how do i register my nick on freenode
reddit / irc

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rustbuckett · 2017-02-27 02:25

I'm really starting to feel like an idiot here. How do I register my
nick with NickServ on freenode so that I can login with SASL? It seems
like I have to be connected to the freenode server to register my nick
with NickServ, but I can't connect until I register with NickServ.
What am I overlooking?

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MuffinMedic · 2017-02-27 02:27

What happens when you try to connect? Unless you're in a certain
geographic area or using an IP range that has been listed as being
problematic, SASL is not normally required to connect to freenode.

`/msg nickserv register <password>  <email>` once you connect.

If you need to use SASL to connect, you'll need to connect first via
another method and register (VPN or proxy).

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rustbuckett · 2017-02-27 02:42

Using HexChat, i get:

>* Looking up chat.freenode.net
>* Connecting to chat.freenode.net (162.213.39.42:6667)
>* Connected. Now logging in.
>* *** Looking up your hostname...
>* *** Checking Ident
>* *** Found your hostname
>* *** No Ident response
>* Capabilities supported: account-notify extended-join identify-msg
multi-prefix sasl
>* Capabilities requested: account-notify extended-join identify-msg
multi-prefix
>* Capabilities acknowledged: account-notify extended-join identify-
msg multi-prefix
>* *** Notice -- You need to identify via SASL to use this server
>* Closing Link: mobile-107-107-190-55.mycingular.net (SASL access
only)
>* Disconnected (Remote host closed socket)

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MuffinMedic · 2017-02-27 02:43

`*** Notice -- You need to identify via SASL to use this server *
Closing Link: mobile-107-107-190-55.mycingular.net (SASL access only)
* Disconnected (Remote host closed socket)`

It looks like they require SASL from mobile connections, which isn't
too uncommon for networks. Try connecting from a WiFi network,
register, and then setup your client to login with your new account
using SASL.

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rustbuckett · 2017-02-27 03:01

oh I see. I'm tethered to my phone. It's my only internet at home. I
used the web client and registered then I was able to connect using
HexChat on my laptop tethered to my phone. *sheesh*

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barbells · 2017-05-03 16:50

Any idea why whenever I login via SASL with my registered nick, it
adds an _r to the end of my nick?