You should check the documentation again, in particular example.conf and INSTALL.txt you can also check your configuration using chkconf On Oct 06, Mr Oon Chew Boon wrote: | I:202.184.12.133::ircserv-1::20 | C:ircserv-2:::6667:20 | N:ircserv-2::::20 none of these lines is correct. the I line needs a fully qualified hostname, C/N lines need a password and something in the 4th field.