Getting the Chat applett

[George M]

I am trying to join the Chat. However I cannot because I keep getting this Internet Explorer Security Box popping up saying that Windows has blocked the software because it cannot veify the publisher.

I tried enabling everything in Security Options, but did not help.

I am running WinXP Pro

Any suggestions?

Thanks
George M

 

[MikeB]

Do you have the latest Java installed?

Check at:

http://www.java.com

 

[George M]

No, I didnt. That did the trck.

Thanks

Do you have the latest Java installed?

Check at:

http://www.java.com

 

[hucker]

No, I didnt. That did the trck.

Thanks

Do you have the latest Java installed?

Check at:

http://www.java.com

I have the latest Java installed (as of 5 minutes ago) and still no joy on running chat. I get the following
in the chat window:


Connecting...
Unable to connect : null
Not connected

Any ideas?

 

[electron]

The chat server uses the IRC protocol, so you can use clients such as mIRC, Pidgin and Trillian to connect to irc.marstracker.com (port 6667, room is #cocoon). I am looking into writing a lightweight Flash client so I can get rid of the JAVA based client, which seems to be a problem sometimes.

Also keep in mind that many corporate networks block IRC.

 

[hucker]

The chat server uses the IRC protocol, so you can use clients such as mIRC, Pidgin and Trillian to connect to irc.marstracker.com (port 6667, room is #cocoon). I am looking into writing a lightweight Flash client so I can get rid of the JAVA based client, which seems to be a problem sometimes.

Also keep in mind that many corporate networks block IRC.

Dan:

This is running at home but I'll check the sonic wall and see if it is by default blocking chat 'stuff'.

Chuck

 

[electron]

Some security software, such as Norton's, will block it as well (some of bot nets use this protocol as well).

 

[hucker]

Checked the settings on the SonicWall and sure enough it was filtering IRC... So now I can chat.

 

[electron]

There are usually always around 15 people there, so please feel free to join and lurk. If no one is talking, just make some noise