Finally able to post it here. vBulletin was not letting me post HTML for some odd reason. Please scrutinize. Also, it would be awesome if someone could go through this thread and follow it word-to-word to install X-Chat on his PC and list whatever difficulties he faced that the tutorial couldn't clarify. Thanks!
X-Chat Tutorial
X-Chat is a free and open-source chat client for Windows and Linux machines. This tutorial will help you in setting up X-Chat on your computer.
1. Downloading
Linux users can download X-Chat for their distribution at http://www.xchat.org/download/.
In spite of being open-source, the Windows version of X-Chat freely available on the official site is trial purpose only and expires after 30 days of use. A fully functional version of X-Chat for Windows is available at http://www.silverex.org/download/.
2. Installation
Windows users can start the installation by running the downloaded executable. The installation for most part is straightforward, except for a few options you can safely deselect at the Selet Component screen, namely:
* Scripting Plugins - You won't need these unless you plan to automate some tasks with Perl, Tcl or Ruby.
* Interface Translations - You will only need these if you intend to see the interface in languages other than English.
So, the installation window at the Select Components stage would look like the following:
Deselecting the unrequired items from the installation.
Every other screen is self-explanatory.
3. Configuration
By this point, X-Chat has been installed on the computer. Now we need to configure X-Chat so that it can connect to the Dejatoons network properly.
Start X-Chat. You will see a screen similar to the one shown below:
X-Chat window, when started for the first time.
Now, fill the User Information boxes. The nick name is the identifier by which you will be known on IRC. Second and third choices are necessary since X-Chat will attempt to sign in using them in case the nick name is already in use. This can happen if someone is already using that nick name, or if your computer got disconnected from the internet while you were chatting. If you don't feel comfortable with sharing your real name online, leave the box blank. The window at this point will resemble the following screenshot:
X-Chat window with the user information entered.
What we need now is to create a shortcut to the Dejatoons network, which will be used each time you connect to IRC using X-Chat. In order to do that, click the Add button next to the Networks list, and enter Dejatoons as the label to the list item. This is customizable; if you feel Smogon is more appropriate or helps you remember easily, use that. Then click the Edit button next to the Networks list. This will bring up another window, similar to the screenshot below:
Edit network dialog box with nothing entered in it.
Click the list item saying "newserver/6667", and enter "irc.dejatoons.net/6667". The "irc.dejatoons.net" part is the server you are connecting to, and 6667 is the port to which you will be connecting. You will be required to register your nick name, so that no one else is able to use it, so enter a password under Nickserv password if you have one in mind. You can also enter #smogon under Channels to join if you intend to join the Smogon IRC channel automatically upon connecting. The dialog box will resemble the following screenshot by this point:
Edit network dialog box with the proper options filled in.
If you intend to log on over an encrypted connection (i.e. SSL), enter 7777 for the port instead of 6667, and check the checkboxes saying "Use SSL for all the servers on this network" and "Accept invalid SSL certificate". Please remember to check the latter, or you will get an error similar to this one:
Invalid SSL certificate rejected by X-Chat.
For users opting for SSL, the Edit Network dialog box will now look like this:
Edit network dialog box with the proper options for SSL filled in.
4. Connecting
Great! Now we have a properly configured chat client for chatting on the Smogon IRC channel! Let's connect to the server now. Click Close on the Edit Network dialog box, and click Connect on the network selection screen. You will see a lot of text fly by the screen. Unless you see a line in red at the end of the text, this is a fair indication that you have been logged onto the network.
The next thing to be done is to get the nick name registered with NickServ. You will not be able to join #smogon until you've registered your nick name. In order to do that, however, we will need to wait for 30 seconds, since Dejatoons requires a user to be logged on for atleast 30 seconds in order to register his nick name.
After you have waited for 30 seconds, enter the following in the textbox next to your nick name:
Replace password with your intended password and email@host.com with your email address. The latter will be useful should you forget your password someday. If you specified a password at the Edit Network screen, take care to choose that as the password, or you will have to edit it again. NickServ will respond with something like:
Congratulations! You have registered yourself on the Dejatoons IRC network. Only one thing remains to be done now. Enter the following in the textbox next to your nick name:
This will make you join the Smogon IRC channel. Enjoy your time and remember the rules!
X-Chat Tutorial
X-Chat is a free and open-source chat client for Windows and Linux machines. This tutorial will help you in setting up X-Chat on your computer.
1. Downloading
Linux users can download X-Chat for their distribution at http://www.xchat.org/download/.
In spite of being open-source, the Windows version of X-Chat freely available on the official site is trial purpose only and expires after 30 days of use. A fully functional version of X-Chat for Windows is available at http://www.silverex.org/download/.
2. Installation
Windows users can start the installation by running the downloaded executable. The installation for most part is straightforward, except for a few options you can safely deselect at the Selet Component screen, namely:
* Scripting Plugins - You won't need these unless you plan to automate some tasks with Perl, Tcl or Ruby.
* Interface Translations - You will only need these if you intend to see the interface in languages other than English.
So, the installation window at the Select Components stage would look like the following:
Deselecting the unrequired items from the installation.
Every other screen is self-explanatory.
3. Configuration
By this point, X-Chat has been installed on the computer. Now we need to configure X-Chat so that it can connect to the Dejatoons network properly.
Start X-Chat. You will see a screen similar to the one shown below:
X-Chat window, when started for the first time.
Now, fill the User Information boxes. The nick name is the identifier by which you will be known on IRC. Second and third choices are necessary since X-Chat will attempt to sign in using them in case the nick name is already in use. This can happen if someone is already using that nick name, or if your computer got disconnected from the internet while you were chatting. If you don't feel comfortable with sharing your real name online, leave the box blank. The window at this point will resemble the following screenshot:
X-Chat window with the user information entered.
What we need now is to create a shortcut to the Dejatoons network, which will be used each time you connect to IRC using X-Chat. In order to do that, click the Add button next to the Networks list, and enter Dejatoons as the label to the list item. This is customizable; if you feel Smogon is more appropriate or helps you remember easily, use that. Then click the Edit button next to the Networks list. This will bring up another window, similar to the screenshot below:
Edit network dialog box with nothing entered in it.
Click the list item saying "newserver/6667", and enter "irc.dejatoons.net/6667". The "irc.dejatoons.net" part is the server you are connecting to, and 6667 is the port to which you will be connecting. You will be required to register your nick name, so that no one else is able to use it, so enter a password under Nickserv password if you have one in mind. You can also enter #smogon under Channels to join if you intend to join the Smogon IRC channel automatically upon connecting. The dialog box will resemble the following screenshot by this point:
Edit network dialog box with the proper options filled in.
If you intend to log on over an encrypted connection (i.e. SSL), enter 7777 for the port instead of 6667, and check the checkboxes saying "Use SSL for all the servers on this network" and "Accept invalid SSL certificate". Please remember to check the latter, or you will get an error similar to this one:
Invalid SSL certificate rejected by X-Chat.
For users opting for SSL, the Edit Network dialog box will now look like this:
Edit network dialog box with the proper options for SSL filled in.
4. Connecting
Great! Now we have a properly configured chat client for chatting on the Smogon IRC channel! Let's connect to the server now. Click Close on the Edit Network dialog box, and click Connect on the network selection screen. You will see a lot of text fly by the screen. Unless you see a line in red at the end of the text, this is a fair indication that you have been logged onto the network.
The next thing to be done is to get the nick name registered with NickServ. You will not be able to join #smogon until you've registered your nick name. In order to do that, however, we will need to wait for 30 seconds, since Dejatoons requires a user to be logged on for atleast 30 seconds in order to register his nick name.
After you have waited for 30 seconds, enter the following in the textbox next to your nick name:
Code:
/ns register password email@host.com
Code:
-NickServ- Nickname smogonuser registered under your account: smogonuser@your.ip.address
-NickServ- Your password is password - remember this for later use.
Code:
/j #smogon
