Can't connect to IRC.

May 5, 2009 3:42 PM from

I am unable to connect to irc.stardock.com from my computer (via Impulse or third party IRC client. However, I am able to connect to other IRC servers. What port is irc.stardock.com running on? 6666 I'm assuming?

Does anyone else have trouble (using Cox)?

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Reply #1 May 5, 2009 3:51 PM from

Demigod Forums Top

Turns out that Cox DNS was resolving irc.stardock.net to 70.168.70.5. When I use the IP a friend resolves to (38.98.152.138) it works fine. I'll be updating my hosts file to work around this, but for anyone else with Cox and this problem try connecting by IP instead.

Reply #2 May 5, 2009 4:06 PM from

Demigod Forums Top

Yes, Cox appears to be blocking it. Cox users have reported mixed success with setting the server's ip manually in their hosts file or using a third-party DNS service such as OpenDNS. Reports seem to vary by location whether it is just having its DNS overridden or if it is completely blocked.

Reply #3 May 5, 2009 4:41 PM from

Demigod Forums Top

I got Cox blocked.

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