#fpqrp Online IRC Chat How2 by KA5OAI, Sam Morgan

To access the #fpqrp channel on irc.freenode.net you must first install an IRC client.
For now we'll just install a simple one called ChatZilla, it's an addon for Mozilla based browsers.
  • Open your Mozilla browser (Mozilla, Firefox, or SeaMonkey will work) then click on this link: ChatZilla addon
  • When it installs, you must restart the browser.
  • To start using ChatZilla from Firefox, look under Tools in the top menu bar and click on ChatZilla.
  • To start using ChatZilla from Mozilla or SeaMonkey, look under Window in the menubar and click on IIC Chat.
  • The following instructions are for ChatZilla version 0.9.78.1

    When you start chatZilla for the first time there are a few entrys we can make to make life simpler later.

  • Click on ChatZilla in the top menu bar
  • click on preferences
  • click on Global Settings (on the left of the preferences screen that poped up)
  • now be sure to click on 'APPLY'
  • click on ok
  • Ok now we are ready to get on IRC with ChatZilla
    Close ChatZilla and reopen it, so we can see if all we just did works.

    Assuming it opened and logged you into one of irc.freenode.net servers. you are now logged in with your callsign as your 'nickname' and have joined the #fpqrp channel.

    Only a couple of details left to do and we are finished configuring ChatZilla so it will automagicly login, id, and join #fpqrp when we open it.

  • first get a piece of paper and write down a 7 letter password.
  • now in the text entry bar at the bottom of ChatZilla enter the following line:
    /msg nickserv register < password >
    using the password you wrote down in the place of < password > with out the <> brackets
  • Now everytime you log on the irc.freenode server it's going to want to be sure you are who yousay you are.
    So lets automate that part of your logon

  • Click on ChatZilla in the top menu bar
  • click on preferences
  • click on irc.freenode.net under Global Settings (on the left of the preferences screen that poped up)
  • under #fpqrp
  • now be sure to click on 'APPLY'
  • click on ok

  • IRC Clients

    If you want to know more about ChatZilla check out their ChatZilla FAQ

    Another good irc client for both windows and linux is Xchat. It has more features than the plain jane ChatZilla.
    Check http://www.xchat.org/ for more information and downloads.

  • the last Free Windows (98/ME/2000/XP) version xchat-2.0.10c and can be found here:
    xchat-2.0.10c.exe ,
    or here: xchat-2.0.10c
    all newer windows versions are shareware.

  • More info on irc.freenode.net

  • For info on Freenode: http://freenode.net
  • Detailed info on the Freenode network here: http://searchirc.com/network/freenode

  • Tutorials and FAQ's in IRC

  • IRC Help.org
  • http://searchirc.com/links.php
  • http://searchirc.com