Bye, bye birdie! GeekShed is moving to an auto-geo-ip system that determines the best server to connect users too.

You no longer have to find the best round robin for your location. The new system should detect your location and route you to the best server for your location and situation.

The system includes some load balancing as well, so if the closest server is full, you will be routed to another, faster server.

To set up your client, simply use the irc.geekshed.net address no matter where you are. Note that we do not support ipv6 at this time.

Special Connection Round Robins

We also have round robins based on pools of servers with special capabilities. If you need these features, use one of these options:

• lightirc.geekshed.net if you’re configuring your copy of the LightIRC client
• bnc.geekshed.net if you’re using GeekShed’s free BNC service

If you have any difficulties with any of the servers, just join #help and someone will assist you.

Photo: Robin by John Haslam, on Flickr

—posted by Tengrrl/Bunny