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windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2005-01-01T20:34:38-04:00

The DNS module problems are caused by changes in minires 1.0, so switch back to minires/minires-devel 0.97-1 if you are compiling your own Eggdrop under Cygwin.
Unfortunately I didn't notice the issue when I first updated to minires 1.0. Windrop 1.6.17 & 1.6.18cvs binaries have been updated to resolve issue.

Windrop is just a shorter name for Eggdrop for Windows. I provide Windrop binaries in a nice package, since not everyone wants to have to use Cygwin to compile their own Eggdrop.
There used to be some Windrop ports on the eggheds FTP site in the past, but they were removed long ago. The Cygwin version of Eggdrop was not officially supported for a long time.
There are no plans for a native Eggdrop port, I don't think it would be worth it, since there aren't any major issues.

Statistics: Posted by Kirben — Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:34 pm

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2005-01-01T18:29:14-04:00

I compile my own Windrops under Cygwin using the same configs I use for my eggdrops. The only problem I have encountered is the latest version of Cygwin seems to be 'bugged' as I had to replace a couple of the dll's with the previous version to have the Windrop connect to a network.

Prior to doing this I downloaded the official release of Windrop and ran it (to make sure it just wasn't me) and it was unable to connect.

Statistics: Posted by Alchera — Sat Jan 01, 2005 6:29 pm

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2005-01-01T10:43:44-04:00

At the same begginigin of Windrop project it was a little bit harder to compile pure Eggdrop. Some changes in source code was required. Probably that's why they decided to make a sourceforge project.

ah, now I see what you mean... took a look at their patches for older eggdrop versions; indeed, changes were required, albeit 95% in the configure script and not actual C source code

1.6.17 however doesn't require patches, everyone should be able to compile it under Cygwin w/o any tweaks - like it should be

Statistics: Posted by demond — Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:43 am

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2005-01-01T08:27:21-04:00

Well i for one am greatfull to the windrop team. they have made my life a lot easier with testing scripts on my local machine without having to install linux to do it

Statistics: Posted by ^DooM^ — Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:27 am

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2005-01-01T07:43:38-04:00

At the same begginigin of Windrop project it was a little bit harder to compile pure Eggdrop. Some changes in source code was required. Probably that's why they decided to make a sourceforge project.

Statistics: Posted by KrzychuG — Sat Jan 01, 2005 7:43 am

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-31T23:08:46-04:00

bottom line is, those windrop guys need to concentrate on porting eggdrop to use winsock natively, and convert UNIX and POSIX style function calls to native win32 function calls - getting rid of Cygwin - only then it would be rightfully called windrop and not eggdrop

now, it's merely eggdrop compiled under Cygwin - and I can't imagine why do they maintain a dedicated sourceforge project for that - they don't actually develop anything, just distribute pre-compiled binaries bundled with third-party modules like gseen - this shouldn't be called windrop, and should be maintained by eggheads

Statistics: Posted by demond — Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:08 pm

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-31T02:49:32-04:00

http://scan.sygate.com/

I've found this to be a very good website to test

Statistics: Posted by metroid — Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:49 am

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-30T19:46:26-04:00

Nice, i wanted to scan my firewall on linux (iptables). Unfortunatelly i saw a message:

Symantec Security Check is not compatible with your computer settings because:
Error 001
Security Scan and Virus Detection do not work with your operating system. To run Security Scan and Virus Detection, you must be using Windows 98/ME, NT 4.0 Workstation/2000 Pro/XP, or Mac OS 8.1 or higher.

That's sad.

Statistics: Posted by KrzychuG — Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:46 pm

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-30T18:48:47-04:00

Yeah, SP2 firewall is not too smart and does not block ip which scan computer.

I suggest you do a lot of reading up on Windows Firewall. It simply drops all illegal incoming packets; the only difference between it and programs like Norton is that it does not continuously annoy you when it blocks. I've been a Norton fan almost since Adam & Eve shared that infamous apple but now only use Windows Firewall (which passes the Symantec Security Check with flying colours).

Statistics: Posted by Alchera — Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:48 pm

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-30T07:23:23-04:00

ok oficcially hit me on the head:

I've commented out both my ip and my hostname (bad idea)..

but still yo'uve helped with the dlls because i could not resolve hosts otherwise...

Statistics: Posted by CosmicD — Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:23 am

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-29T20:26:59-04:00

PM me your email address and i will email you the dll's that i use see if that helps.

Statistics: Posted by ^DooM^ — Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:26 pm

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-29T20:22:41-04:00

i've installed a cygwin version from last year and still i'm getting that dreaded connection has no end thingy

Statistics: Posted by CosmicD — Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:22 pm

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-29T20:08:02-04:00

Yeah, SP2 firewall is not too smart and does not block ip which scan computer. If you have Norton Firewall you may nothice this problem on IRCnet, where servers are scanning every incoming connection for misconfigured proxy. Mine firewall blocked irc server for 30 minutes and i was unable to connect to that server without reconfiguring my firewall ;)

Statistics: Posted by KrzychuG — Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:08 pm

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-29T18:48:04-04:00

There is absolutely nothing needed to "tweak" in Windows Firewall (SP2) to have a Windrop (or any other program) connect to IRC. It's a fault with the latest Cygwin (either cygminires.dll or dns.dll). Try replacing either, or both, with previous versions (that worked) and see if that fixes the problem.

Statistics: Posted by Alchera — Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:48 pm

windrop problem: not connecting to irc server

2004-12-29T17:25:57-04:00

How about turning windows firewall off and buying a 3rd party one like norton or mcafee they are so much easier to use and configure. if you want i can send you my cygwin1.dll file to try that as i know that works perfectly with the new windrops. if so private message me an email adress to send it too

Statistics: Posted by ^DooM^ — Wed Dec 29, 2004 5:25 pm