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PsyBNC wont connect

exussumexussum Member
edited March 2012 in General

Ive had PsyBNC running for about a month, no problems at all connecting to EFnet. Today i came on and it wasnt working, Server is still up i get this output when i connect
:User Exussum () trying irc.prison.net port 6667 (EFnet).
-psyBNC Thu Mar 22 22:34:19 :User Exussum got disconnected from server.

Nothing has changed (that i am aware of) this is the output i get

PING irc.prison.net (67.218.118.62) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- irc.prison.net ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 4000ms

telnet irc.prison.net 6667
Trying 67.218.118.62...
Connected to irc.prison.net.
Escape character is '^]'.
NOTICE AUTH :*** Processing connection to irc.Prison.NET
NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking Ident
NOTICE AUTH :*** No Ident response
NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname

So it seems to be connecting ok but not responding to ping ?

22:38:27 up 31 days, 2:58, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00

The binary has been running for pretty much the whole time too. Memory usage is fine

Ive tried by IP as well incase it was an IPv6 issue.

Any ideas ?

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  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    try a different server besides prison? That thing runs some hellishly old IRCD anyways.

    Francisco

  • exussumexussum Member
    edited March 2012
    -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 22:49:05 :User Exussum () trying irc.efnet.nl port 6667 (exussum).
        -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 22:49:35 :User Exussum got disconnected from server.
        Exussum addserver holmes.freenode.net:6667
        -psyBNC Server holmes.freenode.net port 6667 (password: None) added.
        -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 22:49:50 :User Exussum () trying holmes.freenode.net port 6667 (exussum).
        -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 22:50:20 :User Exussum got disconnected from server.
    

    So its not just EFnet ?

  • SpiritSpirit Member
    edited March 2012

    Restart psybnc? You know .. ps x .. kill -9.. etc

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    Try an SSL port maybe? it's quite possible your host is filtering some of the traffic :(

    Francisco

  • Done that too. First did a rehash nothing worked, Then killed and restarted Same thing happens

  • @francisco if i can telnet on the hostname / port number that means the filtering cant be in place ?

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    I was thinking it's possible an IDS is filtering something else, not just the port directly.

    Have you tried from irssi/bitchx?

    Francisco

  • SpiritSpirit Member
    edited March 2012

    Few fast commands in case that you're not familiar with irssi

    apt-get install irssi

    To run irssi:
    irssi or irssi -h IP/hostname (if you have more IPs)
    /server yourircserver.com or /server -6 yourIPv6ircserver.com
    /join #channel
    ctrl + P to browse among channels

    Thanked by 1Francisco
  • Installed and connected no problem though irssi

  • My psybnc conf file incase someone can spot something that shouldnt be there

    cat psybnc.conf
    PSYBNC.SYSTEM.PORT1=31437
    PSYBNC.SYSTEM.HOST1=*
    PSYBNC.HOSTALLOWS.ENTRY0=*;*
    USER1.USER.LOGIN=Exussum
    USER1.USER.USER=Exussum
    USER1.USER.PASS=(removed)
    USER1.USER.RIGHTS=1
    USER1.USER.VLINK=0
    USER1.USER.PPORT=0
    USER1.USER.PARENT=0
    USER1.USER.QUITTED=0
    USER1.USER.DCCENABLED=1
    USER1.USER.AUTOGETDCC=0
    USER1.USER.AIDLE=0
    USER1.USER.LEAVEQUIT=0
    USER1.USER.AUTOREJOIN=1
    USER1.USER.SYSMSG=1
    USER1.USER.VHOST=EFnet
    USER1.USER.NICK=Exussum
    
    
  • SpiritSpirit Member
    edited March 2012

    Try to add IP instead hostname server to psyBNC. From some reason it happened to me on some psyBNCs more than once that I couldn't connect to irc server hostname but it work with IPs. It's worth to try.

    /listservers
    /addserver 67.218.118.62:6667
    /addserver 213.232.93.3:6667

    (first address is irc.prison.net and second holmes.freenode.net)

  • Exussum    listservers
        -psyBNC End of Servers.
        Exussum addserver 67.218.118.62:6667
        -psyBNC Server 67.218.118.62 port 6667 (password: None) added.
        -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 23:09:21 :User Exussum () trying 67.218.118.62 port 6667 (EFnet).
        -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 23:09:51 :User Exussum got disconnected from server.
    

    I really confused atm with it

  • SpiritSpirit Member
    edited March 2012

    @exussum said: My psybnc conf file incase someone can spot something that shouldnt be there

    USER1.USER.VHOST=EFnet

    Wrong :)

    -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 23:09:21 :User Exussum () trying 67.218.118.62 port 6667 (EFnet). <-- EFnet is not your vhost/IP

  • Changing to my IP and it still stays the same. Also it has connected before with that setting

  • SpiritSpirit Member
    edited March 2012

    copy/paste connection message again please because I noticed that you did it wrong also first time:

    -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 22:49:50 :User Exussum () trying holmes.freenode.net port 6667 (exussum). <-- exussum is not your IP

    or add IP properly:
    /BVHOST yourIP
    /jump

  • exussumexussum Member
    edited March 2012
    Exussum bvhost 85.*.135.167
        -psyBNC VHOST changed to '85.*.135.167'.
        -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 23:19:51 :User Exussum () trying 67.218.118.62 port 6667 (85.*.135.167).
        -psyBNC Thu Mar 22 23:20:21 :User Exussum got disconnected from server.
    

    Modifed the IP slightly it is correct on psybnc though

  • SpiritSpirit Member
    edited March 2012

    I hope that you understand what I am saying. This simply couldn't work because from some reason you used "EFnet" and "exussum" as your own IP/address.

    User Exussum () trying irc.prison.net port 6667 (EFnet).

    User Exussum () trying holmes.freenode.net port 6667 (exussum).

    It's evidently also from your configuration file:

    USER1.USER.VHOST=EFnet

    However if you use PROPER IP now and 85.*.135.167 (full, without *) is your real IP it should work now.

  • Deleted the config file and remade (make menuconfig) and working.

    The vhost im using on the working one isnt real and it still works.

    Thanks for the help !

  • SpiritSpirit Member
    edited March 2012

    Next time you don't need to go through "make menuconfig" process. Just paste first 3 lines to conf, run psyBNC, connect to it, add IRC server and you're done.

    PSYBNC.SYSTEM.PORT1=66666
    PSYBNC.SYSTEM.HOST1=*
    PSYBNC.HOSTALLOWS.ENTRY0=* ;*

    @exussum said: The vhost im using on the working one isnt real and it still works.

    I am not buying that. You either use proper one or don't use any vhost/IP at all!

  • Ahh ok.

    Most networks just ignore and do rdns, It can be used though (well ive not had a problem ?)

  • flyfly Member

    psybnc is awful.
    znc is a good and easy way to go.
    they have modules that you can load, go look on their wiki.

    they even have a web interface so that you can do all the configurations and stuff in an easy gui.

  • woah, good old bnc days.

  • I highly recommend ZNC...

  • Using PsyBNC
    2012

    Derp.

    Use ZNC pl0x

  • What makes znc better. I've had no problem with psybnc apart from this

  • @LivingSouL said: I highly recommend ZNC...

    This.

  • flyfly Member

    @exussum did you not read a word of what i posted?

    @kbar said: psybnc is awful.

    znc is a good and easy way to go.
    they have modules that you can load, go look on their wiki.

    they even have a web interface so that you can do all the configurations and stuff in an easy gui.

    >

  • SpiritSpirit Member
    edited March 2012

    psyBNC serve me well over decade and I don't have need to change that. I really don't care what is atm "hot" (sBNC, znc, whatever... oh and web interface for set up simple IRC bouncer, gosh...) as long psyBNC do it's job.
    I don't know why psyBNC is awful? Maybe because it don't have new fancy features? Yeah, and some people use MSN and facebook chat with emoticons... but so what? And good and easy way to go? With my little script my psyBNC is up and runnin in few seconds. What else do I need?
    I am not saying that all those new wanna-be-fancy bouncers are bad but there isn't anything to be fancy with old IRC and this old bouncer do it's job.

  • @kbar -yes i did, I have no problem with setting up stuff with the command line. Surely the extra stuff would run with extra memory ? I dont have a whole lot to play with on the box so if it uses more than psyBNC it is kinda pointless. I have no issues with the functionality either.

  • @Spirit said: I don't know why psyBNC is awful?

    Because isn't developed anymore; without any developer bugs or security flaws are here to stay (for example the infamous psybnc's freeze bug).

    @exussum said: Surely the extra stuff would run with extra memory

    I was used to run znc, with some modules, on a 64mb vps, along with a webserver and some other services. The memory usage is very low.

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