This should work with most Dialup Accounts and modems.
DCC file sending and initiating a DCC Chat (contrary to file getting and accepting a DCC Chat) requires that mIRC knows your correct IP Address. Without an IP number, mIRC will perfectly work as far as normal chatting is concerned, but won't allow DCC file sending or initiating a DCC Chat.
In almost all cases that DCC sending and chatting is messed up, the initiating sending party causes the troubles. This is caused by wrong Local Host and/or IP Address settings at the senders side. The Local Host and IP Address settings are found in the View/Options/Connect/Local Info menu. Typically if the senders IP Address is not correctly set, the recieving party will get the dcc offer and then try to confirm and connect to the incorrect IP Address. Of course, this doesn't work and you both sit there waiting. The sender will see the "Waiting for acknowledgement..." forever while the other person -did- acknowledge correctly....
This problem is normally very simple to solve. Also if you can not get files from another person ask him/her to check the IP Address settings in his/her IRC client as these settings are often wrong.
The cure.
1) Disconnect from your IRC server.
2) Clear the current text in the Local Host and IP Address boxes under File/Setup in the View/Options/Connect/Local Info dialog box.
3) Select both On Connect "Always get" and Local Host "IP Address" options (put a check in both boxes)
4) Set 'Method' to Normal.
5) Do NOT click on the 'OK button, go back up to the Connect dialog and press Connect to IRC button.
6) Reconnect to your IRC server and try to send a file.
If this doesnt work experiment with the 'On connect' .. settings... !! IE: For instance, try to use the 'Server' method instead of the default Normal one. Or try to set your Local Host name by hand and let mIRC look for only the IP Address on each startup.
MAD!
