Connecting with KVIrc

KVIrc is an open-source IRC client that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

  1. After running KVIrc, you will see Servers and Configuration.
  2. Click on New Network:
  3. Attach:kvirc-config.png
  4. In Network, give the network a name.
  5. Attach:kvirc-network.png
  6. Click on New Server and change it to the bouncer address. This is the server IRCNow sent by email, and it should look like example.ircnow.org.
  7. Click on Advanced... and in the Identity section, set your password and nicknames. For the username, write in username/network. For example, the username might be john/ircnow.
  8. Go to Connection section and set the port to 31337. Check Use SSL Protocol. Click OK.
  9. If you get a message saying ZNC is not yet connected, type /znc connect.