Mac won't connect to IRC using applications

[StarkRogers]

I can suddenly no longer connect to IRC using ANY downloaded program. I've tried everything from Adium (which is what I was using until it suddenly stopped working) to LimeChat to Colloquy. No program will connect to IRC. I can access IRC using websites. I have no idea what the problem could be!

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

What version of Mac OS are you running? Have you recently changed any settings in System Preferences for Network or Security? Are you running the Mac firewall?

C

 

[StarkRogers]

Hello and welcome.

What version of Mac OS are you running? Have you recently changed any settings in System Preferences for Network or Security? Are you running the Mac firewall?

C

I have not changed any settings. I am using 10.7.4, and it is fully updated. I am not running a firewall.

Additional information: Using programs such as Adium, I can access other IRC servers such as irc.starchat.net. It is only irc.ircstorm.net that I'm unable to access from the programs. I can access this server using browser-based IRC chats, such as Mibbit.

 

[Cory Cooper]

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache:

-Go to Applications
-Go to Utilities.
-Open Terminal
-Type: dscacheutil -flushcache
-Press Enter or Return

When I type in irc.ircstorm.net in the Safari URL bar, I get an error page. If I type it in Google and then click on the link listed in the search results, it loads the page normally. Looks like there is something up with their server and/or configuration.

C