, from a bot, an fserv, or that one guy in the channel handing out free jpegs of Paris Hilton (ugh now that's just sick man), this is where it goes.
13.) The Log Files button. Chances are you had Logging on and didn't even know. That's what happened to me, and boy, I am damn lucky. I got some incriminating shit on people I tell you what. Anyway, turn it on if you feel like it. After doing all this other stuff, turning logging on is a walk in the park. Then hit this button to check your logs and see what people have been saying when they thought you were idling.