"Connection Failed" with DCC in mIRC

[jvang125]

I read all the help files in mIRC but couldnt find anything. I've read the FAQ on my router about the settings for mIRC but I'm still getting the same message. I also have Blackice Firewall install but tried disabling it during a dcc but same results.

What are some of the important things i need to look for and check again? Thanks.

 

[FracturedSoul]

I have gotten that same error on DCC before, and its been a server issue.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Some DCC servers are duds. If all the other DCC servers in the channel are full and queued up and the DCC server you're trying to recieve from it has 0 current transfers, then it's the DCC server itself.

Quite a few of them around...

 

[bozo1]

In your mirc options, change the DCC ports to a smaller range - mine is set to 1024 for the first and 1030 for the last.

On your router, open ports 1024-1030.

Do whatever you need to blackice to let it pass the traffic on those ports.

 

[Nothinman]

DCC is a braindead protocol, you have to forward a set of ports to your machine for it to work properly like bozo1 said.