Installing and setting up XChat

Start by going to xchat.org - there's a big DOWNLOAD NOW button. File is 1 megabyte (so very modest!)

Install, run.

At first it will display the Network List page.

In the User Information section, give yourself a nick name, Fred Flintstone in this example.

In the Networks section it will come up with a list of servers, neither mine or otherpower are on the list.

Create a new one. It's not QUITE as simple as it looks... In the "Network List" box, click on the green "+ Add" button, create a new network entry and call it "Albury".

Now click "Edit..."

It brings up a new box with "Servers for albury" and lists newserver/6667.

Click Edit, change it to "irc.albury.net.au/6667"

Probably convenient to click "Auto connect to this network at startup" too.

In "Favourite channels" enter "#aussiere".

Click Close.

Now click "Connect" and you should join the server and log in to the channel

First time you come in, it'll connect and then open a (confusing, not shown ) dialog box about not having had a channel entered (which you already have). Just unclick the box that says "Always show this dialog after connecting" and hit OK.

That's pretty much it. You can add another network and server the same way for otherpower - irc.otherpower.com channel #otherpower