Xchat on Freenode - strange behaviour

Question

I looked this other post on XChat, but it doesn't solved my issue.

I am trying to use Xchat on freenode:

/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password>
You have not registered
Closing Link: 999.999.999.999 (Connection timed out)
#22*# Disconnected (Remote host closed socket).
 Cycling to next server in Ubuntu Servers...
#22*# Disconnected ().

Then I did the command to check my nickname:

/whois <mynickname>
* Disconnected ().
* Looking up irc.freenode.net
* Connecting to chat.freenode.net (99.999.99.999) port 8001...
* Connected. Now logging in...
* *** Looking up your hostname...
* *** Checking Ident
* *** Couldn't look up your hostname
* *** No Ident response
* <mynickname> already in use. Retrying with <mynickname>..

Then I typed the command to request my password, but received no message in my mail-box:

/msg NickServ SENDPASS <mynickname>
#22*# *** Looking up your hostname...
#22*# *** Checking Ident
#22*# *** Couldn't look up your hostname
#22*# *** No Ident response
#22*# <mynickname> already in use. Retrying with <mynickname>...
#22*# <mynickname> already in use. Retrying with <mynickname>...
#22*# Nickname already in use. Use /NICK to try another.

The Xchat Freenode keeps giving the message all the time:

* *** Looking up your hostname...
* Disconnected (Connection reset by peer).
 Cycling to next server in FreeNode...
* Disconnected ().
* Looking up irc.freenode.netnot woYou are not authorized to perform this operationrking
* Connecting to chat.freenode.net (999.999.999.999) port 8001...
* Connected. Now logging in...
* *** Looking up your hostname...
* *** Checking Ident
* *** Couldn't look up your hostname

The funny thing is, whenever I try to login using the web-browser through the link, then it works nicely. Even, if I first login in any channel through the web-browser, and then I go on XChat and try to login in some other channel after doing it first on browser, then after that XChat works without problem.

Now, if I try the command:

/whois <mynickname>
* [<mynickname>] (~<mynickname>@99.999.9.999): Linda Lowela
* [<mynickname>] #webkit 
* [<mynickname>] dickson.freenode.net :US
* [<mynickname>] is connecting from *@99.999.9.999  99.999.9.999
* [<mynickname>] idle 00:00:51, signon: Wed Jan  1 21:12:31
* [<mynickname>] End of WHOIS list.

So, what is happening here and why this strange behaviour on XChat?

Please any advise are welcome.

Answer 1

When you open your XChat, try instead simply to do following steps:

1. Select your channel: Freenode
2. Have a look in this short and friendly tutorial
3. From the command prompt if you are on Freenode, your should appears in the command field. Something like: {nickname}|

4. Enter the command from the XChat prompt, have it selected on Freenode - {nickname}| : {prompt to enter the command}

   /join #{channel-name}

It should work. Besides, have a look in this reference material: The Book of IRC.