How to Set Up an IRC Bouncer
- 1). Download the latest edition of the BNC software (see Resources). It comes as a gzipped tarball.
- 2). Open a terminal window. Consult your operating system manual if you are unsure how to access the command-line terminal, as this process differs greatly among various distributions and Windows managers.
- 3). Extract the BNC software by navigating to the directory to which you downloaded the software. Type "cd /path/to/directory" (minus quotes), and then press "Enter." Relace "/path/to/directory" with the absolute or relative path to the BNC download.
- 4). Extract the software by typing "tar -xvzf bnc*" (minus quotes). The software will be expanded, and a new directory will be created with the file name of the archive.
- 5). Enter the new directory by typing "cd bnc*" (minus quotes). Press "Enter."
- 6). Run the BNC configuration script, and compile the software. Type: "./configure && make" (minus quotes), and then press "Enter."
- 7). Create a password for BNC. This must be an encrypted password, so you will need to use the mkpasswd utility to generate a password hash. Type "mkpasswd" (minus quotes), and type your password when prompted. The program will provide a password hash, which you should now highlight and copy to your clipboard. You will need the unencrypted version of this password to connect to the IRC bouncer.
- 8). Open bnc.conf in the directory you are currently in, using your preferred text editing software. Scroll down to the line that begins with "S:". Press the "+" key after the "S:" as this informs the software it is using an encrypted password. Paste the password hash to your clipboard into the file after the "+" symbol.
- 9). Change the port to which you will connect, if desired, by modifying the numeric entry on the "D:" line. The default is 9000, but you may change this to any valid port you desire.
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Save the file in your text editor. - 11
Type "./bnc" in the terminal to launch the IRC bouncer application. Connect to your BNC server using your preferred IRC client, and provide your password when asked. - 12
Connect to your final destination server by typing "/quote conn <server> <port>" into your IRC client once you have logged in to your BNC server. The connection will now be forwarded to its final destination, and all information will appear to originate from your BNC server.
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