IRC Proxy

This tutorial will teach you how to set up your mIRC, to connect to an IRC network through a proxy server.

First, you a working proxy server, which supports the IRC protocol. I suggest you use a Socks4 or Socks5 proxy type. You can also use an IRC Proxy scanning tool, which detects if the proxy server supports the IRC protocol. Once you have the proxy, you can start configuring your client.

Start mIRC, go to "Tools", then "Options" and select "Firewall" on the list on the left, under the "Connect" category.

Set the "Firewall support" to Server, DCC or Both. This depends on which services you want to use the irc proxy on. Server, means the client-server comunication will use the proxy, while DCC means the file transfer will use the proxy. Both means both services will use the proxy. I suggest setting it to both, if you want to be really anonymous.

Set the "Protocol" to the type of irc proxy you are using. Either Socks4, Socks5 or a normal proxy that supports irc protocol.

Set the "Hostname" to your irc proxy hostname or IP address and set "Port", to your proxy port. If you are connecting to a proxy server which needs registration, type in your details in "User ID" and "Password", or else leave those two fields blank.

Now press OK, and try to connect to your IRC server. If it does not connect, it means that either the IRC server detected you are using a proxy, and does not let you use it, that the irc proxy is dead, or that the proxy does not support irc protocol.