Integration with vBulletin - vBJirc Java irc integration for vb 3.6.x

vBJirc Ver 1.0.0

Requirements:

• Vbulletin ver 3.6.x or up ( didn't test it with 3.5.x please let me know if it works with you )

Introduction:

• What does it do ?
  • well it's a simple java irc integration for vbulletin .. it uses pjirc ( http://www.pjirc.com ) as the java applet. the script let you do the configuration from the admin cp
• Main Features:
  • A java irc applet addon for your site.
  • Allow/disallow group from using the vbjirc.
  • Settings are done from the admin area
  • Uses the forum user names when entering the IRC channel
  • Uses PJIRC java applet to connect to the irc.
• Time required to install
  • 1 - 2 min max

UPDATES:

• 1.0.0: initial release.

Known Issues:

• None till now

Thanks to Distance for bugging me to release it

[FreshPrince]

Hey guys, I really don't know much about Jirc, however I did the installation correctly. Do I need some special software from Jirc as well?

I keep getting this error:

04:35] Connecting...
[04:35] Unable to connect : java.net.UnknownHostException : irc.server.net

Any advice?

Here's the link to the chatroom:

http://www.politicsforumpoliticalwor...irc/vbjirc.php

[FreshPrince]

Anyone?

[JohnBee]

Originally Posted by FreshPrince

Hey guys, I really don't know much about Jirc, however I did the installation correctly. Do I need some special software from Jirc as well?

I keep getting this error:



Any advice?

Here's the link to the chatroom:

http://www.politicsforumpoliticalwor...irc/vbjirc.php

Did you configure it to connect to an irc server and channel?
Many people this that this MOD/Addon is an all in one chat module, when it fact it is nothing more than an iRC chatroom *client. In other words, you need an running iRC server and channel in order to use this.

In case you knew all this, I threw a ping at irc.server.net and it came back invalid. AKA no good. So either you didn't fully configure your the plugin or... you do not have a working irc server address to point pjirc too.

Hope this helps.

PS. if you are looking for an all in one chatroom/ forum integration. I would suggest looking at the flashchat MOD. It will do everything in one package(easier to install too).

[FreshPrince]

Yeah, I think you are right. I don't comprehend all that you've said, but it seems that perhaps my host does not have the software to support this. I will try flashchat Mod. Thank you for the advice and help.

[Stubbed]

Works in 3.7, theme is a bit munted however!

[piraterevival]

Can anyone help with the permissions please?

I get the "You are not logged in or you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:" message when I click the link

Any help appreciated

Cheers

[Mkvenner]

pirate: For whatever reason, the install script defaults all groups to "cannot use chat," you've gotta manually enable it for every group.


Okay, so over on my forum we decided to start using this (been using PJIRC for a while, but it was always separate). Well, okay, so the guy who pays the bills decided, and left it to me to make it work.

It works fine with everything, given a couple of changes. To get your site style to appear around it (loading the CSS, and such) without copying all your template folders (jebus, what a terrible idea...), all you need to do is move the main php file, "vbjirc.php" into your forum root index.

Once you do that, it'll stop working. To make it work again, edit the "vbjirc_java" template for your root style (or all styles if you don't do that), and change this:

<applet code="IRCApplet.class" archive="irc.jar,pixx.jar" height="$vbjirc[height]" width="$vbjirc[width]">

To this:

<applet codeBase="vbjirc/" code="IRCApplet.class" archive="irc.jar,pixx.jar" height="$vbjirc[height]" width="$vbjirc[width]">

Just the "codeBase" attribute is added, nothing else. It'll magically work, and you'll have your styles without copying them.

[Kalam]

I've installed this nice plugin, and after heavy modification have fixed most of the common errors and everything appears to be running perfectly, except for one small problem.

When a registered user attempts to use it and their name ends in a letter or a number the client works fine and they can connect to the irc server, but if their name ends in something other than a number or a letter, such as a [ _ or . they will get a nick join error. Since they never actually fully connect to the server, they cannot change their nick.



As you can see, logged in as Hunter_, I have a _ at the end of my name, and recieve that error. If I use something such as mIRC, having special characters at the end of my name works, so it must be something with JIRC.

Does anyone know what causes this and a way to fix it?

[T.S.]

Great mod. Installed and running perfectly in a couple minutes with no modifications needed except configuring the options, giving the usergroups permission, and adding the link to the navbar.

If you have no idea what IRC is or how it is used, you should probably look for a different chat system for vBulletin.

[Shawn Yue]

Cannot Connect Please Help

[11:41] Connecting...
[11:41] Unable to connect : java.net.UnknownHostException : irc.server.net
[11:42] join : insufficient parameters
[11:42] Connecting...
[11:42] Unable to connect : java.net.UnknownHostException : irc.server.net