can't connect using x-chat

[jgionet]

hi all,

I'm trying to use x-chat for the very first time on my FC3 box. I've tried connecting to various servers however I keep on getting this:

Looking up irc.gimp.org
* Connecting to irc.us.gimp.org (128.32.112.245) port 6667...
* Connected. Now logging in...
* *** Looking up your hostname...
* *** Checking Ident
* *** Found your hostname
* *** No Ident response
* USER :Not enough parameters
* Closing Link: jgionet[unknown@255.255.255.255] (Connection Timed Out)
* Disconnected (Remote host closed socket).

any ideas? I have Xinetd running and I've port forwarred 113 to my FC3 box. (I have a dlink router/gateway)
I'm I missing something?

Thanks

[clumz]

I just upgraded my core to fc3 and am having a similar problem as well.

I'm running identd using an oidentd.conf file with my user name configuration as the only one in the file.

I am thinking it might have something to do with FC3 SE (security) and the firewall. When I find something out I'll get back. Sooner or later my scouring the net will bring fruit. I am at almost 2 hrs of banging my head. Off for some more head banging... at least my DVD's running now.

But if someone happens to stop by here with a solution... I'd be more than happy to embrace it.

: )

[clumz]

After 2 hours of worrying about having to run identd (and deep down not really wanting to) I stumbled onto a forum where someone had asked the question I had with a different phrasing.

However the solution for me is very simple (and having used irc for almost 10 years I find it quite amusing and embarassing)...

I forgot to fill out the user name field in x-chat.

So in case anybody happens to have made a similar blunder here are a few keywords which may help you find this posting...

no ident
not enough parameters
oidentd
identd
pidentd
oidentd.conf

Alas I am sorry if there are those out there who genuinely want to run ident and this page did not help them... however if you do use oidentd package with the FC3 installation here is what you might consider putting in it...

default {
default {
allow spoof
allow spoof_all
allow spoof_privport
allow random
allow random_numeric
allow numeric
allow hide
}
}

man oidentd
man oidentd.conf
(but oho how I cannot stand man pages)

Good luck and good linux.

[clumz]

oops ... by putting in it... I meant putting in your oidentd.conf file.