Connect Options

 

Connect on startup

Makes mIRC connect to the default IRC server automatically when it is run.

 

Reconnect on disconnection

Makes mIRC reconnect automatically to a server if you were disconnected and you didn't type /quit.

 

Pop up connect dialog on startup

Pops up the connect dialog when you run mIRC.

 

Move to top of list on connect

Moves a server to the top of the servers list when you connect to it.

 

Check for timed out connection

Pings the server every so often to check that the connection is okay.

 

Preserve nicknames

If enabled, nickname changes while online will not affect the nicknames you have specified in the connect dialog.

 

Invisible Mode

If you turn on invisible mode, people will not be able to see you on IRC unless they already know your nickname, or if you join a channel or talk to them privately.

 

Default Port

The default server port that will be used when connecting if one wasn't specified for that server.

 

Perform...

The perform on connect option allows you to specify a set of commands that you want mIRC to perform when it connects to a specific IRC network. You can specify a set of commands to be performed for All Networks, for a specific network, and for any Other networks that are not specifically assigned their own commands. To understand how commands work, see the Aliases help section.

 

Retry...

Retries connecting to a server the specified number of times if the connection attempt failed.

 

SSL...

Secure connections are supported via SSL.

 

Advanced...

The port range option allows you to specify the range of ports that mIRC will use with DCC connections and/or all other connections, including servers, and both for incoming and outgoing connections.

 

The random local ports option makes mIRC use non-consecutive ports when creating listening sockets.

 

The bind sockets to IP option makes mIRC bind all sockets to a specific local IP address, in case you want it to use a different outgoing network connection.