Multiple chat accounts

subbu iyer linktosubbu at gmail.com
Fri Aug 28 07:26:25 EDT 2009


Thanks Paul!

i am able to use the gtalk client from work, which means connecting to
google talk is not blocked at work.

let me try what you have suggested and get back

On 8/27/09, Paul Aurich <darkrain42 at pidgin.im> wrote:
> And subbu iyer spoke on 08/27/2009 07:48 AM, saying:
>> Thanks Paul!
>>
>> i tried doing that, but it still does not work.
>>
>> I am able to connect to gtalk using Pidgin when i am outside the office
>> network, however as soon as i get into the office network, the gtalk
>> gets disconnected and i get logged into the office XMPP network. however
>> both not working simultaneously
>
> From this log, it looks like your office might be blocking connections to
> Google Talk.
>
> One thing you can try is, in the GTalk account's settings, check both
> Require SSL/TLS and "Force old (port 5223) SSL", set the Connect server to
> talk.google.com, and connect port to 443.
>
> That may or may not work; if it doesn't, you will probably need to contact
> your IT department and ask them to unblock GTalk.
>
> ~Paul
>
>




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