Potchefstroom Community Network

Resources

Firstly, we don't have any internet connectivity available. It is illegal to sell internet connectivity on a non-commercial community network. You may find somebody on the network that will share their internet connection with you, but we can't provide internet connectivity as a resource.

Most of these links are internal to the network, and won't work if you are accessing this site from the internet

This site
The one you're looking at now. A quick way to test your connection to PCN is to open this website in your browser once you've connected to the network.

Coming Soon: Jabber Server
Jabber Instant Messaging server. You will need a client like Miranda IM to access it. A more complete list of compatible clients is available at http://www.jabber.org/software/clients.shtml

Central FTP Server
Central FTP repository, contains a number of Linux distributions and other useful free utilities

Arpmanet DC Server
DC++ is the recommended way to share on the network. It is both faster and more secure than Windows filesharing. You will need a DC++ client to access the DC server - like ApexDC++, available at http://www.apexdc.net/?id=download. You can also get it here. Once you have it installed, click on File -> Settings -> Sharing, set your slots to at least 4. Under "Connection Settings" select "Firewall with manual port forwarding" change both the TCP and UDP ports to 4012, and the TLS port to 0. Enter your nickname under "General", confirm the prompts, hit Crtl+Q (Control and Q) and type arpmanet.ath.cx:4012 in the box to connect. Please take a moment to read the DC policy when you login for the first time - in other words don't share illegal or copyrighted content.