problems with netgear router / irc / [10053] Software caused connection abort

[ruineddaydreams]

hey guys, im new here, a friend said that you would probally be able to help me. so heres the situation

i have opt online cable, using a netgear rp114 web safe router to share between two computers. the one i use for ftp/irc purposes i have the following ports fowarded:

21 (for ftp)
113 (for IRC ident)
2000-2006 (for IRC dcc transfer)

i was advised to limit the dcc transfer ports in the actual irc program from 1024-5000 to 2000-2006 then foward only those ports so thats what i did and the dcc transfers work. now everything seems fine, except now that it's all set up im getting some very intresting errors... particularly

[10053] Software caused connection abort

on IRC causing me to quit the server im connected to, i've found out thru many webpages that [10053] Software caused connection abort is some sort of port blockage or overflow

in all honesty i dont care what it is, i just want everything to run normally.

the only other problem im experiencing if it helps at all is on AIM, i get an error message saying i was disconnected from the aim alerts server and would have to restart aim to recieve mail updates and what not... now i dont care about this error, im just sayin it's happening, maybe its a clue or something...

so anyone know how to get the [10053] Software caused connection abort to stop happening on IRC, while leaving my dcc sends and recieves in tact?

any help is greatly apreciated, thanx in advance,
JoN

[ColdFusion]

i have the answer for this .. lemme dig it up ...

[ruineddaydreams]

:)

[monkeyhead]

lalala..... whats up ruined!!

[ColdFusion]

Alright ...


http://www.sockets.com/err_lst1.htm#WSAECONNABORTED

http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/WSK-19980702-EM02.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q204594

I hope those help...

[ColdFusion]

Oh and i get it ALL the time too .. everyone does... Stupid windows ... lol

[ruineddaydreams]

does this mean that the problem is unfixable? if so should i just deal with it as annoying as it is...

the only page there that seemed to have a solution is the msoft one, however idk if they are refering to one of thier own programs giving the error or not, would u advise following their instructions as a possible remedy?

lastly, my own idea for a possible solution, since i do alot of dcc transfers, would the limiting to only ports 2000-2006 be causing the error? if maybe, would fowarding all ports 1024-5000 and allowing normal dcc parameters work w/o messing up the other computer, and if so, could that possibly help?

thanx again,
JoN

[ColdFusion]

Well my understanding of it is that if there is to much data in the read buffer thats the kind of error you get. If you have ever played with sockets (i have) and you put too much data into a socket at once it will not allow you to send anymore because the que has been reached ... i believe the same idea follows with irc. So instead of you not being able to send anymore data, it disconnects you and starts over again. Unless you can change the size of the data allowed to be in one read buffer ... i dont think you can fix it. I know how annoying it is too! As for your dcc's i dont think how many ports you have open affects it. All mIRC is doing, is using one of the open ports, weither it be from 1024 - 5000 or 2000 - 2006 im sure it dont matter ... but as it looks you can only have 6 transfers going at once :D

[ColdFusion]

try this ... so its automated when you get disconnected ...:


;reconnect on disconnect (add to your remotes)

on *:CONNECT: { var %server = $server }
on *:DISCONNECT: { $iif($input(Would you like to reconnect to: $crlf %server ?,200) == $true,server %server,return) }