On Thu, January 7, 2010 10:41, Joe Shisei Niski wrote:
> oops - hit "send" instead of "save"
>
> anyway - when i'm simply connected to my ISP, i can't connect to any of
> the following im services: Yahoo, MSN, AIM, or Google via XMPP (for my
> employer's domain).
>
> The Empathy IM client seems to work, though somewhat intermittently.
> Pidgin, on the other hand, can't connect to any service - unless i
> connect to my employer's VPN.
>
> When connected only to my ISP, i can do dns lookups to all the IM
> servers with no problem. i'm getting my IP addr via DHCP from my
> Actiontec modem, which is configured to use  Easytreet's DNS servers.
> i'm not running any firewall software. web browsing, ssh, mail, all work
> without a hitch.
>
> Searching the Ubuntu Forums (once again) hasn't been too helpful. Any
> pointers as to where this activity is getting logged on the system?
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:      odd Pidgin connectivity issues on Ubuntu Karmic
> Date:         Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:33:15 -0800
> From:         Joe Shisei Niski <[email protected]>
> Reply-To:     [email protected]
> To:   General Linux/UNIX discussion and help; civil and on-topic
> <[email protected]>
>
>
>
> This one really has me scratching my head.
>
> Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit, Qwest DSL with Easystreet as my ISP. i use OpenVPN
> (via NetworkManager) to connect to my employer from home.
>
> i have no connectivity issues for any app, with or without the VPN, ---
> except for Pidgin (2.6.4).
> --
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> Joe Shisei Niski
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Obvious question, but I'll ask...Have you checked to make sure you aren't
proxing Pidgin through your companies VPN?  There are some configuration
options in there (at least I have some on 9.10 with the Pidgin Extras).

Tim
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