# Connecting with Mibbit

[Mibbit](https://chat.mibbit.com/) is proprietary software. To protect your privacy and freedom, you should consider using an open source [[IRC client](/bouncer). 
[Mibbit](https://chat.mibbit.com/) is proprietary software. To protect your privacy and freedom, you should consider using an open source [[IRC client](/bouncer). 

# Click on `Server` and then `Auth` to show the extra settings.\\

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# For server, type in `example.ircnow.org:+31337`, but replace `example.ircnow.org` with the server address you received by email.

# Instead of `NickServ`, select `Pass`. In the password field, type in username/network:password. For example, if you registered the username `john`, you want to connect to the network `ircnow`, and your password is `abcde12345`, then you fille in `john/ircnow:abcde12345`.

# For `Nick`, fill in the bouncer username you registered,.

# Click on `Connect`.

# If you see a message saying ZNC is not yet connected, type `/znc connect` -- wait a few minutes to connect.