As of November 2004, MGnet has switched IRC networks from Efnet to PhaZeNet for its #MGravis chats. You may enter the Chat room either: Through our chat page (which uses a Java applet). ... OR by using an IRC program like mIRC, and entering the #MGravis channel (room) in the PhaZeNet IRC network (the purpose of this page is to explain how you can do that). If you don't have mIRC yet, you may download it from a large list of places. The PhaZeNet network does not come pre-loaded in mIRC. So, here are some instructions so you can join the #MGravis channel (room) in PhaZeNet : Steps to join the #MGravis channel in mIRC (version 6.16): 1 - Run mIRC 2 - Go to the "File" menu and choose "Select Server..." 3 - Click on the "Add" button   4 - The "Add Server" dialog box should appear. Fill it in with the following data: Description: PhaZeneT Hub IRC Server: irc.phazenet.com Port(s): 6667 Group: PhaZeNet (leave the Password field blank)   5 - Click on the "Add" Button in this "Add Server" Dialog Box 6 - You should now have a new "IRC Network" available (PhaZeNet) and a new "IRC Server" (PhaZeNet Hub):   7 - Now, in the same "mIRC Options" dialog box, click on the Connect category fill in your Nick information, and click on the OK button. Here is an example for someone called John Smith using the nick (Nickname) jsmith:   8 - Click on the Icon with the flash picture to Connect to the PhaZeNet IRC Server.   9 - The following message should appear: [19:43] * Connecting to irc.phazenet.com (6667) After a few seconds, you should see lots of text scrolling by.   10 - If you get a message like this: [19:46] -NickServ- This nickname is registered and protected. If it is your - [19:46] -NickServ- nick, type /msg NickServ IDENTIFY password. Otherwise, - [19:46] -NickServ- please choose a different nick. ... then, you have chosen a Nick that has already been registered by someone else. If this is the case, then please change your Nickname to a new nick. To change your nickname, check first if your desired nick is not already taken. Imagine that you were using the jsmith Nick and got that Nickserv message. You're thinking about changing your nick to johnsmith. So, check if the nick johnsmith is already taken by typing the following command: /nickserv info johnsmith If that nick is not registered, the following response should appear: [19:50] -NickServ- Nick johnsmith isn't registered. If that is the case, then you may change your nick to the new one, by typing: /nick johnsmith (replace johnsmith by your desired nick, of course)   11 - You may now join the #MGravis channel by typing: /join #MGravis

Questions? Problems?

If you have any doubts or problems, you may e-mail MGnet Chat Help or, if you can enter the #MGravis channel, ask for help to one of the OPs (Channel Operators) like Tacey or RicM.