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Complete Setup: Registration to First IRC Connection This guide covers the complete setup process for a new account. Step 1 — Create your account Register through: https://eggy.net/register You will need: A BNC username. A valid email address. A secure password. You may add your first...

Read Before Posting in Mobile & Web Clients Use this forum for help with: Connecting from an Android phone or tablet. Connecting from an iPhone or iPad. Configuring a mobile IRC application. Launching Web Chat from the dashboard. Web Chat buttons that do not open. Mobile browser or pop-up...

Mobile or Web Chat Support Report Template Copy this template into your support thread. BNC username: Phone or tablet: Operating system: Mobile IRC app or browser: Dashboard network name: Connection method: Mobile app / Web Chat Wi-Fi or mobile data: SSL/TLS enabled: Yes / No Port: Exact...

Mobile and Web Client Security Phones and tablets may contain saved BNC passwords, private messages and active dashboard sessions. Protect the device accordingly. Recommended precautions Use a screen lock. Keep the operating system and browser updated. Install IRC apps only from a trusted...

Mobile Client Fails After a Password Change Changing your account password updates the password used by your BNC connection. Any mobile IRC app still storing the old password will fail to reconnect. Update every saved network Change: Username/Network:OldPassword to...

Mobile Background Connections and Notifications Mobile operating systems may pause or close IRC applications when they are running in the background. Eggy BNC remains connected to the external IRC network even when the mobile app is closed, but the app itself may stop displaying live updates...

Using Several IRC Networks on Mobile Each dashboard network requires its own BNC connection identity. All mobile-client entries use: Server: bnc.eggy.net Port: 5000 SSL/TLS: Enabled The password field changes according to the network: ExampleUser/Libera:Password...

Configuring an iPhone or iPad IRC Client Create a new IRC connection using: Server: bnc.eggy.net Port: 5000 TLS/SSL: Enabled Server password: Username/Network:Password Some iOS applications separate the settings across several screens. The server password must still contain...

Configuring an Android IRC Client Create a new server or network entry in your Android IRC application. Use: Name: Eggy BNC Server: bnc.eggy.net Port: 5000 SSL/TLS: Enabled Server password: Username/Network:Password The wording may vary between applications. Look for fields such as...

Universal Mobile IRC Client Settings Most mobile IRC applications can connect using the following details: Server: bnc.eggy.net Port: 5000 SSL/TLS: Enabled Server password: Username/Network:Password Replace: Username with your exact BNC username. Network with the dashboard network name...

Web Chat Opens but the IRC Network Is Disconnected Web Chat can open successfully even when the selected external IRC network is disconnected. This means the browser launch worked, but the network stored on your BNC account is not currently connected. Check the network Open: Dashboard →...

Web Chat Launch Button Does Nothing If the Web Chat launch button appears to do nothing, the mobile browser may have blocked the new window or interrupted the dashboard request. Try the following Select the launch button only once. Check whether a new browser tab opened in the background...

Web Chat Password and Session Privacy The Web Chat launcher asks for your BNC password when opening a selected network. Password handling The launch process is designed so that your password is not placed in: The Web Chat URL. The visible page address. The public page source. The Web Chat...

Why Web Chat Must Be Opened From the Dashboard Eggy BNC Web Chat uses a controlled launch created by the dashboard. Opening an old Web Chat address directly may display: Open WebChat from your Eggy BNC dashboard. No launch token was provided. This does not mean your BNC account is broken...

Launching Web Chat on a Phone or Tablet Web Chat should be launched from the Eggy BNC dashboard. Open the Eggy BNC dashboard in your mobile browser. Sign in to your account. Open the dashboard menu. Select Web Chat. Choose the IRC network you want to open. Select Launch WebChat. Enter your...

Mobile IRC App or Web Chat? Eggy BNC can be accessed from a phone or tablet using either a mobile IRC application or the dashboard Web Chat feature. Mobile IRC application A mobile IRC app is useful when you want: A saved connection on your device. Background reconnect support. Mobile...

Read Before Posting in Desktop Clients Use this forum for help configuring desktop IRC applications such as: mIRC. HexChat. AdiIRC. KVIrc. Other Windows, Linux or macOS IRC clients. Suitable topics include: Adding an Eggy BNC connection to your client. SSL/TLS configuration. Incorrect...

Desktop Client Connection Report Template Copy this template into your support thread and complete the relevant fields. BNC username: Desktop IRC client: Client version: Operating system: Dashboard network name: SSL/TLS enabled: Yes / No Port: Exact error: Approximate time: Does Web Chat...

Desktop Client Security A saved desktop-client entry may contain your BNC password. Protect the computer and client profile accordingly. Recommended precautions Use a strong operating-system login password. Lock the computer when unattended. Keep the IRC client updated. Download clients...

Updating a Saved Client After a Password Change Changing your password through the dashboard updates both your website login and live BNC password. Every saved desktop-client connection must then be updated. What to update Replace the password section of: Username/Network:OldPassword...