NOAA WP-3D X-Chat Info

X-Chat is used to communicate between the WP-3D and the ground during flights for SENEX. A chat log [TXT file] of the #senex channel is written once a minute. Refresh the browser to get updates of the chat session.

Download for Mac OSX: X-Chat Aqua client (free).

• Add a new Server to the Server List

Hostname: flightscience.noaa.gov (24.73.169.230 on the AOC network in Tampa, 71.41.80.19 outside AOC)
Port: 59999
check SSL

• Connection Options

check Auto connect
uncheck Bypass global proxy server
check Use SSL
check Accept invalid SSL certificates
Server password: T@bleT0p (second to last character is zero)

• On Join Channel #senex

Download for Windows: X-Chat client (30 day free trial; $20 for the license file thereafter).

• Add a new Server to the Network List
• Change the default newserver/6667 to flightscience.noaa.gov/59999 (24.73.169.230/59999 on the AOC network in Tampa, 71.41.80.19/59999 outside AOC)
• check Auto connect
• check Use global user information
• check Use SSL
• check Accept invalid SSL certificates
• Channels to join: #senex
• Server password: T@bleT0p (second to last character is zero)

Once connected, type messages for all connected users to see.

To type a command, precede the command with /
For example to join a channel:
/join #senex
or for command help:
/help

In the SENEX channel during a flight, the user "aocbot1" keeps the log.

To view the flight log, Control-click (Mac OSX) or Right-click (Windows) on aocbot1
Select "Open dialog window" and in that new window, enter replay commands
For example for the last 10 lines of chat:
replay 10 lines of #senex
or for the the last 5 minutes of chat:
replay 5 minutes of #senex