Local network

Brian Morrison bdm at fenrir.org.uk
Mon Jan 5 13:01:29 EST 2015


On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 17:55:50 +0000
Gabriel Damant-Sirois wrote:

> We would like to set up a local chat at our office. Is it possible to
> use Pidgin this way (without having to use another service (e.g.
> Yahoo or MSN)?
> 
> All the computers are connected through our local server.

You would need to set up a local XMPP server on a suitable machine in
your network then allow Pidgin clients to connect to it.

You can see a list of servers and capabilities here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_XMPP_server_software

which should help you find and choose one.

-- 

Brian Morrison



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