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The port is blocked on the network I'm on, any thoughts?

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This is about as off-topic as it gets. – Moo-Juice Jan 13 '11 at 16:29
@Moo: When the question migrates to superuser, that comment will seem incorrect. :) – JYelton Jan 13 '11 at 16:31
It looks pretty dumb now, yes :) – Moo-Juice Jan 13 '11 at 16:35
@Kirk Strobeck: Yes. Three words, actually: "irc socks proxy". – Piskvor Jan 13 '11 at 16:36
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Check the IRC server's web page. Many servers have multiple ports for connection.

If that fails, go through a proxy or VPN.

Can't give much more information than that without more info from you like is it your network or a school/work network? Is your local network blocking traffic or is the IRC server k-lining you?

A quick Google search will give you more ways around a block initiated by the IRC server but I'm not going to post those methods here.

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Talk to your network administrator. If they're okay with it, they can open the port, and if they're not okay with it, you shouldn't be doing it at work/school! (If this is your personal network or you mean the SERVER is blocking you, you need to edit the question to be more specific.)

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