Irssi Error [Cannot assign requested address: x.x.x.x]

Symptom:/connect irc.anyserver.comIrssi: Unable to connect server irc.freenode.net port 6667 [Cannotassign requested address: 208.69.36.132]Cause:Can't bind socket to the hostname specified in .irssi/config Same could happed to sshd.Solution:set hostname in config to the actual hostname,make sure there is an entry with bindable valid ip in /etc/host.to mask your ip, use cloak service on irc servers.