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Asked: 2012-09-09 10:19:22 +0800 CST

Empathy "Authentication failed" when connecting to Freenode

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I have set up an IRC account in Empathy - the default server is, of course, Freenode. Empathy tries to connect and after a few moments reports, "Authentication failed".

I have tried with and without a password (My nickname is registered with Freenode.).

What could I possibly be doing wrong?

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Update:

I was able to connect when on another network. Could the problem be with my Verizon Mobile Broadband?

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1 Answers

  1. Possibly that username is already registered with freenode and therefore secured with a password. Have you checked if you can connect by using another nickname?

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