completelely and utterly baffled

[Timax45]

I am using xp home on a Broadband wireless home network (router). Whenever I
try to logon to an irc channel, I am disconnected why is this?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Probably the Firewall.
Description of the Windows Firewall feature in SP2: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=843090&product=windowsxpsp2