CHAT ROOM!!

[Michelle]

Chat room now open, click on the link on the right next to gallery :D :D

[Simon]

Yup, the chatroom is now available. You just enter your nickname and click Go!

A few words first....

1. You need Sun Java Client (http://www.java.com/getjava/) to use the chatroom (you may already have it installed anyway - as its fairly common)

2. Your firewall needs to allow IRC traffic. Again, this may already be the case


I'll see yaz on there!!
Simon

[lyn]

has everyone had a go? i can now write on there but either there is no one else there or i'm doing something wrong :11:

[Simon]

There was only me on there and I was away from keyboard

You can see th euser list on the right!

[Simon]

I propose a test, around 8pm tonight!

Well, i'll be connected all day - but sometimes away from keyboard. If anyone else is around, come in by!

[lyn]

i'll be there :D my fave thing in the whole world is talking :D

[Krisdt]

It wont let me in :( but that may be to do with the work network (its a school so they have stupid filter things on (I cant bypass any of them as that all has to be done by the techies and the one I had wrapped around my finger has left :04:

[Lovecatz]

I just tried it and it said 'not on a channel' :roll:

[Simon]

If you got connected to the actual chatroom then you'll see this... (or similar)....

[attachment=1:74bd8]success.jpg[/attachment:74bd8]

If however, you got connected to IRC (the host) but didnt get into the chatroom, you'll see this....

[attachment=0:74bd8]connected.jpg[/attachment:74bd8]

If you get the above screen, try typing this in the blank line at the bottom... (this is where you type messages / commands)

/join _vc_chatroom_001


NOTE: If you work in a school, you'll be behind a corporate firewall which wont allow IRC

[Simon]

REMEMBER: If you're havin problems gettin connected to the chatroom, try updating your version of Java! (http://www.java.com/getjava/)

[Pixie]

:08: :08: Duuuuhhhhhh!! :08: :08:

I did all what you said.... but it's still not working :04: :04: :04:

[lyn]

it still says my nickname is being used. at one point it said you had kicked me out :o how very dare you :11:

[Michelle]

:D pmsl :D come on lyn!

[Michelle]

Is everyone gonna try and test the chat room at 8.00 tonight, those that can get on of course, pc help should be available via Simon :lol: :lol:

[Lovecatz]

I just managed to get in :D

[Beth]

Did it work then? I'm guessing it did because theres hardly any posts from last night. :04:

[Michelle]

What happened to you Beth?, you popped in but didnt say anything :lol:

[lyn]

maybe she did say something and couldn't be seen ;) like when you lot are talking and i can;t see what you are saying :(

[happydog]

I got the 'Test Chatroom' header and '(back to Vocal cafe)' notice but the only other thing I can see is a small box with a red cross :08:

Boo Hooooooooo :04: :04: :04:

[lyn]

i think you need to install java happydog. i already had java on mine but i needed to update it before it worked for me. i think the link is somewhere on this thread. :) i will check and if its not i will post it for you.
heres the link.
http://www.java.com/getjava/

[happydog]

I have installed the updated version and still get the same. :(

[Simon]

I got the 'Test Chatroom' header and '(back to Vocal cafe)' notice but the only other thing I can see is a small box with a red cross :08:

Boo Hooooooooo :04: :04: :04:


I think you may have said "No" when it asked if it was ok to run the application. Now that you've said no, it wont ask again.

Clearing your internet cache files should help, because I did the same thing in Internet Explorer.

[Beth]

What happened to you Beth?, you popped in but didnt say anything :lol:

I couldn't see anyone saying anything so i didn't either. :11: So i don't actually know if it was working or not. :oops:

[lyn]

ok i have yet another problem. i have to use a different name everytime i try to join the chat room. why??? i am managing to confuse myself with this. i have no buttons so i can sign out or leave.so when i try to reenter it says that nickname is already in use.

[Michelle]

What happened to you Beth?, you popped in but didnt say anything :lol:

I couldn't see anyone saying anything so i didn't either. :11: So i don't actually know if it was working or not. :oops:

It says on the left of the box who is on, you wont actually see any of the previous conversation when you join, so next time if anyone is on, say hi so we know you're there :D :D

[lyn]

FOR SIMON, my son plays counterstrike a lot he uses something from irc, which also has something to do with the chat room. would this be causing my probs???

[happydog]

I got the 'Test Chatroom' header and '(back to Vocal cafe)' notice but the only other thing I can see is a small box with a red cross :08:

Boo Hooooooooo :04: :04: :04:


I think you may have said "No" when it asked if it was ok to run the application. Now that you've said no, it wont ask again.

Clearing your internet cache files should help, because I did the same thing in Internet Explorer.
:? I never got asked if it was OK to trun the application, I just put happydog in the login box as that is the only thing visible :| .
Have cleared all Internet cach files and it is exactly the same :04: :roll:

[Simon]

Can you run ANY java content?

You can test your install by going here (http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp)

[Simon]

Lyn - I think it may be connection related. If your connection is intermittent, that will cause it problems too. Not sure really. You're the only person who's getting the problem.

[happydog]

Can you run ANY java content?

You can test your install by going here (http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp)
Yes, Java 6 version 2 was all installed, updated and checked from your links Si. It says everything is fine :(

[lyn]

happydog, when you sign in with you username do you see a java pic? also what do you see if you scroll down.

[happydog]

happydog, when you sign in with you username do you see a java pic? also what do you see if you scroll down.
When I click on the 'Chat' icon I go to a page which is blank apart from a box with 'Chat name' to the left of it and 'Go' to the right. When I click on 'Go' after entering 'happydog' I get a page which is completely blank -apart from the title 'Test Chatroom for VC' and the link option (Back to vocalcafe.co.uk) with a small box below it with a red cross in. If I scroll down there is nothing :(

[Ladylola]

I got the same when I first tried. so downloaded the java thing. Still can't get on,
It says The application digital server has an error. Do you want to run application, I press run. Then it says connections logging in hostname. no ident response. error closing link 127.0.0.1 [Banned] disconnected from from irc servercentral.net.
what the hell does this mean. have I been banned :lol:

[Simon]

Ahhh ok, it looks like this type of chatroom is gonna be more trouble than it's worth! The Banned message you get is a message about your ISPs IP address range which has been banned off that particular IRC server. Michelle had it also, so I shifted server elsewhere.

I'm gonna look for an alternative! Standby!