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pidgin problem

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/pidgin-problem.105307/

red_devil
red_devil Original post #1
Dec 26, 2008 at 4:53 PM
hey guys i'm having ubuntu 8.10 on my pc..pidgin [which comes preloaded on that distro] is giving me some problems...

i cannot seem to be able to log into GTalk through Pidgin... i've added my Y! account and it works fine but somehow GTalk is a problem...

Pidgin says "failed to connect" after about 10 minutes...

so please guys help me out with this...

PS : i've tried Fedora 10 [on USB] and the Pidgin there also gives me the same problem...so there must be something wrong with the settings.... so please tell me what can be done..
Ron
Ron #2
Dec 26, 2008 at 5:41 PM
Buddy try Changing the following in the Advance option:

Connect port: 5223
Connect Server: talk.google.com
File transfer: proxy.jabber.org

*blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-configure-google-talk-on-pidgin-gaim/
red_devil
red_devil #3
Dec 26, 2008 at 9:45 PM
will try it out and let you know...

[but i'm guessing that the port number and the File transfer looks very familiar... ]

EDIT ::

the port number did look familiar... it was set at 5222 by default :D

anyways... problem solved.... thanks Ron :)
A
ambika #4
Jan 10, 2009 at 5:28 AM
problem is that ........pidgin not opens totally ......
when i click the icon ....it shows.........starting pidgin instant messenger .....after few second
it totally disappeared .
please help.
T
ThinkFree #5
Jan 10, 2009 at 12:52 PM
^^Don't you see any new icon in top panel after opening pidgin? Click on that to see pidgin.
A
ambika #6
Jan 10, 2009 at 1:25 PM
oh thanks........for assigning me.....i was just wondering .....why it disappeared ...
actually my top menu panel ......is full of icon........so this .