Irssi proxy usage: First you'll need to have the proxy module installed, either configure irssi with --with-proxy and do make install, or manually: cd src/irc/proxy make mkdir ~/.irssi/modules cp .libs/libproxy.so ~/.irssi/modules/ In irssi, say: /LOAD proxy You really should set some password for the proxy with: /SET irssiproxy_password secret Then you'll need to configure the ports/ircnets the proxy listens in, something like: /SET irssiproxy_ports ircnet=2777 efnet=2778 freenode=2779 There we have 3 different irc networks answering in 3 ports. Note that you'll have to make the correct /IRCNET ADD and /SERVER ADD commands to make it work properly.