Needing some semi-n00b help

[gamerD00d]

OK, I'm slightly new to this gateway stuff.
I've done some reading, but I think I'm at a stuck point - here's my whole situation::

At my workplace, they have a proxy that blocks most high ports, such as IRC's default 6667-???? range..
I'm allowed to install any freeware I need to do my job, and IRC (I feel) is one of those. NO ILLEGAL ACTIVITY or ABUSE is going to take place from me. Primarially I'd like to get onto FreeNode and talk to my fellow Gentoo Linux user friends when I have down time (which is a lot). BTW, I've recieved authorization from my regional director to do this - so please keep the flaming down to NONE.
I might also want to set up an internal IRC server for the help desk.

So here's where I'm at now -- I can't connect to irc.polarhome.com:8080 like it says on the ports list, but I CAN connect on port 8000 to the proxy.
When I connect, it says IRC didn't give a password, and to use /QUOTE PASS yourpassword:

* Connecting to irc.polarhome.com (8000)
-Welcome- psyBNC2.2.2
--psyBNC- Your IRC Client did not support a password. Please type /QUOTE PASS yourpassword to connect.
-> Server: PASS (masked)
--psyBNC- Wrong Password. Disconnecting.
* Disconnected

Can someone AIM me and help me figure this stuff out?? I'm on AIM all day (they let those ports through easily for some reason) - so some live help would be GREAT!! Thanks in advance people!

[Matej]

Seems that the public irc proxy doesn't exist anymore.

http://www.polarhome.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=831

[DenisF]

And that port 8000 is someone's private irc proxy. which is also the reason why polarhome can't connect to QuakeNet and other popular networks that scan for proxy ports.

*sigh*

[Matej]

Yeh. I have no idea why Z hasn't done anything about those ports.

[DenisF]

Probably stuck in the bottom of the TODO list.

i mean. i asked him to block these ports over 9 months ago..

[zoli]

hi,

yes... it is somewhete on the TODO list...

Please test now... is it better?

[DenisF]

Hey,

denisf@redhat~$ telnet port80.se.quakenet.org 6667
Trying 217.75.98.138...
Connected to qnet1.port80.se (217.75.98.138).
Escape character is '^]'.
NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname
NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking Ident
NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname
NOTICE AUTH :*** Got ident response
PASS *
NICK DenisF
USER DenisF 8 * :pie
:port80a.se.quakenet.org 465 DenisF pen proxy.
ERROR :Closing Link: DenisF by port80a.se.quakenet.org (G-lined)
Connection closed by foreign host.
denisf@redhat~$

now I took that g-line Id [465] and checked on quakenet's site.
comes up with this;

Open proxy details

GLINE-ID 465

The following open Proxies were found on your IP:
HTTP-Proxy that supports the CONNECT-Command on Port 6588

these are the ports you need to block, Zoli;
80, 1080, 3128, 6588, 8000, 8080 & 45554

[sjaz]

Not 80, thats http ;p

[zoli]

done...

I added proxy block code years ago to route/forward scripts - but never checked.

There was a syntax error, and it was never executed correctly

Now it should be OK.
Sorry for caused inconvenience - it was my fault that all these years polarhome had open proxy ports (that was always asked and named by Denis several times )

[DenisF]

∙φ∙ Connecting to port 6667 of server irc.quakenet.org [refnum 93]
[quakenet] *** Looking up your hostname
[quakenet] *** Checking Ident
[quakenet] *** Found your hostname
[quakenet] *** Got ident response
∙φ∙ BitchX: For more information about BitchX type /about
∙φ∙ Welcome to the QuakeNet IRC Network, denisf (from
mediatraffic.fi.quakenet.org)

Weeeeeeeeeee

Thanks zoli!

[Rhyday]

Hello Rob, I was reading your post hoping to find a place where I could help out also.Im in the Plano area. Someone must be preping to race near here.