[hybrid] failing to link

[martin at pola.org]

 I don't think you can link Hybrid 6 server with Hybrid 7 servers. 
 Correct me if I'm wrong.

 /Martin


 On Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:54:09 +0100, Alex Hooper wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm migrating our internal IRC server to another machine and want to
> connect the old and new servers during the process. The old server is
> running ircd-hybrid6, the new, ircd-hybrid7. I'm obviously doing
> something wrong in the config as I keep getting the error
>
>   Attempt to re-introduce server *.com SID  from 
> [unknown at kodak.xxx.com]
>
> The config in the new server (bream.internal.xxxxx.com/10.1.204.38) 
> says:
>
> connect {
>         name = "kodak.xxx.com";
>         host = "172.26.0.14";
>         send_password = "password";
>         accept_password = "password";
>         port = 6667;
>         aftype = ipv4;
>         class = "server";
> };
>
> The config in the old server (kodak.xxx.com/172.26.0.14) says:
>
> C:10.1.204.38:password:bream.internal.xxxxx.com:6667:2
> N:10.1.204.38:password:bream.internal.xxxxx.com:2:2
>
>
>
> In the new server (bream), I see the following output:
>
>   bream.internal.xxxxx.com! Attempt to re-introduce server *.com SID  
> from
>                 | [unknown at kodak.xxx.com]
>
>
> In the old (kodak), I see:
>
>    kodak.xxx.com! Connection to bream.internal.xxxxx.com activated.
>    kodak.xxx.com! Server 
> bream.internal.xxxxx.com[unknown at 255.255.255.255]
>                 | closed the connection
>    kodak.xxx.com! bream.internal.xxxxx.com had been connected for 0 
> days,
>                 | 0:00:01
>
>
> The "unknown at 255.255.255.255" looks somewhat suspect but, frankly, I
> am devoid of clue. Am I doing something laughably stupid (as is often
> the way)? Or can you  shed some light on where I'm going wrong?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Alex.