Network test App / IRC

I need a small Visual Basic IRC based test application. The actual application should not display any IRC functions its should just be a simple form that opens and displays a message that says "testing connection". It transparently attempts to connect to an irc server (any will do). If it succeeds in the connection it responds "connection ok" and disconnects and exits the application. If it fails to connect it returns a message that says "connection failed, please be sure you are not behind a firewall or router." I will require code that starts this application when another is started. So I will start my main app, it will call this one and test, then exit. The goal of the app is to simply test a network connection against an IRC system to verify that a user is not using a firewall or router. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Installation package that will install the software (in ready-to-run condition) on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) Complete ownership and distribution copyrights to all work purchased. ## Platform windows / visual basic