15:22 <eebs> How would I debug *why* my bot times out when connecting to an IRC network?

15:22 <eebs> I can connect to the network (gamesurge) just fine via Adium, and I've been able to connect the bot in the past, but now it just times out

17:03 <dominikh> well, what does the log say

17:07 <eebs> dominikh: https://gist.github.com/eebs/cd85aaf017f0e5574c46

17:07 <eebs> I think it's on their end

17:08 <eebs> cause I got it to connect by using a different host

17:08 <eebs> but I was just curious if there was a way to get some additional info, or if timing out was as much info as was available

17:14 <dominikh> not via cinch, no. you'd probably diagnose it via tools such as dig and ping and telnet and see if all hosts behave that way, etc

17:14 <dominikh> the server is not telling us anything, not even rejecting the connection, hence a timeout

17:15 <eebs> *nod* That's the conclusion I arrived at as well, thanks for the confirmation. I ended up pinging, got no response, and eventually used dig to find a different hostname that worked. Clearly something weird on their end

17:15 <eebs> Thanks again though

17:16 <dominikh> sure thing