Please Note: The Great Lakes Angler Chat tracks the IP numbers of the people using the system. Profanity and abuse of other guests is strictly prohibited and offenders will be banned from further use of the chat room.

When I try to connect it says, "Can not establish connection..." What is wrong?

The following is a list, and remedies (if available) for the most common reasons users receive this message:

Firewall: If you are using a computer restricted by a firewall, such as one within a work environment, you will need to modify your firewall settings. You, or your network administrator will need to modify the firewall settings to allow bi-directional TCP access to port 8001 at client.invisionchat.com (66.129.95.26).

AOL Users: Do not use the built-in AOL web browser as we have had many reports of AOL users having trouble connecting to our chat room when using this browser. Instead, use the browser shipped with your copy of Windows, or use a modern version of Netscape. You may also wish to consider upgrading your Java Virtual Machine by visiting http://java.sun.com/getjava/.