How to Connect to DALnet and Chat There

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In this tutorial you will learn how to connect to and chat in DALnet. • Don't forget to check out our site http://howtech.tv/ for more free how-to videos! • / ithowtovids - our feed • / howtechtv - join us on Facebook • https://plus.google.com/1034403827176... - our group in Google+ • Step # 1 -- Getting an IRC Client • Connecting to DALnet requires an IRC client. Go to www.dal.net/?page=IRC%20Clients, and under Windows Based Clients, click the link next to Turbo IRC. When you reach turboirc.com, click Enter. Then scroll to the bottom of the next page and click the gold Turbo IRC icon. At the top of the following page, click the Download button. • Step # 2 -- Downloading Turbo IRC • You will now be on the download page. To the right of TurboIRC 7 Installer (x86), click the blue download link. A file will begin downloading in the lower left hand side of your browser window. This file is called T7-X86-SETUP.EXE. Once this file finishes downloading, click on it. Click Yes in the User Account Control box that opens. • Step # 3 -- Installing Turbo IRC • A box will now open asking if you want to install TurboIRC 7. Click Yes. You will now be taken to the TurboIRC 7 Setup section. Click Next. Read the License Agreement in the following section, and then click I agree again. You will now have the option of choosing an install location. Choose the install location, then click Install. • Once the installation completes, you will be asked if you wished to visit the forum for news. For this tutorial, select No and then click Finish on the last section. • Step # 4 -- Running Turbo IRC • You should now see a blue icon on your desktop which says TurboIRC 7. Double click on it, and TurboIRC will open. Read the TurboIRC Wizard for newbies and click Next. Then fill out your information and click Next again. On the next page, look over the instructions and then click Finish. At the top left side of the TurboIRC 7 interface, click the blue Connect button. • A window will now open called Connect. In this window, select Dalnet on the left side, and then click Connect on the bottom. You will now be connected to DALnet. In the Join window, choose #chat and click Join. You can then begin chatting with others.

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