hi navaneeth you can start an irc chat by installing an irc chat client. install xchat-gnome. then run the application, go to irc menu, click connect, choose freenode server, and type in #fsug-calicut and add a nick name for you Jemshid KK "ascent", calicut, kerala, india ph: 9349101566, 0495 4013776 kakespeak.blogspot.com, www.ascentengineers.in