Can't Connect to Servers when PIA VPN is active
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slicklikeagato · 2018-06-11 03:11

Hey All. Just got into the IRC world, and I am trying to access
different servers on Textual (MacOS), but I only seem to be able to
connect when I do not have my PIA VPN up and running. Is this normal?
Sorry if this is an obvious question, but I can't seem to find
anything after Googling for a little bit.


Thanks.

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rubinlinux · 2018-06-11 04:37

Those irc networks probably got sick of abuse from anon vpn users and
banned it. Sorry

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--zt · 2018-06-11 05:24

Including freenode IRC servers?  I don't have any trouble accessing
freenode via expressvpn.

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CannedDeath · 2018-06-11 10:26

What error messages do you get?

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slicklikeagato · 2018-06-11 10:41

I’m being told I need to verify via SASL to use the server. But when I
turn off my VPN, I’m in no problem.

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slicklikeagato · 2018-06-11 10:52

This seems to explicitly be freenode servers (I haven’t tried any
others, since I don’t know any, haha).

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hemingray · 2018-06-11 11:57

That's Freenode. They require PIA users to have a freenode account.
They have all the info on their site.

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slicklikeagato · 2018-06-11 12:06

I might be confused, but I thought I did create an
account....registered a username, got the email to verify, etc? Am I
missing something?

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hemingray · 2018-06-11 12:59

There's instructions somewhere on Freenode's site that should detail
what you need to do. Most IRC clients support SASL though

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webvictim · 2018-06-11 14:41

https://freenode.net/kb/answer/sasl

You need to actually set your client up to provide your
username/password details during the connection stage. The server will
just drop connections from a VPN that don't authenticate. It usually
involves setting your nickname to be the same as your registered
NickServ account and then putting your NickServ password in the
"server password" field.

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slicklikeagato · 2018-06-12 00:31

I actually followed this step-by-step, but when I try to connect, I
get the following:


    [19:29:09] -orwell.freenode.net-    *** Checking Ident
    [19:29:09] -orwell.freenode.net-    *** Found your hostname
    [19:29:09] -orwell.freenode.net-    *** No Ident response
    [19:29:12] -orwell.freenode.net-    *** Notice -- You need to
identify  via SASL to use this server

But when I disconnect my VPN, it connects no problem. I'm at a loss.

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webvictim · 2018-06-12 00:33

What client are you using?

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slicklikeagato · 2018-06-12 00:35

Textual 7 for MacOS

EDIT: sigh....disregard. Now it randomly works. All last night,
nothing. then right now, I just restart my computer, and everything is
good.

Gotta love it.

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[deleted] · 2018-06-12 00:36

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webvictim · 2018-06-12 00:39

I see your update. Glad it’s working.

There is a little more information for Textual here:
https://help.codeux.com/textual/Frequently-Asked-Questions.kb#f=faq-
entry-2-4

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VersedNJ · 2018-07-31 01:02

Go on to Textuals support room on the freenode #textual milky the
developer is there fairly often, if not others there can help.  He
will help you with problems.  Textual is my first choice when I'm on
my MBP.

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VersedNJ · 2018-07-31 01:04

So true, I do know there's certain vpn connections that are banned on
the efnet.  It's hit and miss.  And with trolls, I totally understand
their reasons.

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VersedNJ · 2018-07-31 01:07

Have you tried using different countries vpn access, it's a hit and
miss, never had trouble with the freenode, using Textual, and Tiger,
Pure and Nord.