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How to Install XChat 2 IRC Client and Connect to an IRC Network

973 views · Published 2 August 2008 · 8:47 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: PC-Addicts · 2008 · Science & Technology

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Install the free XChat 2 IRC client on Windows and connect to an IRC network. Download the installer, run setup, set your nicknames and username, add a network and server, auto-join a channel, and connect to start chatting.

⏱ Chapters:
0:00 What XChat 2 is and downloading the installer
1:02 Run the XChat 2 setup and install
2:26 Launch XChat 2 from the Start menu
2:53 Set your nicknames, username, and real name
3:53 Add a network and edit the server address
5:10 Set a channel to auto-join on connect
5:48 Connect and verify with /whois
7:20 Web (Java) client as a backup way to connect

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