This appears to be a problem again in 8.10. Edited extract from #debian on oftc:
[23:47] <ubuntu> how do i get to ubuntu channel? [23:47] <ubuntu> #ubuntu dont work
[23:49] <themill> ubuntu: go to #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
[23:50] <ubuntu> so how do i get to freenod, im useing konversation it should be freenod when i start it up
[23:51] <themill> ubuntu: did konversation automatically join you to #debian too? (which version of ubuntu?)
[23:51] <ubuntu> 8.10
[23:51] <ubuntu> this was the channel it started up with [23:51] <themill> ubuntu: /server irc.freenode.net
This appears to be a problem again in 8.10. Edited extract from #debian on oftc:
[23:47] <ubuntu> how do i get to ubuntu channel?
[23:47] <ubuntu> #ubuntu dont work
[23:49] <themill> ubuntu: go to #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
[23:50] <ubuntu> so how do i get to freenod, im useing konversation it should be freenod when i start it up
[23:51] <themill> ubuntu: did konversation automatically join you to #debian too? (which version of ubuntu?)
[23:51] <ubuntu> 8.10
[23:51] <ubuntu> this was the channel it started up with
[23:51] <themill> ubuntu: /server irc.freenode.net