To connect to the IRC Network using the mIRC chat client follow these instructions for mIRC.

Introduction to IRC

Internet Relay Chat, more commonly known as IRC, is a chat medium which allows internet users to communicate in real time in topical "channels" or in user to user private discussion. There are many independent and private IRC "networks" which consist of one or more IRC "servers" connected together which host these live community discussions and their participants seamlessly.

To connect to an IRC Server you need to run a software program often referred to as an IRC "client". Once this is installed, you must then connect via your client to an IRC server which will allow you to chat on the IRC network you wish to utilize.

Below is a list of popular IRC Clients:

• Windows
  mIRC
  Trillian (IM software which includes an IRC client)
  xChat
  
• MacOS/OSX
  Macintosh Clients
  
• Unix/Linux/BSD
  IRCII Based Clients
  xChat
  

Connecting to IRC Chats

Once your IRC client is installed and you have personalized it with your nickname and alternative nickname you will want to connect to a server in order to start chatting. Where you chat is completely up to you in general.

If there is an IRC based Developer Chat announced for The Matrix Online, the news will almost always provide a specific server and channel name provided along with the date and time of the chat. The server and channel information are the location of where the Developer Chat will take place.

An example of an IRC server name is: chat1.ign.com
An example of an IRC channel name (channels are preceded by a # sign) is: #mxo

Once you have the server and channel information for the IRC location you wish to visit it is time to configure your IRC client software to use it.

Using Server and Channel names with IRC Clients

In the course of configuring your IRC client with personal nickname and identification information, you will often either be prompted for or see areas where you can add server and channel information. If you see boxes or buttons asking you to add new Servers or Channels, you can now add the information such as I gave you earlier in the above paragraph.

If you do not see fields or links in which to add server or channel information you connect to your IRC server and channel via the chat prompt by typing the following commands (irc commands always start with a forward slash / as shown):

1. /server chat1.ign.com
   This will connect your chat client to the IRC server.
   * Please Note : chat1.ign.com can be replaced with any irc server name
   
2. /join #mxo
   This will join your chat client to the IRC channel.
   * Please Note : #mxo can be replaced with any irc #channel name
   

Once this is done you should be connected to the IRC server and able to chat in the IRC channel by typing into the channel's chat prompt.

Open your MXO mIRC

For Matrix Stratics: The Matrix Online IRC Chat
you may connect to irc.stratics.com to get a random Stratics server, or use a server below to get a more stable, localized connection (if you have mIRC installed, you may click the links below to connect):

Server Name	Location	Port(s)
irc.frws.com	USA - Colorado	6667
irc.glowfish.de	EU - Germany	6667, 6668, 7000
stratics.afraidyet.net	USA - Texas	6667, 6668, 7000
irc.epaxsys.net	USA - Colorado	6667, 6668, 7000

Click Here to Open a Java Client in MXO
or copy this url to go directly into the MXO Chat:
http://chat.stratics.com/content/java/chat.php?chatnick=XX&chatchan=mxo&size=800
XX = is your handle and is changeable

For MatrixMojo: In any window, type: /server irc.matrixdojo.com or /server irc.mivabe.nl
Press enter.

For IGN MXO Vault: In any window, type: /server chat1.ign.com
Press Enter
IRC channel name (channels are preceded by a # sign) is: #mxo
Press Enter


Trillian IRC Help

In Trillian you do not need to put the: /server
The Server Alias is just a name so you can tell one server from the other. If you only connect to one you could just call it IRC or whatever..

The second line is quite important because you should have some idear about what network you would like to connect to.
I.e. if you like to connect to the Skinning IRC Chat you should write irc.chatspike.net::6667 in the second line and then join the #skingui channel after sucessfull connection to the server.

(Trillian IRC Chat Forum)

Useful IRC Commands

Private message - /msg nick message
Sends nick a message .

Nickname change - /nick newnick
Will change your nickname to newnick .

Ignore a user - /ignore nick
Will ignore user with the nick nick .

Unignore a user - /ignore -r nick
Will unignore a user with the nick nick .

Performing an action - /me actiontext
/me does a little jig will show as: * Nick does a little jig

Joining a channel - /join #channel
Join channel #channel .

Parting a channel - /part #channel
Parts channel #channel , if the #channel is omitted the current channel will be parted.

Listing channels - /list searchtext
Will list all channels matching searchtext , if no searchtext is entered, all channels will be listed.

User information - /whois nick
Displays the user information of nick , see also /ns info nick .

Leaving/Quitting - /quit message
This will disconnect you from the chat and send an optional quit message to the server.

Message Of The Day - /motd
Displays the current Message of the Day (motd).